SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of

 

 

 

 

For the month of February

 

 

42nd Floor, 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England

 

 

 

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F).

 

Form 20-F   X              Form 40-F ......

 

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

 

Yes.......          No    X

 

(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ..............).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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
	M M Moses, 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
	Release by the Trustees of 92,295 ordinary shares following the partial vesting of the 2010 Restricted Share award made to M M Moses under the HSBC Share Plan. The Trustees of the Plan sold 47,994 shares to meet the tax liability and have transferred 44,301 shares to M M Moses as beneficial owner.
5	Number of shares, derivatives or any other financial instruments relating to shares acquired
	44,301
6	Number of shares, derivatives or any other financial instruments relating to shares disposed
	47,994
7	Price per share or value of transaction
	£5.5520
8	Date and place of transaction
	27 February 2012, London
9	Date issuer informed of transaction
	28 February 2012
10	Name of duly authorised officer/official of issuer responsible for making notification
	Louisa Jenkinson, Senior Assistant Secretary, 020 7991 0593
11	Date of notification
	28 February 2012

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

HSBC Holdings plc

 

 

 

                                                       By:

 

                                                                                Name:   P A Stafford

 

                                                                                                Title: Assistant Group Secretary