HSBC Equity Linked Investment ELI Series 1 Term Sheet

HSBC Equity Linked Investment ELI Series 1 Term Sheet Date: 8 May 2012

HSBC ELI Series 1 Term Sheet 8 May 2012 Investment Parameters This ELI Term Sheet is issued by HSBC Bank Australia Limited ( HSBC ), ABN 48 006 434 162, AFSL 232595. It must be read in conjunction with the HSBC Equity Linked Investment Combined Financial Services Guide and Product Disclosure Statement dated 4 April 2012 ("PDS"). Please ensure you read both the PDS and this ELI Term Sheet in full before deciding whether to invest in HSBC ELI Series 1. We recommend that you keep this document for future reference. Unless otherwise defined, terms used in this document shall have the same meaning as in the PDS. To the extent there is any inconsistency between the PDS and this ELI Term Sheet, the PDS shall prevail. Warning: This Investment is not capital protected and involves risks. You should not invest in this ELI unless you fully understand the terms and the risks associated with this type of product. If you have any doubts about the suitability of this product, you must consult an independent professional adviser. Investors must have been accepted as a HSBC ELI Investor before investing in this product and also have a HSBC transaction account in the Investment Currency. Please see the PDS for more information. ELI Series Name : HSBC ELI Series 1 Issuer : HSBC Bank Australia Limited ABN 48 006 434 162 AFSL No. 232595 Reference Assets The following Australian listed securities : Reference Assets Bloomberg Ticker 1 BHP Billiton Ltd BHP AT ASX 2 Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd CCL AT ASX 3 National Australia Bank Ltd NAB AT ASX 4 Wesfarmers Ltd WES AT ASX Exchange Please see Reference Asset Description on the next page for more information Investment Currency Prescribed Investment Amount Investment Term Coupon Rate Australian Dollars Coupon Payment Dates 21 June 2013 A minimum of AUD50,000 with any additional amounts in multiples of AUD1,000 1 Year (from the Issue Date to the Maturity Date) Indicative Coupon Rate 10.25% p.a., Minimum Coupon Rate 9.50% p.a. Barrier Level 65% Opening Date 9 May 2012 Closing Date 15 June 2012 Issue Date 21 June 2012 Observation Dates Each Scheduled Trading Day from the Issue Date to the Final Observation Date (both dates inclusive) Final Observation Date 7 June 2013 Maturity Date 21 June 2013 Adviser Fees 1.50% of your Application Amount, this may be less depending upon market conditions Page 1 of 3

Reference Asset Description BHP Billiton Ltd (BHP AT) BHP Billiton Limited is an international resources company. The Company s principal business lines are mineral exploration and production, including coal, iron ore, gold, titanium, ferroalloys, nickel and copper concentrate, as well as petroleum exploration, production, and refining. Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd (CCL AT) Coca-Cola Amatil Limited manufactures, distributes and sells carbonated soft drinks along with still and mineral waters, fruit drinks, ready-to-drink coffee and tea and flavoured milk drinks. The company also rents and services commercial refrigeration equipment to food/beverage manufacturers. National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB AT) National Australia Bank Limited is an international banking group which operates in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Asia and the United States. The Group offers banking services, credit and access card facilities, leasing, housing and general finance, international and investment banking, wealth and funds management, life insurance and custodian, trustee and nominee services. Wesfarmers Ltd (WES AT) Wesfarmers Ltd. Owns retail chains, operates mines, writes insurance, manufactures and distributes industrial products, manufactures fertilisers and chemicals, and distributes liquefied petroleum gas and medical and industrial gases. Source: bloomberg Page 2 of 3

Other Information Application for investment in this Investment When you place your order for this Investment you will be required to submit the Application Form attached to this ELI Term Sheet. Confirmation, Coupon Payment Statement, Maturity Statement A Confirmation will be sent to you approximately 5 Business Days after the Issue Date. A Coupon Payment statement will be sent to you approximately 3 Business Days after each Coupon Payment Date. A Maturity statement will be sent to you approximately 5 Business Days after the Final Observation Date. Coupon Payment Coupon payment will be credited to your HSBC transaction account on each Coupon Payment Date as stated in this ELI Term Sheet. Closing Date and cut-off time 15 June 2012, 5.00 pm (Sydney time) Non-acceptance HSBC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, on or before the Issue Date, to reject your application wholly or partially without providing a reason and return the Application Amount, without interest, to you. Adviser Fees For this Investment your financial adviser will be paid an upfront fee of 1.50% of the Application Amount, this may be less depending upon market conditions. This fee will be funded by HSBC s revenue generated from the issuance of the Investment and is not a fee that is to be paid separately by you. Enquiries/Complaints For any enquiries/complaints, please contact our 24 hour Customer Service at 1300 308 008. DISCLAIMER No liability is accepted whatsoever for any direct, indirect or consequential loss arising from the use of this document, the distribution of which may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. This document has been prepared without taking account of the objectives, financial situation or needs of any specific person or organisation who may receive this document. Accordingly prior to making an investment decision, you or your organisation should conduct such investigation and analysis regarding the product described herein as you deem appropriate and to the extent you deem necessary obtain independent advice from competent legal, financial, tax, accounting and other professionals, to enable you and/or your organisation to understand and recognise fully the legal, financial, tax and other risks arising in respect of the product and the purchase, holding and sale thereof. HSBC Bank Australia Limited AFSL 232595 ABN 48 006 434 162 Registered Office: 580 George St Sydney NSW 2000 Member HSBC Group Page 3 of 3

HSBC HSBC ELI Application Form Please complete the form using a BLACK PEN and print in clear CAPITAL LETTERS This is the Application Form to invest in HSBC ELI. You must be an accepted Equity Linked Investment ( ELI ) Investor or have submitted the Investor Establishment Form for this Application to be processed. You must have read both the terms and conditions set out in the HSBC Equity Linked Investment Combined Financial Services Guide and Product Disclosure Statement ( PDS ) dated 4 April 2012 and the ELI Term Sheet before submitting this Application. The Application Form must be submitted to: HSBC Bank Australia Limited HSBC Equity Linked Investment PO Box 3096 Parramatta NSW 2150 1 ELI INVESTOR NUMBER Please specify your ELI Investor number. If the Investor Establishment Form is being submitted with this Application Form please write APPLIED. 6 BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS FOR COUPON PAYMENTS HSBC Bank Account Name (Please note that the account must be in the currency of the Application Amount) Bank account name 2 ELI SERIES The ELI Series you are applying for is specified below. Please see the ELI Term Sheet for details Bank HSBC Bank Australia Limited ELI Series 1 BSB number Account number 3 APPLICANT DETAILS Please tick appropriate box Individual Sole Trader Joint Individuals 7 ADVISER DETAILS Adviser Superannuation Fund Trust Company Name/s 1. 2. Dealer group Postal address 4 APPLICATION AMOUNT Postcode Application Amount AUD Name of contact person The minimum investment amount is AUD 50,000 with any additional amounts in multiples of AUD 1,000. Email address 5 SOURCE OF FUNDS Source of funds Savings Salary Superannuation Money Inheritance Contact phone number Adviser stamp Other. Specify: 1 of 2

8 CHANGED DETAILS If your contact details have recently changed and you have not advised HSBC, please give your new details below. Street Address (cannot be a PO Box) Daytime Phone Number Mobile Number Suburb/City/Town Other State Postcode 9 CLIENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I/we acknowledge and agree that: once an Application Form for the Investment is submitted, I/we cannot withdraw my/our Application unless HSBC agrees otherwise. the acceptance of my/our Application and the allocation of the Investment will be at the discretion of HSBC, which has the right to reject my/our Application or allocate me/us a lesser Investment Amount than I/we have applied for. I/we have read the HSBC Equity Linked Investment PDS. I/we understand the terms and structure of an Equity Linked Investment. I/we understand what a Barrier Breach Event is and that I/we will be taking risk on the relevant Reference Assets if I/we invest in an Equity Linked Investment. I/we acknowledge an investment in an Equity Linked Investment can result in a loss of money I/we have invested. This loss may be significant. I/we understand there are different Equity Linked Investments linked to various Reference Assets and these different Equity Linked Investments may contain specific risks that I/we need to understand before investing. I/we understand that at Maturity in certain circumstances I/we may receive an amount based on the decline in price or level of the Least Performing Reference Asset. I/we acknowledge that should I/we choose an Equity Linked Investment that has foreign exchange risk that I/we understand how foreign exchange markets work and how that risk will effect my/our investment. I/we need to first become an ELI Investor by completing and HSBC accepting the HSBC Equity Linked Investment Investor Establishment Form. The PDS Conditions, the PDS, the Investor Establishment Form, this Application Form, the Term Sheet, the Confirmation and the Nominee Deed contain the entire agreement between HSBC and me/us in respect of my/our Investment. 10 AUTHORISATION Where this Application Form is executed by an attorney, then by signing this Application Form, the attorney represents and warrants that it has not received any notice of revocation of the relevant Power of Attorney under which this Application Form is signed (whether by death of the grantor or otherwise). If you are signing on behalf of a company then you do so pursuant to s127(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). EXECUTED FOR THE APPLICANT(S) BY Applicant / Authorised Signatory 1 Name (please print) Joint Applicant / Authorised Signatory 2 Name (please print) Signature Date Signature Date BANK USE ONLY HUB KYC : : : : : : : Signature Verification 2 of 2

DIRECT DEBIT REQUEST ( Request ) PERSON(S) GIVING AUTHORITY Individual(s) or sole traders or individuals as trustee Given name(s) Surname Work phone number Home phone number SIGNATURE(S) By signing this section, I/we acknowledge I/we have read, understood and accepted the terms and conditions governing the debit arrangements as set out in this Request and confirm that the details on this Request have been checked and are correct. Note: If the Account is a joint account please sign in accordance with the authority for the Account. If you are signing on behalf of another person or entity, please state the capacity in which you sign in the signature box below. If you are signing on behalf of a company then you do so pursuant to s127(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth.). Address Applicant 1/Authorised Signatory 1 Full name (please print) Postcode Company or company as trustee for SMSF/Trust Company Name ( The Company ) Signature Date / / ACN/ARBN/ABN (please circle) Contact phone number Applicant 2/Authorised Signatory 2 Full name (please print) Address Signature Date / / Postcode REQUEST AND AUTHORITY TO DEBIT In accordance with the terms and conditions applicable to the HSBC ELI Series 1 (the ELI or Investment ) and subject to the Direct Debit Request Service Agreement below and any further instructions provided below I/we request and authorise HSBC Bank Australia Limited ( HSBC )[(User ID 368180) to debit my/our nominated HSBC account below ( Account ) through the Bulk Electronic Clearing System on or about the Closing Date and pay my/our investment in the Investment: Note: If the Request is given by Trustees of a SMSF/Trust then the individual Trustees must sign. If the Request is given by a Company or Company as Trustee then the Company Secretary and another Director must sign. The amount of AUD Direct Debit Date ( Closing Date ) 15 June 2012 Account holders name(s) BSB number Account number Note: You may cancel or alter this Request or stop a debit or payment to be made under this Request by calling customer service on 1300 308 008 or sending your written instruction to HSBC Bank Australia Limited at 580 George Street Sydney NSW 2000. Any such cancellation or alteration must be received by HSBC no later than the Closing Date. If this Request is cancelled, your application to invest in the Investment will not be processed. Signature Verification BANK USE ONLY 1 of 2

DIRECT DEBIT REQUEST SERVICE AGREEMENT Definitions In this Agreement: Act means the Privacy Act 1988 (Commonwealth). Agreement means this Direct Debit Service Agreement between you and us. Business Day means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday or a public holiday) on which banks are open for business in Sydney. Debit means the direct debit authorised under this Request. personal information means any information (including any sensitive information) which we collect, use, hold and disclose about you (including your account details and any amounts to be debited from your account) in accordance with the Act. privacy and related law means the Act including the National Privacy Principles, and all other privacy law or codes of practice relevant to our collection, use and disclosure of your personal information and our processing of the Debit request. Privacy Policy means our privacy policy which can be obtained by contacting our privacy officer on 1300 308 008 or by visiting any HSBC Bank Australia Limited branch or agency. us and we and our means HSBC Bank Australia Limited ABN 48 006 434 162. you and your means the customer who signs this Request 1 Debiting the Account 1.1 By signing this Request, you authorise us to arrange for funds to be debited from the Account. 1.2 We will only arrange for funds to be debited from the Account as authorised in the Request. 1.3 If the Debit falls on a day that is not a Business Day, we may debit the Account on the following Business Day. If you are not sure about which day the Account has or will be debited, please contact us. 2 Changes by us 2.1 We may vary any details of this Agreement or a direct debit request at any time by giving you at least fourteen (14) days written notice. 3. Changes by you 3.1 Subject to 3.2, you may change or cancel the arrangements under the Request by contacting us on 1300 308 008 or sending your written instruction to HSBC Bank Australia Limited at 580 George Street Sydney NSW 2000. 3.2 Any such cancellation or alteration must be received by us no later than the Closing Date. If the Request is cancelled, your application to invest in the Investment will not be processed. 4 Your obligations 4.1 It is your responsibility to ensure that there are sufficient clear funds available in the Account before the Closing Date to allow the Debit to be made. 4.2 If there are insufficient clear funds available in the Account to allow the Debit to be made, your application to invest in the ELI will not be processed. Nothing in these terms and conditions affects or overrides the terms of the Account or the ELI. 4.3 Please check your account statement to verify that the amounts debited from the Account are correct. 5 Dispute 5.1 If you believe that there has been an error in debiting the Account, you can call us on 1300 308 008 as soon as possible so that we can try to resolve your query quickly. 5.2 If our investigations show that the Account has been incorrectly debited we will adjust your account accordingly. We will notify you in writing of the amount by which the Account has been adjusted. 5.3 If our investigations show that the Account has not been incorrectly debited we will respond to your query by providing you with reasons and copies of any evidence for this finding. 6 Account You should check: 6.1 with us whether direct debiting is available from the Account as direct debiting is not available on all accounts; 6.2 the Account details which you have provided to us are correct by checking them against a recent account statement; and 6.3 with us before completing the Request if you have any queries about how to complete the Request. 7 Confidentiality and Privacy 7.1 When we collect, use and disclose your personal information including any in this Agreement (such as the Account details), we comply with the privacy and related law and our Privacy Policy. 7.2 We will disclose information about you for the purposes of this Agreement which may include providing information to others involved in the Debit (for example we may need to do so in connection with a claim that there has been an incorrect or wrongful debit). 7.3 If you fail to provide any information requested in this Agreement then we will not be able to arrange the Debit and your application to invest in the ELI will not be processed. 7.4 You can access most personal information that we and our related companies hold about you by contacting our privacy officer on 1300 308 008. Sometimes that access will not be possible, in which case you will be told why. 8 More information and Notices 8.1 If you wish to make an enquiry or express a concern about the way we collect, use and disclose your personal information, contact us on 1300 308 008 or speak to us personally at one of our branches. 8.2 If you wish to notify us in writing about anything relating to this Agreement, you should contact us on 1300 308 008 to confirm our correct mailing address. 2 of 2