HSBC Bank plc
HSBC Bank plc: Post Stabilisation Notice

HSBC Bank plc  / Key word(s): Miscellaneous

21.05.2012 14:29

Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR
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21st May 2012

Not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States
or any jurisdiction in which such distribution would be unlawful.

Société Anonyme des Galeries Lafayette

 Stabilisation Notice

HSBC Bank Plc (contact: Bernice Demmer; telephone: +44 207 991 5887) hereby
gives notice that no stabilisation (within the meaning of the rules of the
Financial Services Authority) was undertaken by the Stabilising Manager(s)
named below in relation to the offer of the following securities.


Issuer:                    Société Anonyme des Galeries Lafayette
Guarantor (if any):        NA
Aggregate nominal amount:  EUR 500,000,000
Description:               EUR5m 4.75% due 26 Apr 2019
Offer price:               99.273
Stabilising Managers:      HSBC Bank, Credit Agricole CIB, Societe
                           Generale/




This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute
an invitation or offer to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or
dispose of any securities of the Issuer in any jurisdiction.

This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United
States.
The securities referred to above have not been, and will not be, registered
under the United States Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or
sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from
registration.  There has not been and will not be a public offer of the
securities in the United States.


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Language:               English
Company:                HSBC Bank plc
                        8 Canada Square
                        E14 5HQ London
                        United Kingdom
Phone:                  +44 (0)20 7991 8888
Fax:                    
E-mail:                 pressoffice@hsbc.com
Internet:               www.hsbc.com
ISIN:                   GB0005296354
Swiss Security Number:  936273
Listed:                 SIX
 
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