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HSBC Bank Plc. New Member On Oslo Børs

Date 13/02/2006

One of the world largest banks, HSBC Bank Plc. will start direct trading in shares on Oslo Børs Wednesday 15 February 2006.

HSBC Bank Plc. is the first new member to join Oslo Børs in 2006. In 2005, seven new members joined Oslo Børs, all remote members.

Including HSBC Bank Plc., 21 out of 44 members on Oslo Børs are remote members. Cube Financials ended their membership on Oslo Børs in January 2006.

HSBC Bank Plc. will also start trading on Helsinki Stock Exchange and Copenhagen Stock Exchange from 15 February. They are also member of Stockholm Stock Exchange.

HSBC has more than 9.800 offices in 77 countries with more than 260.000 employees. The banks headquarter is in London, and HSBC are listed in London, New York, Hong Kong, Paris and Bermuda.