HSBC : Director/PDMR Shareholding

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

29 January 2020

Notification of a Transaction by a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

On 27 January 2020, Barry O'Byrne acquired 27 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each (the "Shares") in HSBC Holdings plc (the "Company"), at £5.6100 per Share. The Shares were acquired under the Company's UK Share Incentive Plan.

The following disclosure is 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	Barry O'Byrne
2 - Reason for the notification
Position/status	Interim Chief Executive, Global Commercial
	Banking
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	Financial		Identification	Place of Transaction	Currency
	Transaction	Instrument		Code
	2020-01-27	Ordinary		GB0005405286	London Stock		GBP - British
		shares of			Exchange, Main	Pound
		US$0.50			Market (XLON)
		each
	Nature of Transaction:			Price		Volume	Total
	Acquisition under the UK			£5.61		27	£151.47
	Share Incentive Plan
				Aggregated	£5.61		27	£151.47

For any queries related to this notification, please contact:

Larissa Wilson Shareholder Services 020 7991 0595

HSBC Holdings plc

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