Bank of Issue in Scotland

An Account pursuant to the Bank Notes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971, the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held during the 4 weeks ended Saturday, 25th March 2006.

Average Circulation during 4 weeks ended as above	Average amount of Bank of England Notes and Coin held during 4 weeks ended as above
Name and Title as set forth on Licence	Name of Firm	Approved   Offices	Circulation authorised by Certificate	£5 and upwards	Under £5	Total	*Gold and Bank of England Notes	Coin other than Gold	Total
Bank of Scotland	The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	(Edinburgh)  (Glasgow)	1,289,222	807,895,072	4,832,590	812,727,662	814,269,112	32,658,870	846,927,982
The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc	The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc	(Edinburgh)  (Glasgow)	888,355	957,222,450	16,159,396	973,381,845	963,221,995	28,733,839	991,955,834
Clydesdale Bank Plc	Clydesdale Bank Plc	(Edinburgh)  (Glasgow)	498,773	1,018,456,817	0	1,018,456,817	1,002,075,642	23,912,853	1,025,988,495

I hereby certify that each of the Bankers named in the above Return, who have in circulation an amount of Notes beyond that authorised in their Certificates have held an amount of Bank of England Notes and Gold and Coin other than Gold Coin not less than that which they are required to hold during the period to which this Return relates. Rachel Varndell, for the Registrar of Bank Returns *This column includes Bank of England Notes deposited at the Bank of England, which, by virtue of section 9(1) of the Currency and Bank Notes Act, 1928, are to be treated as gold coin held by the Bank. 24th May 2006.