RNS No 6427c
THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF SCOTLAND
1st July 1997



FORMAL NOTICE FOR SPECIALIST SECURITIES

PUBLICATION DATE: 30 June 1997


Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the following
securities to be admitted to the Official List.

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DETAILS OF ISSUE:   Annual update of the Programme for the Issuance of Debt
                    Instruments

ISSUER:             The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
                    Bank of Scotland Treasury Services PLC
                    Scotland International

INCORPORATED IN:    Scotland
                    England
                    The Netherlands

GUARANTOR:          The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland

INCORPORATED IN:     -

Particulars relating to the issue may be obtained during usual business hours
for fourteen days from the date of this formal notice from:

Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limited
25 Cabot Square
Canary Wharf
London E14 4QA

Copies of the particulars relating to the above may also be obtained from the
London Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange Tower, Old Broad Street (beside
the main entrance), London EC2, for the two business days following the date
of this formal notice.




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