Director/PDMR Shareholding

HSBC Holdings PLC
29 November 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 D J John, 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 / exercise of executive share options awarded in
       1998

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

       21,000

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

       N/A

7      Price per share or value of transaction

       £6.2767

8      Date and place of transaction

       27 November 2007, London

9      Date issuer informed of transaction

       29 November 2007

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

       Paul Stafford, Deputy Group Company Secretary, 020 7992 1509

11     Date of notification

       29 November 2007




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