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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*, Stuart Gulliver, Phillip Ameen , Kathleen Casey , Laura Cha , Henri de Castries , Lord Evans of Weardale , Joachim Faber , Irene Lee , John Lipsky , Iain Mackay, Heidi Miller , Marc Moses, David Nish , Jonathan Symonds , 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

25 January 2018

Notification of Transactions of persons closely associated with Person Discharging

Managerial Responsibilities

On 23 January 2018, Laura Cha reported to HSBC Holdings plc that she had been advised by Victor Cha, a person closely associated with Laura Cha, of his acquisition on 24 August 2015 of 8,000 ordinary shares of US$0.50 at HKD HK$62.1000 per share.

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

Victor Cha

2 - Reason for the notification

Position/status

Person closely associated with Laura Cha, Non-

executive Director

Initial notification/amendment

Initial Notification

3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or

4 - Details of the transaction(s) Transaction(s) summary table

Date of

Financial

Identification

Place of

Transaction

Instrument

Code

Transaction

2015-08-24

Ordinary

GB0005405286

shares of

US$0.50 each

Outside a trading HKD - Hong venue

Currency

Kong Dollar

Nature of Transaction:

Acquisition

62.10

8,000

HKD 496,800.00

Aggregated 62

8,000

HKD 496,800.00

PriceVolumeTotal

For any queries related to this notification, please contact: JJ Williams

Shareholder Services 020 3268 3568

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