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HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

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25 January 2018

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Notification of Transactions of persons closely associated with Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

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On 23 January 2018, Laura Cha reported to HSBC Holdings plc that she had been advised by Victor Cha, a person closely associated with Laura Cha, of his acquisition on 24 August 2015 of 8,000 ordinary shares of US$0.50 at HKD HK$62.1000 per share.

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The following disclosure is 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

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Name of natural person	ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Victor Chaï¿½ï¿½	ï¿½
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2 - Reason for the notification

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Position/status

Person closely associated with Laura Cha, Non-executive Director

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Initial notification/amendment

Initial Notification

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3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer orï¿½ auction monitor

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Full name of the entity	HSBC Holdings plc
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Legal Entity Identifier code	MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39

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4 - Details of the transaction(s)

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ï¿½ Transaction(s) summary table

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ï¿½	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code		Place of Transaction			Currency
	2015-08-24	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286		Outside a trading venue			HKD - Hong Kong Dollar
	Nature of Transaction: Acquisition			Price		Volume	Total
				62.10		8,000	HKD 496,800.00
			Aggregated	62.10		8,000	HKD 496,800.00

For any queries related to this notification, please contact:

JJ Williams

Shareholder Services

020 3268 3568