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HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

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1 May 2020

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

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On 11 and 13 March 2020, HSBC Holdings plc (the "Company") announced various vestings of Deferred awards (the "Awards") of US$0.50 ordinary shares (the "Shares"). The vestings included additional Shares issued in lieu of the 2019 4th interim dividend (the "Dividend"). On 31 March 2020 the Company announced the cancellation of the Dividend. The additional Shares issued on 11 and 13 March 2020 will now be deducted from future vestings as follows:

1.�� Annual Incentive awards (Performance Year 2016)

Directors

Name	Additional Shares being deducted from future vestings
Noel Quinn	2,626

Other PDMRs

Name	Additional Shares being deducted from future vestings
Georges Elhedery	1,365
Pam Kaur	2,005
Paulo Maia	1,183
Stephen Moss	1,294
Charlie Nunn	725
Barry O'Byrne	453
Ian Stuart	1,708
Peter Wong	2,284

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2.�� Replacement Awards*

Other PDMRs

Name	Additional Shares being deducted from future vestings
Barry O'Byrne	185

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3.�� Group Performance Share Plan awards (Performance Year 2014)*�

Other PDMRs

Name	Additional Shares being deducted from future vestings
Pam Kaur	607
Peter Wong	1,517

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4.�� Group Performance Share awards (Performance Year 2014)*

Directors

Name	Additional Shares being deducted from future vestings
Noel Quinn	639

Other PDMRs

Name	Additional Shares being deducted from future vestings
Paulo Maia	�� 381
Stephen Moss	581
Charlie Nunn	372

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* These awards are fully vested. The additional shares will be deducted from other awards held.

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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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Name of natural person				Noel Quinn		�
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2 - Reason for the notification
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Position/status				Group Chief Executive
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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 or 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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Transaction(s) summary table
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�	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency	�
�	2020-04-29	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar	�
�	Nature of Transaction: � Reduction in awards		�	Price �	Volume	Total �	�
	�		�	US$0.00	3,265	US$0.00	�
	�		Aggregated	US$0.00	3,265	US$0.00	�
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1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name of natural person					Georges Elhedery		�
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2 - Reason for the notification
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Position/status					Co-Head of Global Banking and Markets
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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 or 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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Transaction(s) summary table �
�	Date of Transaction		Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency	�
�	2020-04-29		Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar	�
�	Nature of Transaction: � Reduction in awards			�	Price �	Volume	Total �	�
	�			�	US$0.00	1,365	US$0.00	�
	�			Aggregated	US$0.00	1,365	US$0.00	�
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1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name of natural person				Pam Kaur		�
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2 - Reason for the notification
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Position/status				Group Chief Risk Officer
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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 or 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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Transaction(s) summary table
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�	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency	�
�	2020-04-29	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar	�
�	Nature of Transaction: � Reduction in awards		�	Price �	Volume	Total �	�
	�		�	US$0.00	2,612	US$0.00	�
	�		Aggregated	US$0.00	2,612	US$0.00	�
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1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name of natural person					Paulo Maia		�
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2 - Reason for the notification
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Position/status					Chief Executive, Latin America, HSBC and Executive Chairman, HSBC Mexico
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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 or 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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Transaction(s) summary table �
�	Date of Transaction		Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency	�
�	2020-04-29		Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar	�
�	Nature of Transaction: � Reduction in awards			�	Price �	Volume	Total �	�
	�			�	US$0.00	1,564	US$0.00	�
	�			Aggregated	US$0.00	1,564	US$0.00	�
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1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name of natural person					Stephen Moss		�
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2 - Reason for the notification
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Position/status					Regional Chief Executive for Europe; the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey; Latin America; and Canada
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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 or 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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Transaction(s) summary table �
�	Date of Transaction		Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency	�
�	2020-04-29		Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar	�
�	Nature of Transaction: � Reduction in awards			�	Price �	Volume	Total �	�
	�			�	US$0.00	1,875	US$0.00	�
	�			Aggregated	US$0.00	1,875	US$0.00	�
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1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name of natural person					Charlie Nunn		�
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2 - Reason for the notification
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Position/status					Chief Executive, Wealth and Personal Banking
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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 or 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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Transaction(s) summary table
�	Date of Transaction		Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency	�
�	2020-04-29		Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar	�
�	Nature of Transaction: � Reduction in awards			�	Price �	Volume	Total �	�
	�			�	US$0.00	1,097	US$0.00	�
	�			Aggregated	US$0.00	1,097	US$0.00	�
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1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name of natural person					Barry O'Byrne		�
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2 - Reason for the notification
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Position/status					Chief Executive, Global Commercial Banking
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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 or 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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Transaction(s) summary table
�	Date of Transaction		Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency	�
�	2020-04-29		Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar	�
�	Nature of Transaction: � Reduction in awards			�	Price �	Volume	Total �	�
	�			�	US$0.00	638	US$0.00	�
	�			Aggregated	US$0.00	638	US$0.00	�
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1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name of natural person					Ian Stuart		�
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2 - Reason for the notification
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Position/status					CEO, HSBC UK Bank plc
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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 or 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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Transaction(s) summary table
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�	Date of Transaction		Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency	�
�	2020-04-29		Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar	�
�	Nature of Transaction: � Reduction in awards			�	Price �	Volume	Total �	�
	�			�	US$0.00	1,708	US$0.00	�
	�			Aggregated	US$0.00	1,708	US$0.00	�
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1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name of natural person					Peter Wong		�
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2 - Reason for the notification
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Position/status					Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
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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 or 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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Transaction(s) summary table �
�	Date of Transaction		Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency	�
�	2020-04-29		Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar	�
�	Nature of Transaction: � Reduction in awards			�	Price �	Volume	Total �	�
	�			�	US$0.00	3,801	US$0.00	�
	�			Aggregated	US$0.00	3,801	US$0.00	�
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For any queries related to this notification, please contact:�

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Larissa Wilson

Shareholder Services�

020 7991 0595