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)
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Name of the issuer |
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HSBC Holdings plc |
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Name of the person discharging managerial responsibilities or, where applicable, the name of the person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities |
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i) - ii) B Robertson, a person discharging managerial responsibilities iii) P A Robertson, spouse of B Robertson (a person discharging managerial responsibilities) |
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Description of shares (including class), debentures, derivatives or any other financial instruments relating to shares |
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US$0.50 ordinary shares |
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State the nature of the transactions |
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i) Acquisition / Scrip dividend. ii) Release of 143 shares representing the scrip dividend for the 2008 fourth interim dividend on that element of the total shareholder return part of the 2006 Performance Share award under the HSBC Share Plan that vested on 8 April 2009. The Trustees of the Plan sold 58 shares to meet the tax liability and transferred 85 shares to B Robertson as beneficial owner. iii) Acquisition / Scrip dividend. |
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Number of shares, derivatives or any other financial instruments relating to shares acquired |
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i) 1,926 ii) 143 iii) 665 |
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Number of shares, derivatives or any other financial instruments relating to shares disposed |
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ii) 58 |
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Price per share or value of transactions |
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i) and iii) US$5.6847 ii) £5.07 |
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Date and place of transactions |
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i) - iii) 6 May 2009, London |
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Date issuer informed of transactions |
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8 May 2009 |
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Name of duly authorised officer/official of issuer responsible for making notification |
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Nicola Black, Assistant Group Company Secretary, 020 7991 2652 |
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Date of notification |
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8 May 2009 |