Director/PDMR Shareholding

HSBC Holdings PLC
24 January 2007




     NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
                    RESPONSIBILITY AND/OR CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of the issuer

HSBC Holdings plc

2. State whether the notification relates to a:

i. transaction notified in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or

ii. DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 (as
extended by section 328)of the Companies Act 1985; or

iii. Both (i) and (ii)

(iii)

3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

S K Green

4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person
discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the
connected person

In respect of Director

5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person
referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

In respect of the person named in (3) above, S K Green

6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or
financial instruments relating to shares

US$0.50 ordinary shares

7. Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares
held by each of them

Abacus Corporate Trustee Limited 1,009,115
Computershare Trustees Limited Account SIP 1,026
James Capel (Nominees) Limited 341,041
Stephen Keith Green & Janian Green  45,355
HSBC Private Bank (Jersey) Limited 17,225

8. State the nature of the transaction

 i. Acquisition / scrip dividend on conditional awards under Restricted Share
    Plan and The HSBC Share Plan (8,007 shares)
ii. Acquisition / scrip dividend (2,842 shares)
iii. Acquisition / reinvestment of scrip dividend on HSBC Holdings UK Share
    Ownership Plan holding  (8 shares)

9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
acquired

10,857 shares

10. Percentage of issued class acquired

De minimis

11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
disposed

12. Percentage of issued class disposed

13. Price per share or value of transaction

i and ii    US$18.7596

iii   £9.21

14. Date and place of transaction

18 January 2007, London

15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following
notification

1,413,762 (0.01 per cent)

16. Date issuer informed of transaction

23 January 2007

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes

17. Date of grant

18. Period during which or date on which exercise can be exercised

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at the time of exercise

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
notification

23. Any additional information

Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Nicola Black, Assistant Secretary, 020 7991 2652

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

Date of notification

24 January 2007




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