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Date*: New Zealand Government (the Issuer ) Issue of NZD 9,245,000,000 5.5 per cent Fixed Rate Bonds due April 2023 Important Risk Warning: This is an investment product. The investment decision is yours but you should not invest in this product unless the intermediary who sells it to you has explained to you that the product is suitable for you having regard to your financial situation, investment experience and investment objectives. The Bonds are NOT equivalent to a time deposit. Issuer s risk - The Bonds are subject to both the actual and perceived measures of credit worthiness of the Issuer. There is no assurance of protection against a default by the Issuer in respect of the repayment obligations. In the worst case scenario, you might not be able to recover the principal and any coupon if the Issuer defaults on the Bonds. Additional risks are disclosed in the section of Risk Factors below and in the relevant offering documentation of the Bonds (which is available upon request). Please refer to it for details. WARNING The contents of this Term Sheet have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. You are advised to exercise caution in relation to the offer. If you are in any doubt about any of the contents of this document, you should obtain independent professional advice. IMPORTANT If you are in doubt as to any aspect of this offer, you should consult a licensed securities dealer, bank manager, solicitor, certified public accountant or other professional adviser. Unless otherwise specified in this Term Sheet, any capitalised terms used but not defined in this Term Sheet shall have their meanings as set out in the offering documentation of the Bonds (which is available upon request). * If you receive this Term Sheet via email, the date of the Term Sheet is the date as stated on the email to which it is attached. If you receive this Term Sheet via fax, the date of the Term Sheet is the date as stated on the document header or on the cover 1

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Term Sheet Issuer Guarantor New Zealand Government N/A Series No: 1217 Tranche No: N/A Type Fixed Rate Senior Unsecured Bonds Rating (A rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold bonds and may be subject to suspension, change or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. Please contact HSBC staff if you wish to obtain (if any) updated (Source: Bloomberg) ratings information prior to making your investment.) Issue Date 15 April 2011 Maturity Date ^ 15 April 2023 Coupon 5.5% per annum Coupon frequency Semi Annual Listing and Pricing (Please contact HSBC staff for (if any) updated pricing information prior to making your investment.) ISIN Code: NZGOVDT423C0 Issuer s rating: Aaa (Moody s), AA+ (S&P), as at 4 August 2014 The Bonds rating: Aaa (Moody s) / AA+ (S&P), as at 07 August 2014 Offering Documentation The Information Memorandum dated 22 March 2013 (the Information Memo ) Currency & Amount of the issue NZD 9,245,000,000 Interest Commencement Date 15 April 2011 Denomination NZD 10,000 and integral multiples of NZD 1,000 in excess thereof Minimum Investment Per investor: NZD 10,000 Amount Interest Payment Date(s) ^ 15 April and 15 October in each year up to and including the Maturity Date The Bonds are listed on the New Zealand Exchange ('the Exchange'). The information with regards to the last closing price and historical prices of the Bonds, which is required by the Securities and Futures Ordinance Schedule 7 Part 2 Section 1(b), (c), (d) and (e), are not included in this Term Sheet because: there is no record of any trading activity of the Bonds on the Exchange; the historical prices including but not limited to the closing price on the last trading day immediately preceding 3

Description of the Issuer (from page 3 of the Information Memo) Contact Information of the Issuer Additional documentation required from the customer Fees & Charges (a) this offer, (b) the public announcement in relation to this offer, and (c) each of the 6 months immediately preceding this offer, as well as the highest and the lowest closing prices during the period of last 6 months, are not available publicly through the Exchange and/or other public sources The issuer of the Bonds is the Crown. Pursuant to Part 6 of the Public Finance Act 1989 ( the Act ), the Minister of Finance has authorised the borrowing of money by way of the issue of Bonds. Bonds will be issued on the terms of this Information Memorandum and Part 6 of the Act whereby Coupon Interest, Principal and any other money payable on the Bonds are a charge upon and payable out of the revenues of the Crown. Bonds may be issued on behalf of the Crown by the NZDMO from time to time, subject to the applicable terms of this Information Memorandum, by tender, syndicated issue, private placement or otherwise. Registered Office Address: N/A Safe Custody Waived The Investor Relations Manager New Zealand Debt Management Office The Treasury 1 The Terrace Wellington 6011 New Zealand Interest Collection Waived Redemption at Maturity Waived Stamp Duty No Hong Kong stamp duty is payable on the purchase of the Bonds ^ Actual payment dates are subject to the payment received from the relevant custodian which maybe beyond the stated date due to time zone difference and different lead time required by individual paying agent. 4

Risk Factors There are investment risks involved in buying the Bonds (including the risks set out in the Risk Factors below and the risks disclosed in the relevant offering documentation of the Bonds, which is available upon request). Before applying for any of the Bonds, you should consider the risks involved in investing in the Bonds and consider whether the Bonds are suitable for you in light of your own financial circumstances and investment objectives. If you are in any doubt, you should get independent professional advice. Risk factors relating to the Bonds in general The Bonds are mainly for medium to long term investment, not for short term speculation. You should be prepared to invest your funds in the Bonds for the full investment tenor; you could lose part or all of your investment if you choose to sell the Bonds prior to maturity. The Bonds are not equivalent to, nor should they be treated as a substitute for, time deposit. They are NOT protected deposits and are NOT protected by the Deposit Protection Scheme in Hong Kong. Receipt of any interest and principal amount at maturity of the Bonds is subject to the credit risk and default risk of the Issuer. In case of default, the holder of the Bonds may not be able to receive back the principal amount invested or any interest payable on the Bonds. The holder of the Bonds bears the credit risk and the default risk of the Issuer and has no recourse to HSBC unless HSBC is the Issuer itself. One or more independent credit rating agencies may assign credit ratings to an issue of the Bonds, the Issuer. Credit ratings may not reflect all of the risks related to the Bonds, the Issuer and other factors that may affect the value of the Bonds. Credit ratings do not guarantee the creditworthiness of the Issuer. A credit rating by the rating agency is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision, suspension or withdrawal at any time. A suspension, reduction or withdrawal at any time of any rating assigned to the Bonds may adversely affect the market price of the Bonds. The market price of the Bonds may fluctuate with market changes. Factors affecting the market price of the Bonds include, but are not limited to, fluctuations in interest rates, credit spreads, and liquidity premiums. In particular, investment in the Bonds is susceptible to fluctuations in interest rates which may adversely affect the value of the Bonds. The price of the Bonds may generally fall when the interest rates rise. The fluctuation in yield generally has a greater effect on prices of longer tenor Bonds. There is an inherent risk that losses may be incurred rather than profit made as a result of buying and selling the Bonds. The Issuer may have the right (but not the obligation) to early redeem the Bonds prior to maturity date upon occurrence of certain events (please refer to the offering documentation of the Bonds for details). If the Issuer exercises its right to redeem the Bonds before they mature, you may suffer a substantial loss under the Bonds and you may not be able to enjoy the same rates of return when you re-invest the amount received under such early redemption in other investments with similar risk parameters. 5

If you wish to sell the Bonds, HSBC may but is not obliged to repurchase them based on the prevailing market price under normal market circumstances, but the selling price may differ from the original buying price due to changes in market conditions. There may be exchange rate risks if you choose to convert payments made on the Bonds to your home currency. Bonds may have no established trading market when issued, and one may never develop. Even if a secondary market does develop, the secondary market for the Bonds may not provide significant liquidity or may trade at prices based on the prevailing market conditions and may not be in line with your expectations. Therefore, you may not be able to sell the Bonds easily before maturity or at prices that will provide you with a yield comparable to similar investments that have a developed secondary market. Please refer to the offering documentation of the Bonds for other risk factors relating to the Issuer and the Bonds. 6

Investor s Commitment and Acknowledgements When you place your order for the Bonds, you are deemed to make a series of confirmations and acknowledgements, including that you: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) have read and understood this Term Sheet, including the risks of investing in the Bonds as explained in the section Risk Factors before making any investment decision; understand that you should refer to the relevant offering documentation of the Bonds, which is available upon request, for further details on the terms of the Bonds and risks involved before making any investment decision; confirm that you are prepared to invest your funds in the Bonds for the full investment tenor; you could also lose part or all of your investment if you choose to sell your Bonds prior to maturity; understand that this document is not intended to provide and should not be relied upon for tax, legal or accounting advice, investment recommendations or credit worthiness or other evaluation of the Issuer; prospective investors should consult their tax, legal, accounting and/or other advisors; and understand that you should avoid excessive investment in a single type investment, with regard to its total proportion of your overall portfolio, in order to guard against overexposure to any single investment. How to find out the current market value of your investment after purchase? The current market value of your investment will be available upon request. Please contact our staff at any HSBC branch in Hong Kong. Note: If you have any feedback or complaint about any aspect of the service you have received, please contact our Hong Kong branches, call (852) 2233 3322 for HSBC Premier customers, (852) 2748 8333 for HSBC Advance customers or (852) 2233 3000 for Other Personal Banking customers, or write to the Customer Relations Department at P.O. Box No. 71169 Kowloon Central Post Office, or send an email to feedback@hsbc.com.hk. We will respond to a complaint within a reasonable period of time normally not exceeding 30 days in general circumstances. If you are not satisfied with the outcome of your complaint, you have the right to refer the matter to the Enforcement Department of Hong Kong Monetary Authority at 55th Floor Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong. For monetary dispute, you have the right to refer the matter to the Financial Dispute Resolution Centre at 15/F, Stanhope House, 734 King s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. References to websites References to the websites stated in this document where further information may be obtained are intended as guides for you to access further public information on the securities. Information appearing on such websites is not part of the offering documents. HSBC accept no responsibility whatsoever that such other information, if available, is accurate and/or up-to-date, and no responsibility is accepted in relation to any such information by us and our respective affiliates. 7

Disclaimer The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited ( HSBC ) has issued this document. The information contained in this termsheet is derived from sources HSBC believes to be reliable, but which HSBC has not independently verified. HSBC makes no representation or warranty (express or implied) of any nature nor is any responsibility of any kind accepted with respect to the completeness or accuracy of any information, projection, representation or warranty (expressed or implied) in, or omission from, this document. Any opinions expressed therein are given in good faith, but are subject to change without notice. No liability is accepted whatsoever for any direct, indirect or consequential loss arising from the use of this document. Please note that the above rates or prices are for indicative purposes only and may vary in accordance with changes in market condition. Distribution of this document may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and the information contained herein is to the recipients and may not be reproduced or otherwise disseminated. HSBC and its affiliates and/or officers, directors and employees may have positions in any instruments or currencies mentioned in this document and may from time to time add to or dispose of such instruments or currencies. User of the information is advised to make independent judgment with respect to any matter contained herein. Issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited ( HSBC ) registered at 1 Queen s Road Central, Hong Kong The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited is the distributor which is a wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc, the holding company of the HSBC Group. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Authorised and Regulated by Hong Kong Monetary Authority A registered institution under the Securities and Futures Ordinance, with Central Entity Identity Number AAA523 Registered Office: 1 Queen s Road Central, Hong Kong Tel: +852 2996 6730, Member HSBC Group 8

日期 *: 新西蘭政府 ( 發行人 ) 發行 9,245,000,000 新西蘭元 5.5% 定息債券 2023 年 4 月到期 重要風險通知 : 此乃投資產品 投資決定是由閣下自行作出的, 但閣下不應投資在該產品, 除非中介人於銷售該產品時已向閣下解釋經考慮閣下的財務情況 投資經驗及目標後, 該產品是適合閣下的 本債券並不相等於定期存款 發行人風險 本債券表現受發行人的實際和預計借貸能力所影響 就償債責任而言, 本債券不保證發行人不會拖欠債務 在最壞情況下, 如果發行人不履行契約, 本債券持有人可能無法取回本債券的利息和本金 以下 風險因素 部份及本債券相關發售文件 ( 可向滙豐索取 ) 將列出其他風險因素, 詳情請參閱有關部份 警告 本條款表的內容未經在香港的規管當局審核 閣下應就有關要約謹慎行事 如閣下對本文件的任何內容有任何疑問, 閣下應尋求獨立專業意見 重要提示 如閣下對此要約的任何方面有疑問, 應諮詢持牌證券交易商 銀行經理 律師 會計師或其他專業顧問 除本條款表另有說明外, 本條款表的英文版本所使用但並未作出定義的任何大寫術語應具有本債券發售文件 ( 可向滙豐索取 ) 所載的涵義 * 如閣下透過電郵收取本條款表, 則條款表的日期為條款表的郵件所載日期 如閣下透過傳真收到本條款表, 條款表日期即文件頁首或條款表附函所示的日期 如閣下透過互聯網閱讀本條款表, 則條款表的日期為網頁所示日期 9

條款表 發行人 擔保人 新西蘭政府 無 類別評級 ( 評級並不代表建議購買 出售或持有債券, 且可由授予評級之機構隨時終止 更改或撤銷 倘若閣下希望在作出投資前獲得更新的 ( 如有的話 ) 評級資料, 請聯絡滙豐的職員 ) 發行日期到期日期 ^ 票息每年 5.5% 票息頻率 : 每半年度 發售文件 貨幣及發行金額計息開始日期 面額 最小投資額 利息支付日期 ^: 上市及定價 ( 倘若閣下希望在作出投資前獲得更新的 ( 如有的話 ) 定價資料, 請聯絡滙豐的職員 ) 發行人簡介 ( 摘自資料備忘錄第 3 頁 ) 定息高級無抵押債券 序列號 :1217 債券號 : 不適用 ISIN 編碼 : NZGOVDT423C0 發行人評級 : 穆迪 Aaa, 標普 AA+, 截至 2014 年 8 月 4 日 債券評級 :Aaa( 穆迪 )/AA+( 標準普爾 ), 截至 2014 年 8 月 7 日 ( 資料來源 : 彭博資訊 ) 2011 年 4 月 15 日 2023 年 4 月 15 日 日期為 2013 年 3 月 22 日的資料備忘錄 ( 資料備忘錄 ) 9,245,000,000 新西蘭元 2011 年 4 月 15 日 10,000 新西蘭元, 超過該金額部份按 1,000 新西蘭元整數倍計算每名投資者 :10,000 新西蘭元 直至及包括到期日的每年 4 月 15 日及 10 月 15 日本債券在新西蘭交易所 ( 交易所 ) 上市 須根據證券及期貨條例附表 7 第 2 部份第 1(b) (c) (d) 及 (e) 節予以提供的有關本債券最後收市價及過往價格的資料並無載入本條款表, 原因是 : 本債券並無於交易所交易的任何記錄 ; 過往價格包括但不限於緊接 (a) 本發售,(b) 有關本發售的公佈及 (c) 緊接本發售前六個月各月之前的最後交易日的收市價 以及最後六個月期間的最高及最低收市價無法透過交易所及 / 或其他公開來源取得 債券發行人被稱為皇冠 根據 1989 年公共財政法 ( 法案 ) 第六部份, 財政部已授權透過發行債券的方式籌集資金 債券將按本資料備忘錄及法案第六部份條款發行, 債券的息票利息 本金及任何其他應付款項將由皇冠的稅收予以支付 10

債券可由新西蘭債務管理辦公室不時代表皇冠發行, 但 必須遵守本資料備忘錄的適用條款, 以招標 財團發行 私人配售或其他方式進行 發行人聯絡資料 註冊辦事處地址 : 投資關係經理新西蘭債務管理辦公室財政部 1 地臺威靈頓 6011 新西蘭 須提交的其他文件 不適用 服務收費 託管服務豁免 代收利息豁免 到期贖回豁免 印花稅購買本債券無須支付香港印花稅 ^ 有關款項的實際支付日期視乎收到相關託管人的付款日期 基於時差原因或個別支付代理不同的處理時間, 有關款項的實際支付日期可能遲於日期所述 11

風險因素 購買本債券涉及投資風險 ( 包括以下 風險因素 所載風險及可向滙豐索取的本債券相關發售文件披露的風險 ) 在投資於本債券之前, 投資者應考慮投資本債券所涉及的風險, 並就本身的財政狀況及投資目標, 考慮是否適合投資於本債券 如有任何疑問, 應諮詢獨立專業顧問的意見 本債券涉及的一般風險因素 本債券主要提供中長期的投資, 並不是短線投機的工具 閣下應準備於整段投資期內將資金投資於本債券上 ; 若閣下選擇在到期日之前提早出售本債券, 可能會損失部份或全部的投資本金額 本債券並不相等於定期存款, 亦不應被視為其替代品 本債券並非受保障存款, 且不受香港存款保障計劃之保障 於本債券到期日收回利息和本金需受發行人的信貸及違約風險影響 如果發生違約, 債券持有人可能無法取回本債券的利息和本金 債券持有人須承擔發行人的信貸及違約風險, 且不能向滙豐追討任何賠償, 除非滙豐本身為該債券之發行人 一家或多家獨立評級機構可能會向發行的債券 發行人授予信用評級 信用評級可能不會反映債券 發行人的所有相關風險以及可能影響債券價值的其他因素 信用評級並不能對發行人的信用水平提供保證 評級機構的信用評級並非買入 出售或持有債券的建議, 可能隨時修訂 暫停或撤回 倘若評級機構於任何時間暫停 下調或撤回對本債券的評級, 則可能會對本債券的市價造成不利影響 本債券的市價可能會隨著市場變化而波動 影響本債券市價的因素包括, 但不限於, 利率 信貸息差及流通性溢價的波動 特別是, 投資本債券易受市場利率波動影響, 或將對本債券價值產生不利影響 本債券價值或會因利率上升而下跌 而孳息率的上落對越長年期的債券價格影響一般較大 買賣債券帶有風險, 投資者未必能夠賺取利潤, 可能會招致損失 於發生若干事件的情況下, 發行人可能有權 ( 但無責任 ) 在到期日前提早贖回債券 ( 詳情請參閱債券發售文件 ) 倘發行人在到期日前行使其權利贖回債券, 則閣下或可能因本債券承受重大損失, 當閣下將該次因提早贖回獲得的金額再投資於其他風險相近的投資項目時, 亦未必能夠獲得相同的回報率 如閣下打算出售經滙豐代閣下購入的債券, 滙豐可但並無責任在正常市場下, 按市價進行有關交易 但基於市況變動, 賣出價與最初的買入價可能不同 倘若閣下選擇將債券所支付的付款兌換為本國貨幣, 可能須承受匯率波動的風險 債券發行時可能並無一個已建立的交易市場, 亦可能永遠不會建立 即使二手市場已建立, 交易本債券的二手市場或不能提供龐大的流通量或按現行市價買賣, 且可能與閣下之預期不符 因此, 閣下或許不能於到期日前輕易出售本債券, 或按可為閣下提供可類比有已建立二手市場的投資工具所獲收益的價格出售 請參閱本債券的發售文件, 了解有關發行人及本債券的其他風險因素 12

投資者責任及聲明 投資者向分銷商購買本債券時, 投資者將被視為作出一系列承諾及聲明, 包括 : (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x) 於作出任何投資決定前, 已閱讀及理解本條款表, 包括 風險因素 部分所說明的有關投資本債券的風險 ; 明白於作出任何投資決定前, 應參閱可向滙豐索取的本債券相關發售文件, 以便獲得有關本債券條款及所涉及風險的進一步詳情 ; 確認準備於整段投資期內將資金投資於本債券上 ; 若投資者選擇在到期日之前提早出售本債券, 可能會損失部份或全部的投資本金 ; 明白本文不擬提供稅務 法律或會計意見 投資建議或對發行人的誠信或其他方面進行評估, 投資者亦不應依賴本文作上述用途 準投資者應諮詢其稅務 法律 會計及/ 或其他顧問 ; 及 明白就於閣下整體投資組合所佔比例而言, 閣下應避免過度集中於一個投資類型, 以防止集中於某個投資類型而增加投資風險 在投資債券後, 怎樣查詢債券的市值? 閣下可聯絡滙豐在香港的各分行查詢債券的市值 注意:如閣下對我們的服務有任何意見或投訴, 請聯絡我們在香港的任何分行 致電 (852) 2233 3322( 滙豐卓越理財客戶 ),(852) 2748 8333( 運籌理財客戶 ) 或 (852) 2233 3000( 其他個人理財客戶 ) 致函我們的客戶關係部 ( 九龍中央郵政局郵政信箱 71169 號 ) 或電郵至 feedback@hsbc.com.hk 我們在一般情況下會於合理的時間 ( 通常 30 日 ) 內回覆客戶的投訴 若閣下對投訴結果仍有不滿, 閣下有權將個案轉交香港金融管理局的法規部處理, 地址為香港中環金融街 8 號國際金融中心 2 期 55 樓 有關金錢糾紛, 閣下有權將個案轉交金融糾紛調解中心 ( 香港鰂魚涌英皇道 734 號樂基中心 15 樓 ) 處理 關於網站的提述 本文件有提述若干網站, 其中或可提供進一步資料, 以指引閣下取得有關證券的更多公眾資料 該等網站所載的資料並非發售文件的一部份 滙豐對該等其他資料 ( 如有 ) 是否準確及 或最新概不承擔任何責任, 且本集團及本集團相關聯屬公司對任何該等資料概不承擔責任 13

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