Director/PDMR Shareholding

HSBC Holdings PLC
06 September 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 
     
       Simon Robertson, 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 transactions

       A non-beneficial interest as a Trustee of the Ernest Kleinwort Charitable 
       Trust

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

       93,000

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

       N/A

7      Price per share or value of transactions

       N/A

8      Date and place of transactions

       3 January 2006, London (Held on appointment)

       *Director became aware on 4 September 2007

9      Date issuer informed of transactions

       4 September 2007

10     Total holding following notification

       98,266

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

       Nicola Black, Assistant Secretary, 020 7991 2652

12     Date of notification

       6 September 2007




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