2-year Fixed Interest National Savings Certificates – New Issue

20th Issue 2-year Fixed Interest Savings Certificates went on sale on 21st August 2003. A Certificate will grow in value at a guaranteed rate each year as follows:

Year 1 2.50%

Year 2 2.61%

If a Certificate is held for two years, these rates will give a tax-free and guaranteed return equal to 2.55% pa compound.

5-year Fixed Interest National Savings Certificates – New Issue

70th Issue 5-year Fixed Interest Savings Certificates went on sale on 21st August 2003. A Certificate will grow in value at a guaranteed rate each year as follows:

Year 1 2.50%

Year 2 2.60%

Year 3 2.80%

Year 4 3.00%

Year 5 3.36%

If a Certificate is held for five years, these rates will give a tax-free and guaranteed return equal to 2.85% pa compound.

3-year Index-linked National Savings Certificates – New Issue

2nd Issue 3-year Index-linked Savings Certificates went on sale on 21st August 2003. The value of a Certificate will move in line with the rate of inflation as measured by the Retail Prices Index (subject to the detailed rules set out in the terms and conditions), plus extra interest as follows:

Purchase price	+ Index-linking	+ 0.50% of	= 1st Anniversary
for year 1	Purchase price	Value
1st Anniversary	+ Index-linking	+ 0.70% of 1st	= 2nd Anniversary
Value	for year 2	Anniversary Value	Value
2nd Anniversary	+ Index-linking	+ 0.91% of 1st	= Maturity
Value	for year 3	Anniversary Value	Value

If a Certificate is held for three years, these rates will give a tax-free and guaranteed return equal to 0.70% pa compound in addition to index-linking.

5-Year Index-linked National Savings Certificates – New Issue

29th Issue 5-year Index-linked Savings Certificates went on sale on 21st August 2003. The value of a Certificate will move in line with the rate of inflation as measured by the Retail Prices Index (subject to the detailed rules set out in the terms and conditions), plus extra interest as follows:

Purchase price	+ Index-linking	+ 0.50% of	= 1st Anniversary
for year 1	Purchase price	Value
1st Anniversary	+ Index-linking	+ 0.70% of 1st	= 2nd Anniversary
Value	for year 2	Anniversary Value	Value
2nd Anniversary	+ Index-linking	+ 0.90% of 2nd	= 3rd Anniversary
Value	for year 3	Anniversary Value	Value
3rd Anniversary	+ Index-linking	+ 1.10% of 3rd	= Anniversary
Value	for year 4	Anniversary Value	Value
4th Anniversary	+ Index-linking	+ 1.31% of 4th	= Maturity
Value	for year 5	Anniversary Value	Value

If a Certificate is held for five years, these rates will give a tax-free and guaranteed return equal to 0.90% pa compound in addition to index-linking.

National Savings and Investments Fixed Rate Savings Bonds – New Issues

New Issues of Fixed Rate Savings Bonds went on sale on 21st August 2003 as shown in the table below. The rate of interest earned by a Bond will be determined by its capital value at any time – the original investment plus any interest added to the Bond less any repayments. The rate is determined by whether the interest is paid monthly or at maturity. Interest is paid net of tax.

Term	c apital value	Gross Annual Rates
of Bond	Monthly	Annual
Interest	Interest
option	option
l-year	£500 to £19,999.99	2.80%	2.85%
Issue 21	£20,000 to £49,999.99	2.95%	3.00%
£50,000 and above	3.15%	3.20%
3-year	£500 to £19,999.99	3.25%	3.30%
Issue 14	£20,000 to £49,999.99	3.40%	3.50%
£50,000 and above	3.60%	3.70%
5-year	£500 to £19,999.99	3.45%	3.55%
Issue 12	£20,000 to £49,999.99	3.60%	3.70%
£50,000 and above	3.80%	3.90%

National Savings and Investments Pensioners Guaranteed Income Bonds l-year Term – New Series Series 18 l-year Pensioners Guaranteed Income Bonds went on sale on 21st August 2003. The interest rate, fixed and guaranteed for the first year a Bond is held, is 3.10% pa gross. The interest is paid gross and is taxable. National Savings and Investments Pensioners Guaranteed Income Bonds 2-year Term – New Series Series 24 2-year Pensioners Guaranteed Income Bonds went on sale on 21st August 2003. The interest rate, fixed and guaranteed for the first two years a Bond is held, is 3.40% pa gross. The interest is paid gross and is taxable. National Savings and Investments Pensioners Guaranteed Income Bonds 5-year Term – New Series Series 33 5-year Pensioners Guaranteed Income Bonds went on sale on 21st August 2003. The interest rate, fixed and guaranteed for the first five years a Bond is held, is 3.80% pa gross. The interest is paid gross and is taxable. National Savings and Investments Capital Bonds – New Series Series 12 Capital Bonds went on sale on 21st August 2003. A Bond will grow in value at a guaranteed gross rate each year as follows: Year 1 3.25%

Year 2 3.55%

Year 3 3.85%

Year 4 4.15%

Year 5 4.46%

If a Bond is hold for five years, these rates will give a guaranteed return equal to 3.85% pa compound. The interest is credited gross and is taxable.

Issued by National Savings and Investments on behalf of the Treasury.