Page I of 17 424B2 1 v340782 42462.htm PRICING SUPPLEMENT CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE Title of Each Class of Securities Offered Maximum Aggregate Amount of Offering Price Registration Fee) Debt Securities $11,525,000.00 (I) Calculated in accordance with Rule 457 (r) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. HSBC ID Sint:hired co 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 perce