Yorkshire Bank launches private offering for busy professionals

18th February 2008

Yorkshire Bank today unveils its latest offering, Yorkshire Private, to help busy high net worth individuals manage their finances. This new service will provide customers with the advice of a dedicated private partner - a specialist in managing personal wealth who will ensure customers achieve their financial goals.

Yorkshire Private customers receive a tailored service. Benefits include:

• Advice from a dedicated private partner based at one of the Bank's 74 Integrated Financial Solutions centres
• High quality travel insurance
• Access to a Concierge Service
• Access to a state of the art health screening service
• Access to quality healthcare
• Access to Home Insurance, including Home Emergency Cover, provided by Hiscox
• Access to financial planning experts, will writing and trustee services and offshore banking
• Private Word - exclusive lifestyle quarterly publication
• Free use of meeting and conference rooms in Financial Solutions Centres nationwide

Mike Williams, Executive Director at Yorkshire Bank said, "By placing the customer at the heart of everything we do and working collaboratively on all our customer's needs - from private to corporate banking - means we can deliver superior results."

Yorkshire Private services are more accessible than many similar services, being available to people with an individual gross salary of £75,000 over, joint gross income of over £100,000 or investible assets of £100,000. A monthly fee of £25 is chargeable for the service.

Media enquiries

Stuart Neill, Yorkshire Bank - Tel .07767 788 765 / stuart.neill@eu.nabgroup.com

Mike Nicol, Yorkshire Bank - Tel. 07717 484 962 / Michael.nicol@eu.nabgroup.com

Notes to Editors
Yorkshire Bank was founded in 1859 in Halifax, West Yorkshire.  Today, the Bank has more than 190 retail branches and 22 Financial Solutions Centres, a strong personal customer base and a growing business capability in the North of England and the Midlands.

Yorkshire Bank is a trading name of Clydesdale Bank plc, which is a subsidiary of the National Australia Bank Group of companies. Yorkshire Bank joined the Group in 1990.

In 2006, Yorkshire Bank was voted the UK's 'Best Business Bank' by the Forum of Private Business.