X0206 3 2013-10-25 1 0000354964 HSBC Finance Corp HSBC PRB 0001393085 Martinelli Mark HSBC FINANCE CORPORATION 26525 N. RIVERWOODS BLVD., SUITE 100 METTAWA IL 60045 0 1 0 0 SEVP, Chief Auditor /s/ Patrick D. Schwartz, EVP and Corporate Secretary, HSBC Finance Corporation and Attorney-In-Fact for Mark Martinelli 2013-10-31