HSBC : Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

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HSBC Holdings plc

Overseas Regulatory Announcement

The attached announcement has been released to the other stock exchanges on which HSBC Holdings plc is listed.

The Board of Directors of HSBC Holdings plc as at the date of this announcement comprises: Mark Tucker*, Noel Quinn, Laura Cha† , Henri de Castries† , James Anthony Forese† , Steven Guggenheimer† , Irene Lee† , José Antonio Meade Kuribreña† , Heidi Miller† , Eileen K Murray† , David Nish† , Ewen Stevenson, Jackson Tai† and Pauline van der Meer Mohr† .

* Non-executive Group Chairman

• Independent non-executive Director
  Hong Kong Stock Code: 5

HSBC Holdings plc

Registered Office and Group Head Office:

8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom Web: www.hsbc.com

Incorporated in England with limited liability. Registered in England: number 617987

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

4 May 2021

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

The following transactions of US$0.50 ordinary shares (the "Shares") in HSBC Holdings plc (the "Company"), relating to the interim dividend for 2020, took place on 29 April 2021:

1. Acquisitions as part of the reinvestment of the interim dividend for 2020

The following transactions relate to additional Shares being added to PDMRs' vested share plan interests through the automatic reinvestment of the interim dividend for 2020. The price per Share was £4.54962.

Other PDMRs
Name	Shares acquired
Nuno Matos	31
Stephen Moss	2,233
Barry O'Byrne	28
Michael Roberts	6,501
Peter Wong	42,141

2. Shares allocated in lieu of the interim dividend for 2020

The following transactions relate to additional Shares being allocated to PDMRs' unvested share plan interests in lieu of the interim dividend for 2020. The price per Share was US$5.9276.

Directors

Name		Shares allocated
Noel Quinn	1,299
Other PDMRs
Name		Shares allocated
Colin Bell		963
Georges Elhedery		380
Pam Kaur		990
Nuno Matos		308
Stephen Moss		360
Ian Stuart		843
Peter Wong		636

The following disclosures are made in accordance with the UK version of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.

1	- Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name of natural person		Noel Quinn
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	Financial		Identification	Place of Transaction		Currency
		Transaction	Instrument		Code
	2021-04-29	Ordinary		GB0005405286	London Stock			USD - United
			shares of			Exchange, Main		States Dollar
			US$0.50			Market (XLON)
			each
		Nature of Transaction:			Price		Volume		Total
		Shares allocated in lieu of
			US$5.93		1,299		US$7,699.95
		the interim dividend for 2020		Aggregated	US$5.928		1,299		US$7,699.95
1	- Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name of natural person		Colin Bell
2	- Reason for the notification
Position/status				Chief Executive, HSBC Bank plc and HSBC
						Europe
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
2021-04-29			Ordinary		GB0005405286	London Stock			USD - United
				shares of			Exchange, Main		States Dollar
				US$0.50			Market (XLON)
				each
	Nature of Transaction:			Price		Volume		Total
	Shares allocated in lieu of
			US$5.93		963		US$5,708.28
	the interim dividend for 2020		Aggregated	US$5.928		963		US$5,708.28

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name of natural person	Georges Elhedery
2 - Reason for the notification
Position/status	Co-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

Financial

Identification

Place of Transaction

Currency

Transaction

Instrument

Code

2021-04-29

Ordinary

GB0005405286

London Stock

USD - United

shares of

Exchange, Main

States Dollar

US$0.50

Market (XLON)

each

Nature of Transaction:

Price

Volume

Total

Shares allocated in lieu of

US$5.93

380

US$2,252.49

the interim dividend for 2020

Aggregated

US$5.928

380

US$2,252.49

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name of natural person

Pam Kaur

2

- Reason for the notification

Position/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

Financial

Identification

Place of Transaction

Currency

Transaction

Instrument

Code

2021-04-29

Ordinary

GB0005405286

London Stock

USD - United

shares of

Exchange, Main

States Dollar

US$0.50

Market (XLON)

each

Nature of Transaction:

Price

Volume

Total

Shares allocated in lieu of

US$5.93

990

US$5,868.32

the interim dividend for 2020

Aggregated

US$5.928

990

US$5,868.32

1

- Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name of natural person

Nuno Matos

2

- Reason for the notification

Position/status

Chief Executive, Wealth and Personal 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

	2021-04-29	Ordinary	GB0005405286	London Stock		USD - United
			shares of		Exchange, Main	States Dollar
			US$0.50		Market (XLON)
			each
		Nature of Transaction:		Price		Volume	Total
		Shares allocated in lieu of
		US$5.93		308	US$1,825.70
		the interim dividend for 2020	Aggregated	US$5.928		308	US$1,825.70
		Date of	Financial	Identification	Place of Transaction	Currency
		Transaction	Instrument	Code
	2021-04-29	Ordinary	GB0005405286	London Stock		GBP - British
			shares of		Exchange, Main	Pound
			US$0.50		Market (XLON)
			each
		Nature of Transaction:		Price		Volume	Total
		Acquisition as part of the
			£4.55		31	£141.04
		reinvestment of the interim	Aggregated	£4.55		31	£141.04
		dividend for 2020

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name of natural person	Stephen Moss
2 - Reason for the notification
Position/status	Chief Executive, Middle East, North Africa and
	Turkey
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

2021-04-29

Ordinary

GB0005405286

London Stock

USD - United

shares of

Exchange, Main

States Dollar

US$0.50

Market (XLON)

each

Nature of Transaction:

Price

Volume

Total

Shares allocated in lieu of

US$5.93

360

US$2,133.94

the interim dividend for 2020

Aggregated

US$5.928

360

US$2,133.94

		Date of	Financial	Identification	Place of Transaction	Currency
		Transaction	Instrument	Code
	2021-04-29	Ordinary	GB0005405286	London Stock		GBP - British
			shares of		Exchange, Main	Pound
			US$0.50		Market (XLON)
			each
		Nature of Transaction:		Price		Volume	Total
		Acquisition as part of the
			£4.55		2,233	£10,159.30
		reinvestment of the interim
		Aggregated	£4.55		2,233	£10,159.30
		dividend for 2020

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	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
	2021-04-29	Ordinary		GB0005405286	London Stock		GBP - British
				shares of			Exchange, Main	Pound
				US$0.50			Market (XLON)
				each
			Nature of Transaction:			Price		Volume	Total
			Acquisition as part of the
					£4.55		28	£127.39
			reinvestment of the interim
				Aggregated	£4.55		28	£127.39
			dividend for 2020

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name of natural personMichael Roberts

2 - Reason for the notification

Position/status	Chief Executive, US and Americas
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

2021-04-29

Ordinary

GB0005405286

London Stock

GBP - British

shares of

Exchange, Main

Pound

US$0.50

Market (XLON)

each

Nature of Transaction:

Price

Volume

Total

Acquisition as part of the

£4.55

6,501

£29,577.08

reinvestment of the interim

Aggregated

£4.55

6,501

£29,577.08

dividend for 2020

1	- Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name of natural person		Ian Stuart
2	- Reason for the notification
Position/status				Chief Executive, HSBC UK 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	Financial		Identification	Place of Transaction	Currency
	Transaction	Instrument		Code
	2021-04-29	Ordinary		GB0005405286	London Stock	USD - United
		shares of			Exchange, Main	States Dollar
					Market (XLON)

		US$0.50
		each
	Nature of Transaction:		Price	Volume	Total
	Shares allocated in lieu of
	US$5.93	843	US$4,996.97
	the interim dividend for 2020	Aggregated	US$5.928	843	US$4,996.97

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

Financial

Identification

Place of Transaction

Currency

Transaction

Instrument

Code

2021-04-29

Ordinary

GB0005405286

London Stock

USD - United

shares of

Exchange, Main

States Dollar

US$0.50

Market (XLON)

each

Nature of Transaction:

Price

Volume

Total

Shares allocated in lieu of

US$5.93

636

US$3,769.95

the interim dividend for 2020

Aggregated

US$5.928

636

US$3,769.95

Date of

Financial

Identification

Place of Transaction

Currency

Transaction

Instrument

Code

2021-04-29

Ordinary

GB0005405286

London Stock

GBP - British

shares of

Exchange, Main

Pound

US$0.50

Market (XLON)

each

Nature of Transaction:

Price

Volume

Total

Acquisition as part of the

£4.55

42,141

£191,725.54

reinvestment of the interim

Aggregated

£4.55

42,141

£191,725.54

dividend for 2020

For any queries related to this notification, please contact:

Larissa Wilson Shareholder Services 020 7991 0595