0001104659-22-066014.txt : 20220527 0001104659-22-066014.hdr.sgml : 20220527 20220527170407 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-22-066014 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: FWP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220527 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220527 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HSBC USA INC /MD/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000083246 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 132764867 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: FWP SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-253385 FILM NUMBER: 22978766 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 452 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10018 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-525-5000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 452 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10018 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HSBC USA INC /MD/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000083246 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 132764867 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: FWP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 452 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10018 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-525-5000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 452 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10018 FWP 1 tm2216615d13_fwp.htm FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS

 

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-253385

 

STRATEGIC ACCELERATED REDEMPTION SECURITIES®

 

Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities® Linked to the S&P 500® Index
Issuer HSBC USA Inc. (“HSBC”)
Principal Amount $10.00 per unit
Term Approximately six years, if not called
Market Measure The S&P 500® Index (Bloomberg symbol: “SPX”)
Automatic Call Automatic call if the Observation Level of the Market Measure on any of the Observation Dates is equal to or greater than the Starting Value
Observation Level The closing level of the Market Measure on any Observation Date
Observation Dates Approximately one, two, three, four, five and six years after the pricing date
Call Level 100% of the Starting Value
Call Amounts (per Unit) [$10.70 to $10.80] if called on the first Observation Date, [$11.40 to $11.60] if called on the second Observation Date, [$12.10 to $12.40] if called on the third Observation Date, [$12.80 to $13.20] if called on the fourth Observation Date, [$13.50 to $14.00] if called on the fifth Observation Date and [$14.20 to $14.80] if called on the final Observation Date, each to be determined on the pricing date
Payout Profile at Maturity If not called, 1-to-1 downside exposure to decreases in the Market Measure, with up to 100% of the principal amount at risk
Threshold Value 100% of the Starting Value
Investment Considerations This investment is designed for investors who anticipate that the Observation Level on at least one of the Observation Dates will be equal to or greater than the Call Level and, in that case, accept an early exit from the investment, and are willing to accept that their return on their investment will be capped at the applicable Call Premium, take full downside risk and forgo interim interest payments.
Preliminary Offering Documents https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/83246/000110465922065828/tm2216615d12_fwp.htm
Exchange Listing No

 

You should read the relevant Preliminary Offering Documents before you invest. Click on the Preliminary Offering Documents hyperlink above or call your Financial Advisor for a hard copy.
 
Risk Factors
Please see the Preliminary Offering Documents for a description of certain risks related to this investment, including, but not limited to, the following:
· If the notes are not called, you will lose up to 100% of the principal amount.
· Your investment return is limited to the return represented by the applicable Call Premium.
· Payments on the notes, including any repayment of principal, are subject to the credit risk of HSBC. If HSBC becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its obligations, you may lose your entire investment.
· The estimated initial value of the notes on the pricing date will be less than their public offering price.
· If you attempt to sell the notes prior to maturity, their market value may be lower than both the public offering price and the estimated initial value of the notes on the pricing date.
· You will have no rights of a holder of the securities represented by the Market Measure, and you will not be entitled to receive securities or dividends or other distributions by the issuers of those securities.
   
Final terms will be set on the pricing date within the given range for the specified Market-Linked Investment. Please see the Preliminary Offering Documents for complete product disclosure, including related risks and tax disclosure.

 

HSBC has filed a registration statement (including a product supplement, a prospectus supplement, and a prospectus) with the SEC for each of the offerings to which this document relates. Before you invest, you should read those documents, and the other documents that we have filed with the SEC, for more complete information about us and these offerings. You may get these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, HSBC, any agent, or any dealer participating in these offerings will arrange to send you these documents if you so request by calling MLPF&S or BofAS toll-free at 1-800-294-1322.