HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

9 July 2019

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") and a person closely associated with a PDMR

The following transactions relating to dividends of US$0.50 ordinary shares (the "Shares") were made on 5 July 2019:

Directors

Name	Shares acquired/allocated	Price per Share/ADS
Henri de Castries	223	US$8.3022
John Flint	2,455	US$8.3022
Irene Lee	137	US$8.3022
Heidi Miller	10 American Depositary Shares (representing 50 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each)	US$42.0350¹
Marc Moses	11,215	US$8.3022
Mark Tucker	3,562	US$8.3022

¹American Depositary Shares ('ADS') are categorised as equity derivatives under Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance of Hong Kong. Each ADS represents five HSBC Holdings plc ordinary shares. ADS are traded in New York.

Other PDMRs

Name	Shares acquired/allocated	Price per Share
Samir Assaf	3,885	US$8.3022
Patrick Burke	1,992 5,381	US$8.3022 £6.6974
Andy Maguire	2,206	US$8.3022
Paulo Maia	1,902 5 4,174	US$8.3022 £6.7030 £6.6968
Charlie Nunn	598	US$8.3022
Noel Quinn	1,654	US$8.3022
Antonio Simoes	1,701	US$8.3022
Ian Stuart	628	US$8.3022
Peter Wong²	2,117 18,981 318	US$8.3022 £6.6968 US$8.3022

²Peter Wong's acquisition includes via a person closely associated - details below.

The following disclosures are made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name of natural person				Henri de Castries

2 - Reason for the notification

Position/status				Non-executive Director

Initial notification/amendment				Initial Notification

3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Full name of the entity				HSBC Holdings plc

Legal Entity Identifier code				MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39

4 - Details of the transaction(s)

Transaction(s) summary table

	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2019-07-05	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar
	Nature of Transaction:			Price	Volume	Total
	Acquisition			US$8.30	223	US$1,851.39
			Aggregated	US$8.302	223	US$1,851.39

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name of natural person				John Flint

2 - Reason for the notification

Position/status				Group Chief Executive

Initial notification/amendment				Initial Notification

3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Full name of the entity				HSBC Holdings plc

Legal Entity Identifier code				MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39

4 - Details of the transaction(s)

Transaction(s) summary table

	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2019-07-05	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar
	Nature of Transaction:			Price	Volume	Total
	Acquisition			US$8.30	2,455	US$20,381.90
			Aggregated	US$8.302	2,455	US$20,381.90

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name of natural person				Irene Lee

2 - Reason for the notification

Position/status				Non-executive Director

Initial notification/amendment				Initial Notification

3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Full name of the entity				HSBC Holdings plc

Legal Entity Identifier code				MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39

4 - Details of the transaction(s)

Transaction(s) summary table

	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2019-07-05	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar
	Nature of Transaction:			Price	Volume	Total
	Acquisition			US$8.30	137	US$1,137.40
			Aggregated	US$8.302	137	US$1,137.40

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name of natural person				Heidi Miller

2 - Reason for the notification

Position/status				Non-executive Director

Initial notification/amendment				Initial Notification

3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Full name of the entity				HSBC Holdings plc

Legal Entity Identifier code				MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39

4 - Details of the transaction(s)

Transaction(s) summary table

	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2019-07-05	American Depositary Shares ('ADS'). Each ADS represents five HSBC Holdings plc Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	Outside a trading venue		USD - United States Dollar
	Nature of Transaction:			Price	Volume	Total
	Acquisition			US$42.04	10	US$420.35
			Aggregated	US$42.035	10	US$420.35

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name of natural person				Marc Moses

2 - Reason for the notification

Position/status				Group Chief Risk Officer

Initial notification/amendment				Initial Notification

3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Full name of the entity				HSBC Holdings plc

Legal Entity Identifier code				MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39

4 - Details of the transaction(s)

Transaction(s) summary table

	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2019-07-05	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar
	Nature of Transaction:			Price	Volume	Total
	Acquisition			US$8.30	11,215	US$93,109.17
			Aggregated	US$8.302	11,215	US$93,109.17

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name of natural person				Mark Tucker

2 - Reason for the notification

Position/status				Group Chairman

Initial notification/amendment				Initial Notification

3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Full name of the entity				HSBC Holdings plc

Legal Entity Identifier code				MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39

4 - Details of the transaction(s)

Transaction(s) summary table

	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2019-07-05	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar
	Nature of Transaction:			Price	Volume	Total
	Acquisition			US$8.30	3,562	US$29,572.44
			Aggregated	US$8.302	3,562	US$29,572.44

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name of natural person				Samir Assaf

2 - Reason for the notification

Position/status				Chief Executive, Global Banking and Markets

Initial notification/amendment				Initial Notification

3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Full name of the entity				HSBC Holdings plc

Legal Entity Identifier code				MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39

4 - Details of the transaction(s)

Transaction(s) summary table

	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2019-07-05	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar
	Nature of Transaction:			Price	Volume	Total
	Acquisition			US$8.30	3,885	US$32,254.05
			Aggregated	US$8.302	3,885	US$32,254.05

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name of natural person				Patrick Burke

2 - Reason for the notification

Position/status				President and Chief Executive of HSBC US

Initial notification/amendment				Initial Notification

3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Full name of the entity				HSBC Holdings plc

Legal Entity Identifier code				MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39

4 - Details of the transaction(s)

Transaction(s) summary table

	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2019-07-05	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar
	Nature of Transaction:			Price	Volume	Total
	Acquisition			US$8.30	1,992	US$16,537.98
			Aggregated	US$8.302	1,992	US$16,537.98

	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2019-07-05	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		GBP - British Pound
	Nature of Transaction:			Price	Volume	Total
	Acquisition			£6.70	5,381	£36,038.71
			Aggregated	£6.697	5,381	£36,038.71

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name of natural person				Andy Maguire

2 - Reason for the notification

Position/status				Group Chief Operating Officer

Initial notification/amendment				Initial Notification

3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Full name of the entity				HSBC Holdings plc

Legal Entity Identifier code				MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39

4 - Details of the transaction(s)

Transaction(s) summary table

	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2019-07-05	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar
	Nature of Transaction:			Price	Volume	Total
	Acquisition			US$8.30	2,206	US$18,314.65
			Aggregated	US$8.302	2,206	US$18,314.65

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name of natural person				Paulo Maia

2 - Reason for the notification

Position/status				Chief Executive, Latin America

Initial notification/amendment				Initial Notification

3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Full name of the entity				HSBC Holdings plc

Legal Entity Identifier code				MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39

4 - Details of the transaction(s)

Transaction(s) summary table

	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2019-07-05	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar
	Nature of Transaction:			Price	Volume	Total
	Acquisition			US$8.30	1,902	US$15,790.78
			Aggregated	US$8.302	1,902	US$15,790.78

	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2019-07-05	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		GBP - British Pound
	Nature of Transaction:			Price	Volume	Total
	Acquisition			£6.70	5	£33.51
			Aggregated	£6.703	5	£33.51

	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2019-07-05	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		GBP - British Pound
	Nature of Transaction:			Price	Volume	Total
	Acquisition			£6.70	4,174	£27,952.29
			Aggregated	£6.697	4,174	£27,952.29

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name of natural person				Charlie Nunn

2 - Reason for the notification

Position/status				Chief Executive, Retail Banking and Wealth Management

Initial notification/amendment				Initial Notification

3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Full name of the entity				HSBC Holdings plc

Legal Entity Identifier code				MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39

4 - Details of the transaction(s)

Transaction(s) summary table

	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2019-07-05	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar
	Nature of Transaction:			Price	Volume	Total
	Acquisition			US$8.30	598	US$4,964.72
			Aggregated	US$8.302	598	US$4,964.72

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name of natural person				Noel Quinn

2 - Reason for the notification

Position/status				Chief Executive, Global Commercial Banking

Initial notification/amendment				Initial Notification

3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Full name of the entity				HSBC Holdings plc

Legal Entity Identifier code				MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39

4 - Details of the transaction(s)

Transaction(s) summary table

	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2019-07-05	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar
	Nature of Transaction:			Price	Volume	Total
	Acquisition			US$8.30	1,654	US$13,731.84
			Aggregated	US$8.302	1,654	US$13,731.84

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name of natural person

Antonio Simoes

2 - Reason for the notification

Position/status

Chief Executive, Global Private Banking

Initial notification/amendment

Initial Notification

3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Full name of the entity

HSBC Holdings plc

Legal Entity Identifier code

MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39

4 - Details of the transaction(s)

Transaction(s) summary table

Date of Transaction

Financial Instrument

Identification Code

Place of Transaction

Currency

2019-07-05

Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

GB0005405286

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

USD - United States Dollar

Nature of Transaction:

Price

Volume

Total

Acquisition

US$8.30

1,701

US$14,122.04

Aggregated

US$8.302

1,701

US$14,122.04

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name of natural person				Ian Stuart

2 - Reason for the notification

Position/status				Chief Executive, HSBC UK Bank plc

Initial notification/amendment				Initial Notification

3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Full name of the entity				HSBC Holdings plc

Legal Entity Identifier code				MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39

4 - Details of the transaction(s)

Transaction(s) summary table

	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2019-07-05	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar
	Nature of Transaction:			Price	Volume	Total
	Acquisition			US$8.30	628	US$5,213.78
			Aggregated	US$8.302	628	US$5,213.78

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name of natural person				Peter Wong

2 - Reason for the notification

Position/status				Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Initial notification/amendment				Initial Notification

3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Full name of the entity				HSBC Holdings plc

Legal Entity Identifier code				MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39

4 - Details of the transaction(s)

Transaction(s) summary table

	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2019-07-05	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar
	Nature of Transaction:			Price	Volume	Total
	Acquisition			US$8.30	2,117	US$17,575.76
			Aggregated	US$8.302	2,117	US$17,575.76

	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2019-07-05	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		GBP - British Pound
	Nature of Transaction:			Price	Volume	Total
	Acquisition			£6.70	18,981	£127,111.28
			Aggregated	£6.697	18,981	£127,111.28

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name of natural person				Camay Wong

2 - Reason for the notification

Position/status				Closely associated person of Peter Wong, Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Initial notification/amendment				Initial Notification

3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Full name of the entity				HSBC Holdings plc

Legal Entity Identifier code				MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39

4 - Details of the transaction(s)

Transaction(s) summary table

	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2019-07-05	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar
	Nature of Transaction:			Price	Volume	Total
	Acquisition			US$8.30	318	US$2,640.10
			Aggregated	US$8.302	318	US$2,640.10

For any queries related to this notification, please contact:

JJ Williams

Shareholder Services

020 3268 3568