# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001089113
**File Stem:** 0001654954-25-008597
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
**Character Count:** 6217
**Document Hash:** b9719513ca28a119fa50fc868dde39c0
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001654954-25-008597.hdr.sgml**: 20250729

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001654954-25-008597

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250729

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250729

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250729

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001089113
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 6-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-14930
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251160075

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 8 CANADA SQUARE
- **CITY:** LONDON
- **STATE:** X0
- **ZIP:** E145HQ
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 442079913048

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 8 CANADA SQUARE
- **CITY:** LONDON
- **STATE:** X0
- **ZIP:** E14 5HQ

**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 July

 **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**

 **29 July 2025**

 **Notification of a Transaction by a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities**

On 28 July 2025, Ian Stuart acquired 15 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each (the "Shares") in HSBC Holdings plc (the "Company"). The Shares were acquired under the Company's UK Share Incentive Plan ("SIP") at £9.62987 per Share.

The following disclosure is made in accordance with the UK version of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.

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| **1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated** | **1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated** | **1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated** | **1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated** | **1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated** | **1 - Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated** |
| <br>**Name of natural person** | <br>**Name of natural person** | <br>**Name of natural person** | <br> Ian Stuart | <br> Ian Stuart | <br> Ian Stuart |
| **2 - Reason for the notification** | **2 - Reason for the notification** | **2 - Reason for the notification** | **2 - Reason for the notification** | **2 - Reason for the notification** | **2 - Reason for the notification** |
| <br>**Position/status**<br>**Initial notification/amendment** | <br>**Position/status**<br>**Initial notification/amendment** | <br>**Position/status**<br>**Initial notification/amendment** | <br> Chief Executive, HSBC UK Bank plc<br>Initial Notification | <br> Chief Executive, HSBC UK Bank plc<br>Initial Notification | <br> Chief Executive, HSBC UK Bank plc<br>Initial Notification |
| **3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor** | **3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor** | **3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor** | **3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor** | **3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor** | **3 - Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor** |
| <br>**Full name of the entity**<br>**Legal Entity Identifier code** | <br>**Full name of the entity**<br>**Legal Entity Identifier code** | <br>**Full name of the entity**<br>**Legal Entity Identifier code** | <br>HSBC Holdings plc<br>MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39 | <br>HSBC Holdings plc<br>MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39 | <br>HSBC Holdings plc<br>MLU0ZO3ML4LN2LL2TL39 |
| **4 - Details of the transaction(s)** | **4 - Details of the transaction(s)** | **4 - Details of the transaction(s)** | **4 - Details of the transaction(s)** | **4 - Details of the transaction(s)** | **4 - Details of the transaction(s)** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>**Transaction(s) summary table** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>**Transaction(s) summary table** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>**Transaction(s) summary table** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>**Transaction(s) summary table** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>**Transaction(s) summary table** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>**Transaction(s) summary table** |
| **Date of Transaction** | **Financial Instrument** | **Identification Code** | **Place of Transaction** | **Place of Transaction** | **Currency**<br>|
| 2025-07-28 | Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each | GB0005405286 | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | GBP - British Pound<br>|
| **Nature of Transaction:** | **Nature of Transaction:** |  | **Price** | **Volume** | **Total**<br>|
| Acquisition under the UK Share Incentive Plan | Acquisition under the UK Share Incentive Plan |  | £9.63<br>| 15 | £144.45 |
|  |  | **Aggregated** | **£9.630** | **15** | **£144.45** |

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For any queries related to this notification, please contact:

Lee Davis

Corporate Governance & Secretariat

shareholderquestions@hsbc.com

 **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.

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| HSBC Holdings plc |
| By: |
| Name: Aileen Taylor |
| Title: Group Company Secretary and Chief Governance Officer |
| Date: 29 July 2025 |

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