Bradford & Bingley International’s new fixed rate bond launched

Paying 7% interest, Isle of Man-based savings bank Bradford & Bingley International has just released its latest limited edition fixed rate savings bond.

Offshore savings bank Bradford & Bingley International is carrying on its competitive run of fixed rate savings bonds with its one year Fixed Rate Bond (Issue 45). The bond pays an impressive 7.00% gross per annum.

The latest fixed rate bond is offered on balances over £10,000, and interest is paid on maturity. The bond also offers the comfort for all bond customers that the rate offered is fixed throughout the life of the bond, regardless of changes in the Bank of England Base Rate.

Sold on a first-come-first-served basis, Fixed Rate Bond (Issue 45) is a strictly limited edition product. The closing date for applications is 30 September 2008.

As a leading offshore savings bank, Bradford & Bingley International has been providing individual savings solutions to private customers and financial institutions for over 16 years.

Further information about Fixed Rate Bond (Issue 45), including an application pack and full Terms and Conditions, can be found on the Bradford & Bingley International website, www.bbi.co.im or alternatively call+ 44 (0) 1624 695000 to receive an application pack by post.

Information on Bradford & Bingley International and its full range of offshore savings accounts can be found at www.bbi.co.im.

Note to editors

Information about Bradford & Bingley International can be found at the following web address – www.bbi.co.im

Bradford & Bingley International Limited is licensed by the Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission to conduct banking business and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bradford & Bingley plc.

Bradford & Bingley plc has given a legal undertaking agreeing to discharge the liabilities of Bradford & Bingley International Limited in so far as Bradford & Bingley International Limited is unable to discharge them out of its own assets and while Bradford & Bingley International Limited remains a subsidiary of Bradford & Bingley plc. Under Isle of Man legislation, deposits made with an Isle of Man office of Bradford & Bingley International Limited are covered by the Depositors Compensation Scheme contained in the Banking Business (Compensation of Depositors) Regulations 1991 (as amended).