Director/PDMR Shareholding - Douglas Flint and Pierre Goad - 27 April 2016 - announcement made to Hong Kong stock exchanges

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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 are: Douglas Flint, Stuart Gulliver, Phillip Ameen† , Kathleen Casey† , Laura Cha† , Henri de Castries† , Lord Evans of Weardale† , Joachim Faber† , Sam Laidlaw† , Irene Lee† , John Lipsky† , Rachel Lomax† , Iain Mackay, Heidi Miller† , Marc Moses, Jonathan Symonds† , Pauline van der Meer Mohr† and Paul Walsh† .

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

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HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 27 April 2016 Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") and Connected Persons

This announcement is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R and 3.1.4 R(1)(a).

On 27 April, HSBC Holdings plc was advised that under the HSBC Holdings UK Share Incentive Plan the following acquisitions of US$0.50 ordinary shares (the "Shares") took place in London on that date.

Director

Name

Price per Share

Shares acquired

Douglas Flint

£4.6438

32

Other PDMR

Name

Price per Share

Shares acquired

Pierre Goad

£4.6438

27

For any queries related to this notification please contact: Nickesha Graham-Burrell, Senior Assistant Company Secretary on 020 7992 3633.

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