12 September 2017

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

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On 11 September 2017 the following disposals of ordinary shares of US$0.50 (the "Shares") took place.

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PDMRs

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Name	Price per Share	Shares sold
Samir Assaf	ï¿½7.3303	33,581 ï¿½
Antonio Simoes	ï¿½7.3303	9,144 ï¿½
Peter Wong	ï¿½7.3303	27,696 ï¿½

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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

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ï¿½ï¿½ Name of natural person	ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Samir Assaf	ï¿½
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2 - Reason for the notification

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ï¿½ï¿½ Position/status

Chief Executive, Global Banking and Marketsï¿½ï¿½

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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
2017-09-11	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286		London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		GBP - British Pound
Nature of Transaction: Disposal			Price		Volume		Total
			£7.33		33,581		£246,158.80
		Aggregated	£7.33		33,581		£246,158.80

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, HSBC 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
2017-09-11	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286		London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		GBP - British Pound
Nature of Transaction: Disposal			Price		Volume		Total
			£7.33		9,144		£67,028.26
		Aggregated	£7.33		9,144		£67,028.26

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
2017-09-11	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286		London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		GBP - British Pound
Nature of Transaction: Disposal			Price		Volume		Total
			£7.33		27,696		£203,019.99
		Aggregated	£7.33		27,696		£203,019.99

For any queries related to this notification, please contact:

JJ Williams

Shareholder Services

020 3268 3568