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 May

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).

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HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

2 May 2023

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 second interim dividend for 2022 (the "interim dividend"), took place on 27 April 2023:

1.   Shares allocated in lieu of the interim dividend

The following transactions relate to additional Shares being allocated to PDMRs' unvested share plan interests in lieu of the interim dividend at US$7.42336 per Share, being the average closing price of the Company's Shares on the London Stock Exchange for the five business days between 2 March and 8 March 2023, converted into USD.

Directors                                      

Name	Shares allocated
Noel Quinn	575

Other PDMRs                                

Name	Shares allocated
Colin Bell	427
Pam Kaur	439
Ian Stuart	374

2.   Acquisitions as part of the reinvestment of the interim dividend

The following transactions relate to additional Shares being added to PDMRs' vested share plan interests through the automatic reinvestment of the interim dividend.The price per Share was £5.77734.

Other PDMRs

Name	Shares acquired
David Liao	10,846
Nuno Matos	11,550.7794
Stephen Moss	4,459
Barry O'Byrne	7,417
Michael Roberts	16,316
Surendra Rosha	5,874.95217
Ian Stuart	21

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 Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2023-04-27	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar
	Nature of Transaction: Shares allocated in lieu of the second interim dividend for 2022			Price	Volume	Total
				US$7.42	575	US$4,268.43
			Aggregated	US$7.423	575	US$4,268.43

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 Transaction	Financial Instrument	Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2023-04-27	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar
	Nature of Transaction: Shares allocated in lieu of the second interim dividend for 2022			Price	Volume	Total
				US$7.42	427	US$3,169.77
			Aggregated	US$7.423	427	US$3,169.77

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 and Compliance 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
	2023-04-27	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar
	Nature of Transaction: Shares allocated in lieu of the second interim dividend for 2022			Price	Volume	Total
				US$7.42	439	US$3,258.86
			Aggregated	US$7.423	439	US$3,258.86

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
	2023-04-27	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 2022			Price	Volume	Total
				£5.78	10,846	£62,661.03
			Aggregated	£5.777	10,846	£62,661.03

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
	2023-04-27	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 2022			Price	Volume	Total
				£5.78	11,550.7794	£66,732.78
			Aggregated	£5.777	11,550.7794	£66,732.78

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
	2023-04-27	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 2022			Price	Volume	Total
				£5.78	4,459	£25,761.16
			Aggregated	£5.777	4,459	£25,761.16

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
	2023-04-27	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 2022			Price	Volume	Total
				£5.78	7,417	£42,850.53
			Aggregated	£5.777	7,417	£42,850.53

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
	2023-04-27	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 2022			Price	Volume	Total
				£5.78	16,316	£94,263.08
			Aggregated	£5.777	16,316	£94,263.08

1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name of natural person				Surendra Rosha
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
	2023-04-27	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 2022			Price	Volume	Total
				£5.78	5,874.95217	£33,941.60
			Aggregated	£5.777	5,874.95217	£33,941.60

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
	2023-04-27		Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)		USD - United States Dollar
	Nature of Transaction: Shares allocated in lieu of the second interim dividend for 2022				Price	Volume	Total
					US$7.42	374	US$2,776.34
				Aggregated	US$7.423	374	US$2,776.34
	Date of Transaction	Financial Instrument		Identification Code	Place of Transaction		Currency
	2023-04-27	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 2022				Price	Volume	Total
					£5.78	21	£121.32
				Aggregated	£5.777	21	£121.32

Forany queries related to this notification, please contact:

Bayo Adeyeye

Corporate Governance & Secretariat

+44 (0) 203 359 2160

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: 02 May 2023