HSBC : Director/PDMR Shareholding - 21 August 2018 (3-page PDF 155KB)

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

21 August 2018

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

On 20 August 2018, 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 2018. The Awards were made in London and are based upon the closing Share price on the London Stock Exchange on 17 August 2018 of £6.9690.

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 Awards will be released in five equal annual instalments starting from March 2019.

Directors

Name	Number of Shares vested
John Flint	32,321
Iain Mackay	18,061
Marc Moses	18,061

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	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
2018-08-20	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		GBP - British Pound
Nature of Transaction: Acquisition		Price	Volume	Total
		£6.97	32,321	£225,245.05
		Aggregated	£6.969	32,321	£225,245.05

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associatedName of natural person

Iain Mackay

2 - Reason for the notificationPosition/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
2018-08-20	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		GBP - British Pound
Nature of Transaction: Acquisition		Price	Volume	Total
		£6.97	18,061	£125,867.11
		Aggregated	£6.969	18,061	£125,867.11

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associatedName of natural person

Marc Moses

2 - Reason for the notificationPosition/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
2018-08-20	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		GBP - British Pound
Nature of Transaction: Acquisition		Price	Volume	Total
		£6.97	18,061	£125,867.11
		Aggregated	£6.969	18,061	£125,867.11

For any queries related to this notification, please contact:

Larissa Wilson

Shareholder Services 020 7991 0595