The Everton Football Club Company Ltd. Report of the Directors to the Sixty-fifth Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held on Friday, the 16th June, 1944. The Directors in submitting the Accounts of the Company for the period ending 13th May, 1944, beg to report thereon, as follows:- £ s. d. £ s. d. The Balance to credit of Profit and Loss Account brought forward from last year amounting to... ... ... .... 29855 6 10 Less Dividend paid, August, 1943 ... ... ... ... .... 219 1 11 ----------- 29636 4 11 Add Income from Properties ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 629 8 5 Add Income from Investments ... ... ... ... ... .... 3 4 6 ---------- 632 12 11 ----------- 30268 17 10 Less Excess of Expenditure over Income... ... ... ... 2466 1 2 Less Payments in respect of War Damage ... ... ... .. 69 7 8 Less War Damage Contribution and War Damage Insurance 328 10 6 ----------- 2863 19 4 ------------ 27404 18 6 The Directors have made provision in the Accounts for Depre- ciation, amounting to ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... 3067 0 0 ----------- Leaving a Balance carried forward of... ... ... ... ... ... .. £24337 18 6 ----------- The retiring Directors are Messrs. W. C. Gibbins, G. Evans and W. R. Williams, who are eligible, and offer themselves for re-election. No other nominations have been received. The Auditors, Messrs. T. Theodore Rogers, Bowler & Co. retire, and offer themselves for re-election. The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed until the 17th day of June, 1944. W. C. GIBBINS, Chairman. ATTENDANCE OF DIRECTORS AT ORDINARY MEETINGS. (Number of Meetings, 25). Mr. W. C. Gibbins ... ... 25 Mr. R. R. Turnbull ... ... 23 Mr. E. Green ... ... ... 25 Mr. G. Evans, J. P. ... ... 18 Dr. C. S. Baxter ... ... 24 Mr. W. C. Cuff ... ... ... 8 Mr. R. E. Searle, C. C. ... ... 24 Capt. T. Percy... ... ... 3 Mr. W. R. Williams ... ... 23 In addition to above 11 Emergency and Sub-Committee Meetings were held.