Report of Foreign Private Issuer Form 6 K

FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of October

HSBC Holdings plc

42nd Floor, 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F).

Form 20-F X Form 40-F

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

1 October 2024

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"), relate to the additional Shares being added to PDMRs' vested share plan interests through the automatic reinvestment of the second interim dividend for 2024, which took place on 27 September 2024. The price per Share was £6.809091.

Other PDMRs

Name	Shares acquired
Jonathan Bingham	14
David Liao	6,385
Nuno Matos	3,209.29880
Stephen Moss	32
Barry O'Byrne	18
Michael Roberts	7,838
Ian Stuart	13

The following disclosures are made in accordance with the UK version of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014. The Position/Status for each PDMR is as at 27 September 2024.

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name of natural person	Jonathan Bingham
2 - Reason for the notification
Position/status	Interim 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
	2024-09-27	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)	GBP - British Pound
	Nature of Transaction: Acquisition as part of the reinvestment of the second interim dividend for 2024		Price	Volume	Total
	£6.81	14	£95.33
Aggregated	£6.809	14	£95.33

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name of natural person	David Liao
2 - Reason for the notification
Position/status	Co-Chief Executive, Asia-Pacific - 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 Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction	Currency
	2024-09-27	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)	GBP - British Pound
	Nature of Transaction: Acquisition as part of the reinvestment of the second interim dividend for 2024		Price	Volume	Total
	£6.81	6,385	£43,476.05
Aggregated	£6.809	6,385	£43,476.05

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 Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction	Currency
	2024-09-27	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)	GBP - British Pound
	Nature of Transaction: Acquisition as part of the reinvestment of the second interim dividend for 2024		Price	Volume	Total
	£6.81	3,209.29880	£21,852.41
Aggregated	£6.809	3,209.29880	£21,852.41

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name of natural person	Stephen Moss
2 - Reason for the notification
Position/status	Regional Chief Executive, Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye
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
	2024-09-27	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)	GBP - British Pound
	Nature of Transaction: Acquisition as part of the reinvestment of the second interim dividend for 2024		Price	Volume	Total
		£6.81	32	£217.89
	Aggregated	£6.809	32	£217.89

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 Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction	Currency
	2024-09-27	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)	GBP - British Pound
	Nature of Transaction: Acquisition as part of the reinvestment of the second interim dividend for 2024		Price	Volume	Total
		£6.81	18	£122.56
	Aggregated	£6.809	18	£122.56

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name of natural person	Michael Roberts
2 - Reason for the notification
Position/status	Chief Executive, HSBC USA 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 Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction	Currency
	2024-09-27	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)	GBP - British Pound
	Nature of Transaction: Acquisition as part of the reinvestment of the second interim dividend for 2024		Price	Volume	Total
	£6.81	7,838	£53,369.66
Aggregated	£6.809	7,838	£53,369.66

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 Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction	Currency
	2024-09-27	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)	GBP - British Pound
	Nature of Transaction: Acquisition as part of the reinvestment of the second interim dividend for 2024		Price	Volume	Total
		£6.81	13	£88.52
	Aggregated	£6.809	13	£88.52

Forany queries related to this notification, please contact:

Lee Davis

Corporate Governance & Secretariat

[email protected]

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

HSBC Holdings plc
	By:
	Name: Aileen Taylor
	Title: Group Company Secretary and Chief Governance Officer
	Date: 01 October 2024