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 March

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  

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Yes  No X

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HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

23 March 2023

Notification of a Transaction by a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

On 22 March 2023, Surendra Rosha transferred 104,600 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each (the “Shares”) in HSBC Holdings plc (the “Company”) from his nominee account to an account held jointly with his spouse, Batul Surendranath Rosha.

The following disclosure is 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				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
	2023-03-22	Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each	GB0005405286		Hong Kong Stock Exchange		HKD – Hong Kong Dollar
	Nature of Transaction:				Price	Volume	Total
	Transfer of Shares from nominee account to an account held jointly with spouse				HKD0	104,600	HKD0
			Aggregated		HKD0	104,600	HKD0

For any queries related to this notification, please contact:

Lee Davis

Corporate Governance & Secretariat

+44 (0) 779 319 5153

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: 23 March 2023