Director/PDMR Shareholding

HSBC Holdings PLC
18 January 2008



 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

       Gwyn Morgan, a person discharging managerial responsibilities

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 transaction

       Acquisition / scrip dividend

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

       505

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

       N/A

7      Price per share or value of transaction

       US$16.821

8      Date and place of transaction

       16 January 2008, Canada

9      Date issuer informed of transaction

       17 January 2008

10     Total holding following notification

       50,505

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

       Nicola Black, Assistant Secretary, 020 7991 2652

12     Date of notification

       18 January 2008




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