Company: HBCYF
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form Type: 6-K
Source: 0001654954-25-004785
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Company: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form: 6-K
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#### 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
<div align='center'>For the month of April</div>

#### HSBC Holdings plc
<div align='center'>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</div>

### HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

#### 29 April 2025
<div align='center'>**Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")**</div>

**The following transactions of US$0.50 ordinary shares (the "Shares") in HSBC Holdings plc (the "Company"), took place from 25 April 2025 to 28 April 2025:

1. Acquisition as part of the reinvestment of the interim dividend

The following transactions relates to the additional Shares being added to PDMRs' vested share plan interests through the automatic reinvestment of the fourth interim dividend for 2024, which took place on 25 April 2025. The price per Share was £8.333729.**

#### Other PDMRs
| Name          | Shares acquired |
| David Liao    |          20,848 |
| Barry O'Byrne |              57 |
| Ian Stuart    |              45 |

#### 2. UK Share Incentive Plan
On 28 April 2025, Shares were acquired under the Company's UK Share Incentive Plan ("SIP") at £8.36383 per Share.

| Name       | Shares acquired |
| Ian Stuart |              18 |

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                                              |                                                               |                                 |                     | David Liao                                |        |                     |
| 2 - Reason for the notification                                     |                                                               |                                 |                     |                                           |        |                     |
| Position/status                                                     |                                                               |