Everton Football Club Co. Ltd Minutes of the meeting of the Directors held at the Exchange Hotel Liverpool on Friday the 9th July 1943 Present Mr. W. C. Gibbins (chairman) Mr. G. Evans ) Mr. W. R. Williams ) Mr. R. R. Turnbull ) Mr. R. E. Searle ) Directors Mr. E. Green ) Mr. W. C. Cuff ) also Mr. J. C. Bryson Solicitor and Mr. Bowler Accountant. The minutes of the previous Directors meeting were read and confirmed. It was decided to recommend to the share-holders a dividend at the rate of 7½% less tax for the three pastyears and that the proposal should be made by Mr. Green and seconded by Mr. Turnbull. The chairman Mr. Green and Mr. Cuff gave to the meeting short reports of the meetings of the League Management Committee which they had attended in London. Reference was made to the indisposition of the Secretary Mr. Theo Kelly and the grant of special leave of absence from the 30th June to 14th July and it was decided that Mr. Bryson should deal with the Secretarial work at the share- holders meeting. It as decided that the next Directors meeting should be held at Goodison Park on Tuesday the 20th July at 5 p.m. W. C. Gibbins July 20/43