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) Esmee Fairbairn Foundation of which J W J Hughes-Hallett, a person discharging managerial responsibility, is a Trustee, ii) Dulwich Picture Gallery, of which J W J Hughes-Hallett is a Trustee and iii) Swire Educational Trust of which J W J Hughes-Hallett is a Trustee. |
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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) and ii) Acquisition of non-beneficial interest in shares following acceptance of rights in accordance with the terms of the Rights Issue announced on 2 March 2009. iii) Lapse of nil paid rights which, under the terms of the Rights Issue announced on 2 March 2009, were aggregated with rights not taken up by other shareholders, issued as New Ordinary Shares and sold by the Joint Global Co-ordinators for £4.48 per share. The premium obtained over the issue price of £2.54 per share less any expenses of the sale are payable to those shareholders who did not take up their rights. |
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Number of shares, derivatives or any other financial instruments relating to shares acquired |
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i) 92,436 and ii) 11,501 |
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Number of shares, derivatives or any other financial instruments relating to shares disposed |
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iii) 11,937 nil paid rights |
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Price per share or value of transaction |
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i) and ii) £2.54 iii) £1.93098 per lapsed nil paid right |
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Date and place of transactions |
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i), ii) and iii) - 6 April 2009, London |
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Date issuer informed of transactions |
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6 April 2009 |
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Total holding following notification |
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377,416 |
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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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9 April 2009 |