8-K

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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                        Date of Report: September 7, 1999




                          REPUBLIC NEW YORK CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




        Maryland                       1-7436               13-2764867
(State or other  jurisdiction        (Commission            (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                    File Number)           Identification No.)



452 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York                        10018
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 525-6100






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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

         Republic New York Corporation is hereby filing the document listed
under Item 7 below. Such document is hereby incorporated herein by reference in
this Current Report on Form 8-K and a copy of the same is attached hereto as an
exhibit.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL
               INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

     c.  Exhibits

         99      Press Release dated September 3, 1999 announcing the intended
                 adjournment of the corporation's September 9, 1999 special
                 meeting of stockholders.


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                                    SIGNATURE


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

                                          REPUBLIC NEW YORK CORPORATION


                                           By:        /s/  Paul L. Lee

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                                                        Paul L. Lee
                                                   Executive Vice President


Date:  September 7, 1999

EX-99

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                                                                      Exhibit 99


REPUBLIC NEW YORK CORPORATION
News Release
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE         PRESS CONTACT: MELISSA M. KRANTZ (212) 525-3800
 NYSE SYMBOL: RNB              INVESTOR CONTACT: STEPHEN J. SAALI (212) 525-5593
 TO REQUEST RELEASE BY E-MAIL:
 maria.alba@rnb.com
 PRESS RELEASES: (http://www.rnb.com



                          REPUBLIC NEW YORK CORPORATION
                     TO ADJOURN SPECIAL STOCKHOLDER MEETING

New York - September 3, 1999: Republic New York Corporation announced today that
it intends to adjourn the September 9, 1999 special meeting called for
Republic's common stockholders to vote on the proposed acquisition of Republic
New York Corporation by HSBC Holdings plc. As a result, the stockholder meeting
to vote on the proposed acquisition will be held on October 12, 1999, subject to
further adjournment.

The meeting is being adjourned to allow Republic New York Corporation to
supplement its proxy statement with respect to matters that are the subject of
its previously announced investigation of certain activities of its Republic New
York Securities Corporation subsidiary. On September 1, 1999 Republic New York
Corporation announced that it had commenced an investigation of the Futures
Division of Republic New York Securities Corporation (RNYSC), as a result of a
letter received from the Financial Supervisory Agency of Japan (FSA) concerning
an investigation that the FSA is conducting of the Tokyo branch of an affiliate
of a client of RNYSC's Philadelphia office.

On May 10, 1999, Republic New York Corporation entered into a definitive
agreement to be acquired by HSBC Holdings plc at $72 cash per share. In addition
to stockholder approval, this transaction is subject to various regulatory
approvals.
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