Hibernia's CEO to Address Smith Barney Citigroup Financial Services C

    Business Editors

    NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2005--Hibernia (NYSE:HIB) President and CEO Herb Boydstun will address analysts and investors attending the 2005 Smith Barney Citigroup Financial Services Conference at the Plaza Hotel in New York Wednesday, Jan. 26, beginning at 9 a.m. Central Time.
    Investors may attend a live listen-only Webcast of Boydstun's comments and follow his slide presentation by visiting the Corporate, Investor and Media Relations section on Hibernia's Internet site at www.hibernia.com.
    The presentation will be archived and available for 30 days after the conference concludes.
    Hibernia is on Forbes magazine's list of the world's 2,000 largest companies and Fortune magazine's list of America's top 1,000 companies according to annual revenue. Hibernia has $21.4 billion in assets and 314 locations in 34 Louisiana parishes and 34 Texas counties. Hibernia Corporation's common stock (HIB) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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CONTACT: Hibernia Media Inquiries: Steven Thorpe, 504-533-2753 E-mail: sthorpe@hibernia.com or Investor Inquiries: Trisha Voltz, 504-533-2180 E-mail: tvoltz@hibernia.com

KEYWORD: LOUISIANA NEW YORK INDUSTRY KEYWORD: BANKING CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: Hibernia

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