Director/PDMR Shareholding

HSBC Holdings PLC
08 October 2007



 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY
                            AND/OR CONNECTED PERSONS


This notification relates to a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2
R and 3.1.4 R (1)(a)

1      Name of the issuer

       HSBC Holdings plc


2      Name of the person discharging managerial responsibilities or, where 
       applicable, the name of the person connected with a person discharging 
       managerial responsibilities

       D J Flint, a person discharging managerial responsibilities and for iii) 
       D J Flint and his spouse Mrs F I L Flint


3      Description of shares (including class), debentures, derivatives or any 
       other financial instruments relating to shares

       US$0.50 ordinary shares


4      State the nature of the transactions

       i.     Acquisition / scrip dividend on conditional awards under 
              Restricted Share Plan and The HSBC Share Plan

       ii.    Acquisition /scrip dividend

       iii.   Acquisition / scrip dividend on shares held jointly with spouse 
              in The Soggs No. 1 Settlement Trust

       iv.    Acquisition / reinvestment of dividend on HSBC Holdings UK Share 
              Ownership Plan holding

       v.     Acquisition / reinvestment of dividend in ISA/PEPs


5      Number of shares, derivatives or any other financial instruments 
       relating to shares acquired

       i.    7,314
       ii.   714
       iii.  282
       iv.   10
       v.    42


6      Number of shares, derivatives or any other financial instruments relating 
       to shares disposed

       N/A


7      Price per share or value of transactions

       i, ii, iii) US$17.5483
       iv) £9.54
       v) £9.57


8      Date and place of transactions

       4 October 2007, London


9      Date issuer informed of transactions

       5 October 2007


10     Total holding following notification

       875,050


11     Name of duly authorised officer/official of issuer responsible for 
       making notification

       Nicola Black, Assistant Secretary, 020 7991 2652


12     Date of notification

       8 October 2007




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