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HSBC USA INC. and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, Original Trustee and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Series Trustee FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE Dated as of April 21, 2008 To INDENTURE Dated as of March 31, 2006 Senior Debt Securities

First Supplemental Indenture • April 21st, 2008 • HSBC Usa Inc /Md/ • National commercial banks • New York

• Contract Type
  First Supplemental Indenture
• Filed
  April 21st, 2008
• Company
  HSBC Usa Inc /Md/
• Industry
  National commercial banks
• Jurisdiction
  New York

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of April 21, 2008, among HSBC USA Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee (the “Original Trustee”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee with respect to the Notes (as hereinafter defined) (the “Series Trustee”).