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Page I of 17 424B2 1 v340782 42462.htm PRICING SUPPLEMENT CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE Title of Each Class of Maximum Aggregate Amount of Securities Offered Offering Price Registration Fee) Debt Securities $11,525,000.00 $1,572.01 (I) Calculated in accordance with Rule 457 (r) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) HSBC ID Registration No. 333-180289 PRICING SUPPLEMENT Dated April 5, 2013 (To Prospectus dated March 22, 2012 and Prospectus Supplement dated March 22, 2012) Sint:hired HSBC USA Inc. $11,525,000 Bather Notes with Step Up Digital Return Linked to the Performance of the Brazilian Real Relative to the U.S. Dollar due April 21, 2014 twiteral op Terms used in this pricing supplement are described or defined herein, in the prospectus supplement and in the prospectus. The Notes will have the terms described herein and in the prospectus supplement and prospectus. The Notes do not guarantee any return of principal, and you may lose up to 100% of your initial investment. The Notes will not bear interest. co This pricing supplement relates to a single note offering. The purchaser of a Note will acquire a security linked to a single Reference Currency described below. Although the offering relates to a Reference Currency, you should not construe that fact as a recommendation as to the merits of acquiring an investment linked to the Reference Currency or as to the suitability of an investment in the Notes. a Senior unsecured debt obligations of IISBC USA Inc. maturing April 21, 2014. Minimum denominations of SI0,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thermf. CO If the terms of the Notes set forth below are inconsistent with those described in the prospectus supplement and prospectus, the terms set forth below will supersede. co Any payment on the Notes is subject to the Issuer's credit risk. Key 'Fern's Issuer: HS13C USA Inc. Reference Currency: Brazilian Real per one U.S. Dollar ("USDBRL") Principal Amount: $1,000 per Note. Barrier Level: -15% Trade Date: April 5, 2013 Pricing Date: April 5, 2013 Original Issue Date: April 12, 2013 Final Valuation 1)ate: April 14, 2014, subject to adjustment as described herein. Maturity Date: April 21, 2014. The Maturity Date is subject to further adjustment as described under "Market Disruption Events" herein. Payment at Maturity: If the Reference Currency Return Is greater than 3%, you will receive a cash payment per $1,000 Principal Amount of Notes equal to $1,285.00. If the Reference Currency Return is greater than zero but less than or equal to 3%, you will receive a cash payment per $1,000 Principal Amount of Notes equal to $1,050.00. If the Reference Currency Return is less than or equal to zero but greater than or equal to the Barrier Level, meaning that the Reference Currency depreciates against the U.S. Dollar by no more than 15% on the Final Valuation Date, you will receive $1,000, the Principal Amount (a zero return). If the Reference Currency Return is less than the Barrier Level, meaning that the Reference Currency depreciates against the U.S. Dollar by more than 15% on the Final Valuation Date, you will lose I% of the Principal Amount for each percentage point that the Reference Currency Return is below zero, calculated as follows: $1,000 + ($1,000 Reference Currency Return). This means that if the Reference Currency Return is -100%, you will lose your entire investment. Reference Currency The quotient, expressed as a percentage, calculated as follows: Return: Initial Snot Rate - Final Snot Rate Initial Spot Rate hup://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/83246/000114420413020645/v340782_424b2.htm 10/29/2013 CONFIDENTIAL - PURSUANT TO FED. R. CRIM. P. 6(e) DB-SDNY-0105980 CONFIDENTIAL SONY GM_00252164 EFTA01450380