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Published on 8/2/2010 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

HSBC plans to price CDs with minimum return linked to Dow Industrials

By Angela McDaniels

Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 2 - HSBC Bank USA, NA plans to price 0% certificates of deposit with minimum return due Aug. 30, 2017 linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according to a term sheet.

The payout at maturity will be par plus the greater of the index return and the minimum return, which is expected to be 1% to 4% and will be set at pricing.

The final index level will be the average of its closing levels on Feb. 25, May 25, Aug. 25 and Nov. 25 of each year.

The CDs will be putable on Aug. 31, 2011, Aug. 31, 2012, Aug. 30, 2013, Aug. 29, 2014, Aug. 31, 2015 and Aug. 31, 2016. Investors will receive the current market value minus an early redemption charge of 3.5% in year one, 2.5% in year two, 1.5% in year three and 0.5% in year four. There is no charge in year five or year six.

The CDs (Cusip: 40431GCZ0) will price Aug. 25 and settle Aug. 30.

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. is the agent.


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