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, 17th June 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	834,256,528	4,831,851	839,088,378	848,773,671	41,432,502	890,206,173
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
The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc	The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc	(Edinburgh) (Glasgow)	888,355	976,747,150	16,588,246	993,335,395	977,594,233	26,889,686	1,004,483,918
Clydesdale Bank Plc	Clydesdale Bank Plc	(Edinburgh) (Glasgow)	498,773	1,088,764,197	0	1,088,764,197	1,069,480,194	28,292,881	1,097,773,075

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 Coin other then Gold Coin not less than that which they are required to hold during the period to which this Return relates. R Varndell, for the Registrar of Bank Returns *This column included 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 by the Bank. 17th August 2006.