North Lanarkshire Municipal Bank Minutes 22 March 2004

Present

Councillors, J Pentland , R Burrows , J Jones , W Wilson and R Lyle - Directors.

In Attendance

A Crichton, Director of Finance North Lanarkshire Council (Company Secretary)

S Pleszkan, Interim Revenues Manager, North Lanarkshire Council

J Quinn, Assistant Treasury Manager North Lanarkshire Council

Apologies

Councillors, J Shaw, and F Griffin - Directors

Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting

The minutes of the meeting held on 30 July 2003 were tabled and unanimously approved.

Annual Accounts

A set of audited accounts was tabled and circulated. It was noted that draft accounts had previously been circulated. The Directors unanimously agreed to the signing of the accounts and agreed that they should be presented to all shareholders at the Annual General Meeting to be held on the 27th January 2004.

Resolution to re-appoint Auditors

BDO Stoy Hayward offered themselves for re-appointment in accordance with S385 of the Companies Act 1985. The Directors unanimously agreed to the re-appointment.

Interest Rate Review 22 March 2004