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HSBC Bank PLC
30 March 2005



                       HSBC BANK PLC APPOINTS DEPUTY CEO

Dyfrig John is to become Deputy Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Bank plc with
effect from 9 May 2005. Currently Chief Operating Officer, he will continue as
an executive Director of the bank.

As Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Mr John will assume responsibility for the UK
branch network, commercial banking and the bank's award-winning direct
businesses. He will continue to report to Michael Geoghegan, Chief Executive
Officer of HSBC Bank plc and an executive Director of HSBC Holdings plc.

Succeeding Mr John as Chief Operating Officer of HSBC Bank plc will be David
Budd who returns to the UK from Argentina where he is currently President and
Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Bank Argentina S.A. Mr Budd has previously
served as General Manager, UK Central Division, for HSBC Bank plc, based in
London.

Both appointments are subject to board and regulatory approval.

"We continue to organise our bank around our customers and to achieve growth,"
said Michael Geoghegan. "The new role of Deputy CEO brings together all channels
of distribution, centred around Personal and Commercial customers, whether they
interface with us through the branch network, the call centres or on the Net.
Our customers tell us that we are already delivering the best service of any
major bank and we intend to capitalise on this as a modern retailer, focusing on
quality relationships supported by easy to understand, good value products
delivered in the most convenient way."

Note to editors:

HSBC Bank plc is a wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc, and a member of
the HSBC Group. Serving over 110 million customers worldwide, the HSBC Group has
approximately 9,800 offices in 77 countries and territories in Europe, the
Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. With assets of
US$1,277 billion at 31 December 2004, HSBC is one of the world's largest banking
and financial services organisations. HSBC is marketed worldwide as 'the world's
local bank'.






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