HSBC Bank Malta plc – HSBC 4.6% Lm/Euro Bonds Merge

HSBC Bank Malta plc – HSBC 4.6% Lm/Euro Bonds Merge

HSBC Bank Malta plc announced that on 2 August 2008 the HSBC 4.6% Lm Bonds 2017 and the HSBC 4.6% Euro Bonds 2017 will be merged as per clause 5.3 of the Bonds’ Prospectus. The merged Bond will be designated as the HSBC 4.6% Euro Bond 2017.

The Bond will be denominated in €1, therefore the present Euro Bond will no longer trade in multiples of 100. The bond will retain the Euro ISIN MT0000031220 and the Lm Bond ISIN MT0000031212 will cease to exist.