National Savings

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National Savings

NS&I

INTEREST RATES

Fixed gross rates*

New Issues from 21 January 2009

Rate pa

AER **

1-Year Guaranteed Growth Bond - Issue 46

Taxable paid net

2.35%

2.35%

3-Year Guaranteed Growth Bond - Issue 40

Taxable paid net

2.80%

2.80%

5-Year Guaranteed Growth Bond - Issue 37

Taxable paid net

3.15%

3.15%

1-Year Guaranteed Income Bond - Issue 46

Taxable paid net

2.25%

2.27%

3-Year Guaranteed Income Bond - Issue 40

Taxable paid net

2.70%

2.73%

5-Year Guaranteed Income Bond - Issue 37

Taxable paid net

3.05%

3.09%

Fixed tax-free rates

New Issues from 21 January 2009

Rate pa

AER**

Children’s Bonus Bonds - Issue 32

Guaranteed compound rate over 5 years (including 5th anniversary bonus)

2.85%

2.85%

Rate pa/AER**

Equivalent grossed up rate for basic rate taxpayers’

Equivalent grossed up rate for higher rate taxpayers’

2-Year Fixed Interest Savings Certificates -

45th Issue Guaranteed compound rate over 2 years

1.90%

2.38%

3.17%

5-Year Fixed Interest Savings Certificates -

94th Issue Guaranteed compound rate over 5 years

2.35%

2.94%

3.92%

Variable gross rates*

Current

Rate pa

Current

AER**

New

Rate pa

New

AER **

Income Bonds

£25,000+

2.70%

2.73%

2.20%

2.22%

New rates from 21 January 2009

under £25,000

2.45%

2.48%

1.95%

1.97%

Investment Account

£50,000+

1.90%

1.90%

0.90%

0.90%

New rates from 21 January 2009

£25,000+

1.55%

1.55%

0.55%

0.55%

£10,000+♦

1.35%

1.35%

0.35%

0.35%

£5,000+♦

1.15%

1.15%

0.35%

0.35%

£500+♦

1.05%

1.05%

0.35%

0.35%

£1 to £500♦

1.00%

1.00%

0.35%

0.35%

Easy Access Savings Account

£50,000+

2.20%

2.20%

1.20%

1.20%

New rates from 21 January 2009

£25,000+

1.95%

1.95%

0.95%

0.95%

£10,000+

1.70%

1.70%

0.70%

0.70%

£100+

1.45%

1.45%

0.45%

0.45%

Residual Account***

New rate from 21 January 2009

0.25%

0.25%

0.15%

0.15%

Variable tax-free rates‡

Current Rate pa

Current AER**

New Rate pa

New AER**

Direct ISA

New rate from 21 January 2009

3.30%

3.30%

2.30%

2.30%

Cash ISA

New rate from 21 January 2009

2.40%

2.40%

1.40%

1.40%

T Cash ISA

New rate from 21 January 2009

2.40%

2.40%

1.40%

1.40%

General Extension Rate ††

New rate from 1 February 2009

0.51%

0.51%

0.15%

0.15%

*  Gross is the taxable rate of interest payable without the deduction of UK Income Tax.

**  AER (Annual Equivalent Rate) enables you to compare interest rates from different financial institutions on a like-for-like basis.

It shows what the notional annual rate would be if interest was compounded each time it was credited or paid out.

Where interest is credited once a year the rate quoted and the AER will be the same.

♦  These interest rate tiers have now been combined into one tier.

***  Where an NS&I product has been closed and we have been unsuccessful in our efforts to return the monies invested to our customer, such remaining holdings are transferred to the Residual Account. These can be interest bearing or non interest bearing.

‡  Tax-free means that the return is exempt from UK Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax at all rates of taxation.

†  At current rates of tax.

††  Paid on 7th to 43rd Issue Fixed Interest Savings Certificates that matured before 8 October 2001 and Yearly Plan.