X0303 4 2009-05-07 1 0000083246 HSBC USA INC /MD/ HBA 0001374773 Geoghegan Michael F 8 CANADA SQUARE LONDON X0 E14 5HQ UNITED KINGDOM 1 0 0 0 No longer a Director of HSBC USA Inc. /s/ Mick Forde, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel-Corporate of HSBC USA Inc. and Attorney-In-Fact for Michael F. Geoghegan 2009-05-11