BRIEF-Britain's TSB Bank appoints new chairman, reports fall in pre-tax profit
Feb 2 (Reuters) - Banco De Sabadell Sa:
* BRITAIN‘S TSB BANK APPOINTS RICHARD MEDDINGS AS CHAIRMAN, TO SUCCEED WILL SAMUEL
* BANK ALSO REPORTS RESULTS FOR YEAR ENDING DEC.31 2017
* TSB ADVANCED 7 BILLION POUNDS IN NEW MORTGAGE LENDING, UP FROM 6.6 BILLION POUNDS IN 2016
* CUSTOMER DEPOSITS GREW TO 30.5 BILLION POUNDS, UP 3.9 PERCENT
* OPERATING COSTS INCREASED 16.7 PERCENT YEAR-ON-YEAR TO 821.3 MILLION POUNDS
* STATUTORY PROFIT BEFORE TAX FELL TO 162.7 MILLION POUNDS, DOWN 10.6 PERCENT Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Reporting by Emma Rumney)