13.3 Share interests
13.3.1 Shares
The beneficial interests of the Directors and their immediate families in the ordinary shares of the Group are set out below:

Table 4 Number
of shares
at 31.12.04
Number
of shares
at 31.12.03/
01.01.04*
Chairman
Dennis Stevenson

221,726

166,541
Executive Directors
James Crosby

279,407

184,280
Mike Ellis 275,786 168,833
Phil Hodkinson 112,919 28,806
Andy Hornby 252,640 174,759
Colin Matthew 88,032 72,366
George Mitchell 90,562 72,622
Mark Tucker Nil Nil
Non-executive Directors
Charles Dunstone

100,000

100,000
Sir Ronald Garrick 19,611 17,306
Anthony Hobson 6,500 5,500
Brian Ivory 7,000 11,000
Coline McConville 2,070 2,070
John Maclean 5,000 5,038
Kate Nealon 8,198 Nil
David Shearer 10,000 Nil

* or date of appointment, if later.

Notes to Table 4
Note 1

James Crosby, George Mitchell, Brian Ivory and John Maclean all have a non-beneficial interest as at 31 December 2004 over 2,217,507 ordinary shares of the Group (2003 - 4,514,752) as Trustees of the Bank of Scotland Profit Sharing Stock Ownership Scheme. Brian Ivory has a non-beneficial interest over 4,500 ordinary shares (2003 - 4,500).

Note 2
Certain Directors will receive further interests in the ordinary shares of the Group arising out of the short term incentive plans and, potentially, the long term incentive plans as set out in Tables 5, 6, 7 and 8.

Note 3
No Director had any interest in the preference shares of HBOS or in the loan or share capital of any Group undertaking at the beginning or during or at the end of the financial year. No options to subscribe for shares in other Group companies are granted to Directors of the Group.

Neither James Crosby nor Phil Hodkinson, who are both Non-executive Directors of St. James’s Place Capital plc, nor their immediate families had any interest in the ordinary shares of that company throughout 2004.

Note 4
There has been no change in the share interests as set out in the table between the end of the financial year and 1 March 2005, the date of approval of this Annual Report and Accounts.

13.3.2 Short Term Incentive Plan – HBOS Directors and former Halifax Directors
Certain Executive Directors have conditional entitlements to shares arising from the annual incentive sharekicker. Where the annual incentive for 2000 and/or 2001 and/or 2002 and/or 2003 was taken in shares and these shares are retained in trust for three years, additional shares may also be transferred to the Directors. The basic shares shown below which have already vested are also included in Table 4. The additional shares shown opposite arise as a result of sharekicker.

Table 5 At 31.12.03/
01.01.04
Added
in year
Released in year At 31.12.04
Grant effective from Basic shares Additional shares Basic shares Additional shares Basic shares Additional shares
James Crosby Mar 01 19,420 9,710 29,130 - -
Mar 02 38,671 19,335 38,671 19,335
Mar 03 32,177 16,088 32,177 16,088
Mar 04 - - 24,850 12,425 24,850 12,425
90,268 45,133 95,698 47,848
Mike Ellis Mar 01 14,617 7,308  21,925 - -
Mar 02 29,003 14,501 29,003 14,501
Mar 03 23,889 11,944 23,889 11,944
Mar 04 - - 17,315 8,657 17,315 8,657
67,509 33,753 70,207 35,102
Phil Hodkinson Mar 02 10,327 5,163 10,327 5,163
Mar 03 18,282 9,141 18,282 9,141
Mar 04 - - 12,826 6,413 12,826 6,413
28,609 14,304 41,435 20,717
Andy Hornby Mar 01 11,067 5,533 16,600 - -
Mar 02 23,525 11,762 23,525 11,762
Mar 03 21,939 10,969 21,939 10,969
Mar 04 - - 18,437 9,218 18,437 9,218
56,531 28,264 63,901 31,949
Colin Matthew Mar 02 11,384 5,692 11,384 5,692
Mar 03 18,282 9,141 18,282 9,141
Mar 04 - - 12,505 6,252 12,505 6,252
29,666 14,833 42,171 21,085
George Mitchell Mar 02 14,035 7,017 14,035 7,017
Mar 03 23,889 11,944 23,889 11,944
Mar 04 - - 17,315 8,657 17,315 8,657
37,924 18,961 55,239 27,618

Notes to Table 5
Note 1

Shares under these plans were granted using the market price at the date of grant, as follows:

Plan Share grant price £
Mar 2001 - Mar 2004 6.752
Mar 2002 - Mar 2005 7.68
Mar 2003 - Mar 2006 6.76
Mar 2004 - Mar 2007 7.36

Note 2
Shares will be released after three years, subject to the basic shares still being held and subject to the participant still being in the Group’s employment at that time or being a qualifying leaver.

Note 3
Because the basic shares are shown net of each participant’s original income tax and National Insurance liability, the additional incentive shares are shown in a like manner. In practice, the value of the grossed-up equivalent additional shares (inclusive of associated income tax and National Insurance) will be shown in Table 1a at the time of release, as is the case with those released in the year on 3 March 2004. Those released in 2004 represented the basic shares purchased by the Director’s own annual cash incentive in March 2001 plus the additional shares arising as a result of sharekicker.

Note 4
Following his retirement on 31 December 2003, Gordon McQueen retains interests under the short term incentive plan through grants of basic and additional shares of 18,406 and 9,203, respectively (effective from March 2003) and 17,128 and 8,564, respectively (effective from March 2004). These remain subject to the same plan rules as apply to existing Executive Directors.