HSBC : Director/PDMR Shareholding - 21 February 2019

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

21 February 2019

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

The following transactions took place on 20 February 2019:

1. Ewen Stevenson acquired 100,000 HSBC Holdings plc ordinary shares of US$0.50 at £6.45335 per share; and

2.

Samir Assaf sold 60,356 HSBC Holdings plc ordinary shares of US$0.50 at £6.475292 per share.

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	Ewen Stevenson
2 - Reason for the notification
Position/status	Group Chief Financial 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
2019-02-20	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		GBP - British Pound
Nature of Transaction: Acquisition		Price	Volume	Total
		£6.45	100,000	£645,335.00
		Aggregated	£6.453	100,000	£645,335.00

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

Samir Assaf

2 - Reason for the notificationPosition/status

Chief Executive, Global Banking and Markets

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
2019-02-20	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		GBP - British Pound
Nature of Transaction: Disposal		Price	Volume	Total
		£6.48	60,356	£390,822.72
		Aggregated	£6.475	60,356	£390,822.72

For any queries related to this notification, please contact:

Larissa Wilson

Shareholder Services 020 7991 0595