Director/PDMR Shareholding

HSBC Holdings PLC
08 May 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
       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 transaction
       Acquisition / scrip dividend

5      Number of shares, derivatives or any other financial instruments relating 
       to shares acquired
       127

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$16.4022

8      Date and place of transaction
       7 May 2008, London

9      Date issuer informed of transaction
       8 May 2008

10     Total holding following notification
       98,497

11     Name of duly authorised officer/official of issuer responsible for making 
       notification
       Nicola Black, Assistant Secretary, 020 7991 2652

12     Date of notification
       8 May 2008




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