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LIST OF BANKS AS COMPILED BY THE FSA ON 28 FEBRUARY 2013

Banks incorporated in the United Kingdom

  1. Abbey National Treasury Services Plc DB UK Bank Limited

  2. ABC International Bank Plc Duncan Lawrie Limited

  3. Access Bank UK Limited, The

  4. Adam & Company Plc EFG Private Bank Limited

  5. ADIB (UK) Ltd Europe Arab Bank plc

  6. Agricultural Bank of China (UK) Limited European Islamic Investment Bank Plc

  7. Ahli United Bank (UK) PLC

  8. AIB Group (UK) Plc FBN Bank (UK) Ltd

  9. Airdrie Savings Bank FCE Bank Plc

  10. Aldermore Bank Plc FIBI Bank (UK) Plc

  11. Alliance Trust Savings Limited

  12. Allied Bank Philippines (UK) Plc Gatehouse Bank Plc

  13. Alpha Bank London Limited GE Capital Bank Limited

  14. AMC Bank Ltd (Applied to Cancel) Ghana International Bank Plc

  15. ANZ Bank (Europe) Limited Goldman Sachs International Bank

  16. Arbuthnot Latham & Co Limited Guaranty Trust Bank (UK) Limited

  17. Gulf International Bank (UK) Limited

  18. Banc of America Securities Limited

  19. Bank Leumi (UK) plc Habib Allied International Bank plc

  20. Bank Mandiri (Europe) Limited Habibsons Bank Limited

  21. Bank of Beirut (UK) Ltd Hampshire Trust Plc

  22. Bank of Ceylon (UK) Ltd Harrods Bank Ltd

  23. Bank of China (UK) Ltd Havin Bank Ltd

  24. Bank of Communications (UK) Limited HFC Bank Limited

  25. Bank of Cyprus UK Limited HSBC Bank Plc

  26. Bank of Ireland (UK) Plc HSBC Private Bank (UK) Limited

  27. Bank of London and The Middle East plc HSBC Trust Company (UK) Ltd

  28. Bank of New York Mellon (International) Limited, The

  29. Bank of Scotland plc ICBC (London) plc

  30. Bank of the Philippine Islands (Europe) PLC ICICI Bank UK Plc

  31. Bank Saderat Plc Intercontinental Bank (UK) Plc

  32. Bank Sepah International Plc Investec Bank PLC

  33. Barclays Bank Plc Islamic Bank of Britain Plc

  34. Barclays Bank Trust Company Limited Itau BBA International Limited

  35. BIRA Bank Limited

  36. BMCE Bank International plc J.P. Morgan Europe Limited

  37. British Arab Commercial Bank Plc J.P. Morgan International Bank Limited

  38. Brown Shipley & Co Limited J.P. Morgan Securities plc

  39. Butterfield Bank (UK) Limited Jordan International Bank Plc

  40. Julian Hodge Bank Limited

  41. C Hoare & Co

  42. CAF Bank Ltd Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander Limited (In Administration)

  43. Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited Kexim Bank (UK) Ltd

  44. Cater Allen Limited Kingdom Bank Ltd

  45. Charity Bank Limited, The Kleinwort Benson Bank Ltd

  46. China Construction Bank (London) Limited Kookmin Bank International Limited

  47. Church House Trust Limited

  48. CIBC World Markets Plc Lloyds TSB Bank Plc

  49. CIT Bank Limited Lloyds TSB Private Banking Ltd

  50. Citibank International plc Lloyds TSB Scotland Plc

  51. Close Brothers Limited

  52. Clydesdale Bank Plc

  53. Consolidated Credits Bank Ltd

  54. Co-operative Bank Plc, The

  55. Coutts & Company

  56. Credit Suisse (UK) Limited

  57. Credit Suisse International

  58. Crown Agents Bank Limited

  59. Continued on page 2

  60. This list of banks is intended to be used solely as a guide. The FSA does not warrant, nor accept any responsibility for the

  61. accuracy or completeness of the list or for any loss which may arise from reliance by any person on information in the list.

  62. (Amendments to the List of Banks since 31 January 2013 can be found on page 6)

  63. 1 March 2013 Page 1 of 6LIST OF BANKS AS COMPILED BY THE FSA ON 28 FEBRUARY 2013

  64. Banks incorporated in the United Kingdom (continued)

  65. Talos Securities Limited

  66. Macquarie Bank International Ltd TD Bank Europe Limited

  67. Marks & Spencer Financial Services Plc Tesco Personal Finance Plc

  68. Melli Bank plc Turkish Bank (UK) Ltd

  69. Methodist Chapel Aid Limited

  70. Metro Bank PLC UBS Limited

  71. Mizuho International Plc Ulster Bank Ltd

  72. Morgan Stanley Bank International Limited Union Bank UK Plc

  73. United National Bank Limited

  74. N M Rothschild & Sons Ltd United Trust Bank Limited

  75. National Bank of Egypt (UK) Limited Unity Trust Bank Plc

  76. National Bank of Kuwait (International) Plc

  77. National Westminster Bank Plc Vanquis Bank Limited

  78. Nomura Bank International Plc Virgin Money plc

  79. Northern Bank Limited VTB Capital plc

  80. Northern Trust Global Services Ltd

  81. Weatherbys Bank Limited

  82. OneSavings Bank Plc Wesleyan Bank Limited

  83. Westpac Europe Ltd

  84. Persia International Bank Plc

  85. PNB (EUROPE) PLC Zenith Bank (UK) Limited

  86. Punjab National Bank (International) Limited

  87. QIB (UK) Plc

  88. R. Raphael & Sons Plc

  89. Rathbone Investment Management Limited

  90. RBC Europe Limited

  91. Reliance Bank Ltd

  92. Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, The

  93. Sainsbury’s Bank Plc

  94. Santander UK Plc

  95. Schroder & Co Ltd

  96. Scotiabank Europe Plc

  97. Scottish Widows Bank Plc

  98. Secure Trust Bank Plc

  99. SG Hambros Bank Limited

  100. Shawbrook Bank Limited

  101. Smith & Williamson Investment Management Limited

  102. Sonali Bank (UK) Limited

  103. Southsea Mortgage and Investment Company Ltd (In Liquidation)

  104. Standard Bank Plc

  105. Standard Chartered Bank

  106. State Street Bank Europe Limited

  107. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited

 1 March 2013 Page 2 of 6  LIST OF BANKS AS COMPILED BY THE FSA ON 28 FEBRUARY 2013

Banks incorporated outside the EEA authorized to accept deposits through a branch in the UK

  1. ABSA Bank Limited Korea Development Bank - London Branch, The

  2. Arab Banking Corporation (B.S.C) Korea Exchange Bank

  3. Arab National Bank

  4. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd Macquarie Bank Ltd

  5. Malayan Banking Berhad

  6. Banco do Brasil SA Mashreqbank psc

  7. Bangkok Bank Public Company Ltd Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd

  8. Bank Hapoalim B.M. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation

  9. Bank of America, N.A. Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Limited

  10. Bank of Baroda Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd

  11. Bank of China Limited

  12. Bank of East Asia Ltd Nacional Financiera SNC

  13. Bank of India National Australia Bank Limited

  14. Bank of Montreal National Bank of Abu Dhabi

  15. Bank of New York Mellon, The National Bank of Canada

  16. Bank of Nova Scotia, The Nedbank Ltd

  17. Bank of Taiwan Nedbank Private Wealth Limited

  18. Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Limited, The Norinchukin Bank, The

  19. Northern Trust Company, The

  20. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

  21. Canara Bank Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

  22. Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd

  23. Chiba Bank Ltd, The PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

  24. CIMB Bank Berhad

  25. Citibank, N.A. Qatar National Bank SAQ

  26. Commonwealth Bank of Australia

  27. Credit Suisse AG RBC Investor Services Trust

  28. Riyad Bank

  29. DBS Bank Limited Royal Bank of Canada

  30. Emirates NBD PJSC Samba Financial Group

  31. Export-Import Bank of India Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd

  32. Shinhan Bank

  33. First Commercial Bank Silicon Valley Bank

  34. FirstRand Bank Limited State Bank of India

  35. State Street Bank and Trust Company

  36. Gulf International Bank Bsc Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited

  37. Syndicate Bank

  38. Habib Bank AG Zurich

  39. Habib Bank Ltd T C Ziraat Bankasi AS

  40. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, The

  41. HSBC Bank USA NA, London Branch Turkiye Is Bankasi As

  42. Hua Nan Commercial Bank, Ltd

  43. UBS AG

  44. Industrial Bank of Korea Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA

  45. Israel Discount Bank Limited United Overseas Bank Ltd

  46. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

  47. Westpac Banking Corporation

  48. Woori Bank

 1 March 2013 Page 3 of 6LIST OF BANKS AS COMPILED BY THE FSA ON 28 FEBRUARY 2013

  1. Banks incorporated in the EEA entitled to accept deposits through a branch in the UK

  2. ABN AMRO Bank NV GE Corporate Finance Bank SAS

  3. Allfunds Bank SA Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland, The

  4. Allied Irish Banks Plc

  5. Alpha Bank A.E. Hypo Public Finance Bank

  6. Hypothekenbank Frankfurt AG

  7. Banca IMI SpA

  8. Banca March S.A. ING Bank NV

  9. Banca Monte Dei Paschi di Siena Spa ING Direct N.V.

  10. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

  11. Banco de Sabadell Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Limited

  12. Banco Espírito Santo SA

  13. Banco Itau BBA International, S.A. KAS Bank N.V.

  14. Banco Popolare S.c. KBC Bank NV

  15. Banco Santander Totta SA

  16. Banco Santander, S.A. Landesbank Baden-Württemberg

  17. Banif - Banco Internacional do Funchal SA Landesbank Berlin AG

  18. Bank Insinger de Beaufort NV Landesbank Hessen - Thuringen Girozentrale

  19. Bank J Safra (Gibraltar) Limited Lehman Brothers Bankhaus AG

  20. Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV, The

  21. Banque Chaabi du Maroc Merrill Lynch International Bank Limited

  22. Banque Transatlantique SA

  23. Bayerische Landesbank National Bank of Greece SA

  24. BLOM Bank France Natixis

  25. BNP Paribas Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale

  26. BNP Paribas Fortis S.A./N.V. Nordea Bank Finland plc

  27. BNP Paribas Securities Services

  28. Byblos Bank Europe SA Piraeus Bank S.A.

  29. Portigon AG

  30. Caixa Geral de Depositos SA

  31. Cecabank SA Royal Bank of Scotland N.V., The

  32. Commerzbank AG

  33. Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen - Boerenleenbank B.A Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Publ)

  34. Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank Société Générale

  35. Crédit Agricole S.A. State Street Bank GmbH

  36. Crédit Industriel et Commercial Svenska Handelsbanken AB (Publ)

  37. Cyprus Popular Bank Public Co Ltd

  38. TD Bank N.V.

  39. Danske Bank A/S Triodos Bank NV

  40. Deutsche Bank AG

  41. Deutsche Hypothekenbank AG Ulster Bank Ireland Limited

  42. Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG UniCredit Bank AG

  43. Deutsche Postbank AG UniCredit S.p.A

  44. DNB Bank ASA

  45. DZ Bank AG, Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank Volkswagen Bank GmbH

  46. Eurobank Ergasias SA Westdeutsche ImmobilienBank AG

  47. Elavon Financial Services Limited Western Union International Bank GmbH

  48. Erste Group Bank AG

 1 March 2013 Page 4 of 6LIST OF BANKS AS COMPILED BY THE FSA ON 28 FEBRUARY 2013

Banks authorised in the EEA entitled to establish branches in the UK but not to accept deposits in the UK

  1. Aareal Bank AG

  2. ABN AMRO Clearing Bank N.V., London Branch

  3. Banco Espirito Santo de Investimento SA

  4. Bank Frick & Co AG

  5. Banque Havilland S.A.

  6. Banque PSA Finance

  7. BNP Paribas Fin'Ams

  8. Carnegie Investment Bank AB

  9. Citigroup Global Markets Deutschland AG

  10. CNH Financial Services S.A.S

  11. Depfa Bank Plc

  12. DVB Bank SE

  13. Handelsbanken Finans AB (publ)

  14. Ikano Bank AB (publ)

  15. IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG

  16. Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG

  17. John Deere Bank S.A.

  18. KBC Bank Ireland plc

  19. KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH

  20. LBI hf

  21. MainFirst Bank AG

  22. Mediobanca

  23. Mercedes-Benz Bank AG

  24. NIBC Bank N.V.

  25. Raiffeisen Bank International AG

  26. Siemens Bank GmbH

  27. Sygma Banque

  28. Wells Fargo Bank International

 1 March 2013 Page 5 of 6LIST OF BANKS AS COMPILED BY THE FSA ON 28 FEBRUARY 2013

Amendments to the List of Banks since 31 January 2013

Banks incorporated in the United Kingdom

Name change:

  1. From BIRA Finance Limited to BIRA Bank Limited

  2. Banks incorporated outside the EEA authorised to accept deposits through a branch in the UK

  3. No changes

  4. Banks incorporated in the EEA entitled to accept deposits through a branch in the UK

  5. Deletion:

  6. HSH Nordbank AG

  7. Banks authorised in the EEA entitled to establish branches in the UK but not to accept deposits in the UK

  8. Name change:

  9. From IKANO Bank SE to Ikano Bank AB (publ)

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