UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of May 2023

Commission File Number: 001-12364

HSBC Bank plc

8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F).

Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

Neither our website referred to herein, nor any of the information contained on our website, is incorporated by reference in the Form 6-K

1618 May 2023

HSBC ~~Bank~~ ~~PLC~~BANK PLC

~~NOTICE~~PUBLICATION OF ~~REDEMPTION~~BASE PROSPECTUS AND ~~CANCELLATION OF LISTING~~REGISTRATION DOCUMENT

ToThe following base prospectus and registration document have been approved by the ~~holders~~Financial ofConduct Authority and are available for viewing:

~~(i)~~Base ~~US$300,000,000~~Prospectus ~~Undated~~dated ~~Floating~~18 ~~Rate~~May ~~Primary Capital~~2023 ~~Notes~~for ~~(Series~~the ~~3),~~HSBC Bank ~~ISIN~~plc ~~Code:~~Debt ~~GB0005903413~~Issuance ~~(the 'US$300m Notes')~~ Programme

~~and~~Registration Document dated 18 May 2023 in respect of HSBC Bank plc

~~(ii)~~To ~~US$750,000,000~~view ~~Undated~~the ~~Floating~~full ~~Rate Primary Capital Notes~~documents, ~~ISIN~~please ~~Code:~~paste ~~GB0005902332 (~~the ~~'US$750m~~following URL ~~Notes'~~into ~~and, together with~~ the ~~US$300m~~address ~~Notes,~~bar ~~the~~of ~~'Notes')~~your browser:

Notice is hereby irrevocably given to the holders of the Notes that, pursuant to Condition 5(c) (Redemption at the Option of the Bank) of the terms and conditions of each series of Notes (together, the 'Conditions') and subject to Condition 2 (Status and Subordination) of each series of Notes, on the Interest Payment Date (as defined in the Conditions of each series of Notes) falling in June 2023 (expected to be 30 June 2023) (the ‘Redemption Date’), HSBC Bank plc will exercise its option to redeem all of the outstanding Notes at 100 per centhttp://www. ~~of their principal amount, together with accrued but unpaid interest from (and including) 30 December 2022 to (but excluding) the Redemption Date~~hsbc. On or after the Redemption Date, unless payment is improperly withheld or refused or is not made by reason of Condition 2 (Status and Subordination) of each series of Notes, interest in respect of the Notes will cease to accrue.com/investors/fixed-income-investors/issuance-programmes

~~Any~~A ~~Coupons~~copy ~~(as defined in the Conditions~~ of each ~~series~~ of ~~Notes) maturing after~~ the ~~Redemption Date shall be void and payments of the principal of the Notes, together with the~~ above~~-mentioned~~ ~~accrued interest,~~documents ~~will~~has ~~be made upon presentation and surrender of the Notes and the Coupons maturing on or before the Redemption Date as provided~~been insubmitted ~~Condition~~to ~~6 (Payments) of each series of Notes. For these purposes,~~ the ~~place~~National ofStorage ~~payment~~Mechanism isand atwill ~~the~~shortly ~~specified~~be ~~office~~available offor ~~any~~inspection ~~Paying Agents, being~~ at ~~the date hereof~~: ~~The Bank of New York Mellon, 160 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4LA.~~

~~For Notes which are held through Euroclear Bank SA~~https:/~~NV ('Euroclear') or Clearstream Banking, S~~/data.Afca. ~~('Clearstream, Luxembourg'), holders should look to Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg for repayment on the Redemption Date~~org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

~~The~~DISCLAIMER ~~listing~~- ofINTENDED the Notes on the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and the admission of the Notes to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange plc will be cancelled by HSBC Bank plc on, or shortly after, 3 July 2023.ADDRESSEES

~~Capitalised~~IMPORTANT: ~~terms~~You ~~used~~must ~~but~~read ~~not~~the ~~otherwise~~following before ~~defined~~continuing: ~~herein~~The ~~shall~~following ~~have~~ applies to the ~~relevant~~above ~~meanings~~base ~~given~~prospectus toand ~~them~~registration indocument ~~the~~available ~~trust~~by ~~deed~~clicking ~~relating~~on tothe link above (i)together, the ~~US$750m~~"Base ~~Notes~~Prospectus", ~~dated~~which 17expression ~~June~~includes ~~1985;~~the ~~and~~documents ~~(ii)~~incorporated ~~the~~by ~~US$300m~~reference ~~Notes~~therein), and you ~~dated~~are 9therefore ~~December~~advised ~~1986,~~to inread ~~each~~this ~~case~~carefully asbefore ~~amended~~reading, accessing or ~~supplemented~~making ~~from~~any ~~time~~other touse ~~time,~~of ~~between,~~the ~~among~~Base ~~others~~Prospectus. In accessing the Base Prospectus, ~~HSBC~~you ~~Bank~~agree ~~plc~~to ~~and~~be ~~The~~bound ~~Law~~by ~~Debenture Trust~~the ~~Corporation~~following ~~p.l.c.~~terms and conditions, ~~copies~~including ofany ~~which~~modifications ~~are~~to ~~available~~them, ~~for~~any ~~inspection~~time atyou ~~the~~receive any ~~specified~~information ~~offices~~from ofus ~~the~~as ~~Trustee~~a orresult ~~the~~of ~~Paying~~such ~~Agents~~access.

~~ends/more~~THE BASE PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE FORWARDED OR DISTRIBUTED OTHER THAN AS PROVIDED BELOW AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER. THE BASE PROSPECTUS MAY ONLY BE DISTRIBUTED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO PERSONS THAT ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS AS DEFINED IN, AND IN RELIANCE ON, REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE 'SECURITIES ACT') OR WITHIN THE UNITED STATES TO QIBs (AS DEFINED BELOW) IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ('RULE 144A'). ANY FORWARDING, DISTRIBUTION OR REPRODUCTION OF THE BASE PROSPECTUS IN WHOLE OR IN PART IS PROHIBITED. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS NOTICE MAY RESULT IN A VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

~~Investor~~NOTHING ~~enquiries~~IN ~~to:~~THIS ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION CONSTITUTES AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DO SO. ANY NOTES ISSUED OR TO BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE BASE PROSPECTUS HAVE NOT BEEN, AND WILL NOT BE, REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. ANY NOTES ISSUED OR TO BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE BASE PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT TO PERSONS REASONABLY BELIEVED TO BE QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS (EACH A 'QIB') WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A OR (2) IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF A PERSON THAT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

~~Greg~~Please ~~Case~~note ~~+44~~that the information contained in the Base Prospectus may be addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries (0specified in the Base Prospectus) only 20and ~~7992~~is ~~3825~~not ~~investorrelations@hsbc~~intended for use and should not be relied upon by any person outside these countries and/or to whom the offer contained in the Base Prospectus is not addressed.~~com~~ Prior to relying on the information contained in the Base Prospectus you must ascertain from the Base Prospectus whether or not you are part of the intended addressees of the information contained therein.

~~Media~~Confirmation ~~enquiries~~of toyour Representation: In order to be eligible to view the Base Prospectus or make an investment decision with respect to any Notes issued or to be issued pursuant to the Base Prospectus, you must be (i) a person other than a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act); or (ii) a QIB that is acquiring the securities for its own account or for the account of another QIB. By accessing the Base Prospectus, you shall be deemed to have represented that you and any customers you represent are not a U.S. person or that you are a QIB, and that you consent to delivery of the Base Prospectus and any supplements thereto via electronic publication.

~~Gillian~~You ~~James~~are ~~+44~~reminded ~~(0)~~that 20the ~~7992~~Base ~~0516~~Prospectus ~~gillian~~has been made available to you on the basis that you are a person into whose possession the Base Prospectus may be lawfully delivered in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are located and you may not, nor are you authorised to, deliver the Base Prospectus to any other person.~~james@hsbcib.com~~

The ~~Notes~~Base ~~have~~Prospectus does not ~~been~~constitute, and ~~will~~ may not be ~~registered~~used ~~under~~in ~~the~~connection ~~United States~~with, ~~Securities~~an ~~Act~~offer ofor ~~1933,~~solicitation asin ~~amended~~any ~~(the~~place ~~‘Securities~~where ~~Act’),~~offers or ~~any~~solicitations ~~state~~are ~~securities~~not ~~laws~~permitted ~~and,~~by ~~unless~~law. soIf ~~registered,~~a jurisdiction ~~may~~requires ~~not~~that the offering be ~~offered~~made by a licensed broker or ~~sold~~dealer ~~within~~and the ~~United~~underwriters ~~States~~or any affiliate of the underwriters is a licensed broker or todealer in that jurisdiction, orthe ~~for~~offering shall be deemed to be made by the ~~account~~underwriters or ~~the~~such ~~benefit~~affiliate ~~of,~~on USbehalf ~~persons,~~of asHSBC Bank ~~defined~~plc in ~~Regulation S~~such ~~under~~jurisdiction. Under no circumstances shall the ~~Securities~~Base ~~Act,~~Prospectus ~~except~~constitute ~~pursuant~~an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer ~~exemption~~to ~~from~~buy, ornor inshall athere ~~transaction~~be ~~not~~any ~~subject~~sale of any Notes issued or to ~~the~~be ~~registration~~issued ~~requirements~~pursuant ofto the ~~Securities~~ ~~Act~~Base ~~and~~Prospectus, in ~~compliance~~any ~~with~~jurisdiction ~~any~~in which ~~applicable~~such ~~state~~offer, ~~securities~~solicitation ~~laws~~or sale would be unlawful.

~~ends/all~~The Base Prospectus has been made available to you in an electronic form. You are reminded that documents transmitted via this medium may be altered or changed during the process of electronic transmission and consequently none of HSBC Bank plc, its advisers, any person who controls HSBC Bank plc or any director, officer, employee or agent of HSBC Bank plc or affiliate of any such person accepts any liability or responsibility whatsoever in respect of any difference between the Base Prospectus made available to you in electronic format and the hard copy version available to you on request from HSBC Bank plc.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	HSBC Bank plc
Date: May 16, 2023
Date: May 19, 2023	By:	/s/ Catriona Meharry
	By:	/s/ Catriona Meharry
	Name:	Catriona Meharry
	Title:	Treasurer

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