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accession: "0000083246-26-000009"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0000083246"
company_name: "HSBC USA INC /MD/"
filed_at: "2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:28:07.933940+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HSBC USA amends bylaws to update officer titles and director appointment terms

## Summary
- Bylaw amendment effective April 30, 2026, approved by Board of Directors.
- Officer titles updated: 'Chief Compliance Officer' to 'Head of Regulatory Compliance'; 'Head of Human Resources' to 'Head of People'.
- Senior Executive Vice President and Executive Vice President roles consolidated into 'Managing Director'.
- Director appointment terms clarified: non-executive directors' terms expire on third anniversary or at first annual meeting on/after that date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000083246-26-000009
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0000083246
- company_name: HSBC USA INC /MD/
- filed_at: 2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/83246/000008324626000009/0000083246-26-000009-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/83246/000008324626000009/hsbcusa-20260430.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000083246-26-000009.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  HSBC USA INC /MD/: Amended and restated bylaws to update officer titles, clarify director tenure, and align titles with global structure (effective 2026-04-30).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2026-04-30
  source text: On April 30, 2026 , the Board of Directors of HSBC USA Inc. (the "Board") approved an amendment to and a restatement of its bylaws (the "Bylaws"), which were effective immediately upon such approval by the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/83246/000008324626000009/0000083246-26-000009-index.htm

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