UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 519, 2017 (September 18, 2017)

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Commission File Number 001-08198

HSBC FINANCE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware		86-1052062
(State of incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1421 West Shure Drive, Suite 100, Arlington Heights, Illinois		60004
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(224) 880-7000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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HSBC Finance Corporation

Item 8.01. Other Events.

This filing contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014, and constitutes "regulated information" for the purposes of Article 2(1)(k) of Directive 2004/109/EC, as amended.

On September 519, 2017, HSBC Finance Corporation ("HSBC Finance") issued a press release announcing ~~that~~the itearly ~~has~~tender ~~(i)~~results ~~commenced~~of aits ~~tender~~ offer ~~(the "Offer")~~ to purchase for cash (the "Offer ") up to $1,104,230,000 (the "Tender Cap") of its outstanding 6.676% Senior Subordinated Notes due January 15, 2021 (the "Notes"). As of 5:00 p.m., ~~and~~New York City time, on September 18, 2017 (iithe "Early Tender Date"), ~~entered~~HSBC ~~into~~Finance ahad ~~definitive~~received ~~agreement~~valid ~~with~~tenders ~~its~~from ~~ultimate~~holders ~~parent~~of an aggregate of $1,555 ~~HSBC~~million ~~Holdings~~in ~~plc~~principal amount of the Notes (the "~~HSBC~~Early ~~Holdings~~Tender Notes") which represented an oversubscription of the Offer. In accordance with the Offer, ~~pursuant~~the Early Tender Notes will be accepted for purchase on a prorated basis up to the amount of the Tender Cap which ~~HSBC~~reflects ~~Finance~~approximately ~~has~~71 ~~agreed~~percent toof ~~repurchase~~the ~~$730,770,000~~principal amount of the Early Tender Notes (the "~~Repurchase~~Accepted Notes"). The aggregate consideration payable for the Accepted Notes is approximately $1,268 million, representing ~~all~~a total consideration of $1,148.41 per $1,000 principal amount of Accepted Notes, which HSBC Finance expects to pay to holders of the ~~outstanding~~Accepted Notes ~~held~~on bySeptember ~~HSBC~~20,2017 ~~Holdings~~(the "Early Settlement Date"), in each case, excluding any accrued and unpaid interest on the Accepted Notes. The Accepted Notes ~~purchased~~represent byapproximately ~~HSBC~~38 ~~Finance~~percent inof the ~~Repurchase~~principal ~~will~~amount beof inthe ~~addition~~Notes tooutstanding ~~those~~as ~~accepted~~of ~~for~~September ~~purchase~~18, in2017. Because the Offer ~~and~~was fully subscribed as of the Early Tender Date, HSBC Finance will not ~~count~~accept ~~toward~~for purchase any Notes not already purchased on the ~~Tender~~Early ~~Cap.~~Settlement Date.

As apreviously ~~result~~disclosed, ofon ~~the~~September ~~Offer~~5, ~~and the Repurchase~~2017, HSBC Finance ~~expects~~entered tointo ~~record~~ a ~~one-time~~definitive ~~charge~~agreement ~~reflecting~~with aits ~~loss~~ultimate onparent, ~~early~~HSBC ~~extinguishment~~Holdings ofplc ~~debt.~~("HSBC ~~Assuming~~Holdings"), ~~that~~pursuant ~~prior~~ to ~~September~~which ~~30,~~HSBC ~~2017,~~Finance ~~the~~has ~~maximum~~agreed ~~aggregate~~to ~~principal~~repurchase ~~amount~~(the "Repurchase") $730,770,000 of Notes ~~allowed under~~ (the ~~Tender~~"Repurchase ~~Cap~~Notes"), ~~are~~representing ~~tendered~~all ~~and~~of the ~~Repurchase~~outstanding isNotes ~~completed,~~held ~~the~~by ~~charge~~HSBC ~~recorded~~Holdings. ~~during~~The ~~the~~purchase ~~third~~price ~~quarter~~payable offor ~~2017~~the isRepurchase ~~estimated~~Notes towill be approximately $~~260~~839 million,~~000,000.~~ ~~The~~excluding ~~actual~~any ~~charge~~accrued and ~~the~~unpaid ~~timing~~interest ofon ~~its~~the ~~recognition~~Repurchase ~~are~~Notes. ~~dependent~~HSBC ~~upon~~Finance ~~the~~expects ~~final~~to ~~pricing,~~pay the ~~aggregate~~purchase ~~principal~~price ~~amount~~for ~~of Notes tendered in~~ the ~~Offer~~Repurchase ~~and~~Notes ~~the~~on ~~timing~~September of20, ~~completion of the Offer~~2017.

AAs ~~copy~~a result of the ~~press~~Offer ~~release~~and ~~announcing~~the Repurchase, HSBC Finance expects to record during the ~~commencement~~third quarter of 2017 a one-time charge reflecting a loss on early extinguishment of debt that is estimated to be approximately $260 million. After the ~~Offer~~purchase of the Accepted Notes and the Repurchase isNotes ~~attached~~on ~~hereto~~September as20, ~~Exhibit~~2017, ~~99.1~~the ~~and~~aggregate isprincipal ~~incorporated~~amount ~~herein~~of byNotes ~~reference~~outstanding will be approximately $1,104 million.

A copy of the press release announcing the early tender results of the Offer is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated September 519, 2017



HSBC Finance Corporation

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 519, 2017



HSBC FINANCE CORPORATION

By:		/s/ MICHAEL A. REEVES
		Michael A. Reeves
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer



HSBC Finance Corporation

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated September 519, 2017

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