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HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

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16 May 2017

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Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")

On 15 May, awards (the "Awards") of US$0.50 ordinary shares (the "Shares") in HSBC Holdings�plc (the "Company") were granted under the HSBC fixed pay allowance arrangements. Awards comprise part of the relevant employees' fixed remuneration for 2017. The Awards were made in London and are based upon the closing Share price on the London Stock Exchange on 12 May of �6.7810.

The Awards vest in full on the date of grant. Individual tax liabilities in respect of the vesting of the Awards were satisfied in cash. The number of Shares received by the Directors named below is therefore net of tax.

The Award will be released in five equal annual instalments starting from March 2018.

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Name	Number of Shares vested
Stuart Gulliver	33,217
Iain Mackay	18,562
Marc Moses	18,562

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

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

� Name of natural person ������������� Stuart Gulliver

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   2017-05-15 Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each GB0005405286 London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) GBP - British Pound   Nature of Transaction:   Acquisition   Price Volume Total 6.78 33,217 225,244.48 Aggregated 6.781   33,217 225,244.48

 

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

Name of natural person             Iain Mackay

2 - Reason for the notification

Position/status Group Finance 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   2017-05-15 Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each GB0005405286 London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) GBP - British Pound   Nature of Transaction:   Acquisition   Price Volume Total 6.78 18,562 125,868.92 Aggregated 6.781 18,562 125,868.92

 

 

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   2017-05-15 Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each GB0005405286 London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) GBP - British Pound   Nature of Transaction:   Acquisition   Price Volume Total 6.78 18,562 125,868.92 Aggregated 6.781   18,562 125,868.92

 

 

For any queries related to this notification please contact:  

Loren Wulfsohn

Shareholder Services Team

(0)20 7991 8918