Barclays

Matthew W Barrett Chairman (age 61) was appointed as Chairman on 1st September 2004. He had been Group Chief Executive since October 1999, when he joined the Board. He joined Barclays from Bank of Montreal where he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He joined the Bank of Montreal in 1962. In 1994, he became an Officer of the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour, and in 1995, he was awarded the title of Canada's Outstanding CEO of the Year. He is a Member of the International Advisory Board of British American Business Inc., the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's International Advisory Committee, Institut International D'Etudes Bancaires, the Chartered Management Institute and the European Financial Services Round Table. He chairs the Board Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.

Sir David Arculus^(a) (age 59) joined the Board in February 1997. He has recently joined the Board of Telefónica, following the takeover of O2 plc, where he was Chairman. He is also a non-executive Director of Pearson Plc. Until the end of 2005 Sir David was Chairman of the UK Government's Better Regulation Task Force. He is a member of the Finance Committee of Oxford University Press and is Deputy President of the CBI. Sir David's previous positions include Chairman of Severn Trent plc, Earls Court and Olympia Group Limited and IPC Group Limited and Group Managing Director of EMAP plc. He is a member of the Board HR and Remuneration Committee and the Board Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.

Sir Richard Broadbent^(a) Senior Independent Director (age 52) joined the Board in September 2003. He was appointed Senior Independent Director on 1st September 2004. He is Chairman of Arriva plc and was previously the Executive Chairman of HM Customs and Excise from 2000 to 2003. He was formerly a member of the Group Executive Committee of Schroders plc and a non-executive Director of the Securities Institute. He is a member of the Board HR and Remuneration Committee and the Board Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee and, from 1st January 2006, Chairman of the Board Risk Committee.

Leigh Clifford^(a) (age 58) joined the Board on 1st October 2004. He is Chief Executive of Rio Tinto, having worked for the Rio Tinto Group since 1970. He has extensive experience of managing a business that operates in a number of global regions. He was previously Chairman of the Coal Industry Advisory Board of the International Energy Agency and until May 2004, a Director of Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. He is a member of the Board HR and Remuneration Committee.

Fulvio Conti^(a) (age 58) will join the Board as a non-executive Director on 1st April 2006. Fulvio is Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Enel SpA, the Italian energy group, a position he has held since May 2005. He became Chief Financial Officer of Enel SpA in 1999. Fulvio was formerly General Manager and Chief Financial Officer of Telecom Italia and between 1996 and 1998 was General Manager and Chief Financial Officer of Ferrovie dello Stato, the Italian national railway. Fulvio began his career in 1969 with the Mobil Group, where he held a number of executive positions in Italy and abroad, including a period as Chief Financial Officer for Europe.

Dr Danie Cronjé^(a) (age 59) joined the Board on 1st September 2005 following the acquisition by Barclays of a majority stake in Absa, where he is Chairman. Danie joined Absa in 1987 and was formerly Deputy Chief Executive and Group Chief Executive until 1997. He joined Volkskas in 1975 and held various positions in Volkskas Merchant Bank and Volkskas Group. Danie is also a director of Idion Technology Holdings Limited. He is a member of the Board Risk Committee.

Professor Dame Sandra Dawson^(a) (age 59) joined the Board in March 2003. She is currently KPMG Professor of Management Studies at the University of Cambridge and has been Director of Judge Business School at Cambridge since 1995 and Master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge since 1999. Professor Dawson is a member of the UK-Indian Round Table and has held a range of non-executive posts in other organisations including Rand Europe (UK), the Society for the Advancement of Management Studies, JP Morgan Fleming Claverhouse Investment Trust and Riverside Mental Health Trust. She is a member of the Board Audit Committee.

Sir Andrew Likierman^(a) (age 62) joined the Board on 1st September 2004. He was previously Managing Director, Financial Management, Reporting and Audit and Head of the Government Accountancy Service at HM Treasury. He is Professor of Management Practice in Accounting at the London Business School and a non-executive Director of the Bank of England. Sir Andrew was formerly a non-executive Director and Chairman of MORI Group Limited. He is a member of the Board Audit and Board Risk Committees.

Sir Nigel Rudd, DL^(a) Deputy Chairman (age 59) joined the Board in February 1996 and was appointed Deputy Chairman on 1st September 2004. He is currently non-executive Chairman of Pilkington PLC, Pendragon PLC and Boots Group PLC. He is Chairman of the Board HR and Remuneration Committee and a member of the Board Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee. Sir Nigel is also Chairman of the Group's Brand and Reputation Committee.

Stephen Russell^(a) (age 60) joined the Board in October 2000 on completion of the acquisition of Woolwich plc. He joined Woolwich plc's Board as a non-executive Director in 1998. He was Chief Executive of Boots Group PLC from 2000 until 2003, having worked for Boots since 1967. He is Chairman of the Board Audit Committee and is a member of the Board Risk and Board Corporate Governance and Nominations Committees. Stephen is also a trustee of St John's Ambulance and Tommy's the Baby Charity and is on the Council of Nottingham University.

Robert Steel^(a) (age 54) joined the Board on 1st June 2005. He retired from Goldman Sachs in January 2004 after more than 25 years with the firm. At the time of his retirement he was a Vice-Chairman of the firm. Bob is also a Senior Fellow at the Center for Business and Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Duke University. He is also a Member of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Inc. and a former Director of the Securities Industry Association (USA). He is a member of the Board Audit Committee.

John Sunderland^(a) (age 60) joined the Board on 1st June 2005. He has been Chairman of Cadbury Schweppes PLC since May 2003. John joined Cadbury Schweppes in 1968 and was appointed Chief Executive in September 1996. He is also Senior Independent non-executive Director of The Rank Group Plc. John is President of the CBI and former President of both ISBA, the Incorporated Society of British Advertisers and the Food and Drink Federation. John is a Director of the Financial Reporting Council, an Advisory Board Member of CVC Capital Partners and of Ian Jones & Partners, a Leadership Council Member of Young Enterprise. He is a member of the Board HR and Remuneration Committee.

John Varley^(b)(c) Group Chief Executive (age 49) was appointed as Group Chief Executive on 1st September 2004, prior to which he had been Group Deputy Chief Executive from 1st January 2004. He held the position of Group Finance Director from 2000 until the end of 2003. He joined the Group Executive Committee in September 1996 and was appointed to the Board in June 1998. He was Chief Executive of Retail Financial Services from 1998 to 2000 and Chairman of the Asset Management Division from 1995 to 1998.

Robert E Diamond Jr^(b)(c) President, Barclays PLC and CEO, Investment Banking and Investment Management (age 54) was appointed President of Barclays PLC and became an executive Director on 1st June 2005. He is responsible for the investment banking, investment management and wealth management businesses for the Group. He has been a member of the Group Executive Committee since September 1997. He joined Barclays in July 1996 from CSFB where he was Vice-Chairman and Head of Global Fixed Income and Foreign Exchange.

Gary Hoffman^(b)(c) Chairman, UK Banking and Chairman, Barclaycard (age 45) was appointed as Chief Executive of Barclaycard in September 2001 and joined the Board on 1st January 2004. He was appointed Chairman of UK Banking and Chairman of Barclaycard in December 2005. Gary joined the Group in 1982 and has held a variety of management positions, as well as sitting on the Executive Committee of Retail Financial Services and being a member of the Group Operating Committee. He joined the Group Executive Committee in 2001. Gary is also a non-executive Director of Trinity Mirror PLC.

Paul Idzik^(c) Chief Operating Officer (age 45) joined the Executive Committee and became Chief Operating Officer in November 2004. He is also Chairman of the Group Operating Committee. Paul was formerly Chief Operating Officer of Barclays Capital. He joined Barclays Capital in August 1999 following a career with Booz Allen & Hamilton, where he was a partner and senior member of the Financial Institutions Practice.

Naguib Kheraj^(b)(c) Group Finance Director (age 41) was appointed as Group Finance Director and joined the Board on 1st January 2004. He had previously held the positions of Chief Executive of Barclays Private Clients, Deputy Chairman of Barclays Global Investors, Global Head of Investment Banking and Global Chief Operating Officer at Barclays Capital. He joined the Group Executive Committee in March 2003. Before joining Barclays, he was a Managing Director and held the post of Chief Financial Officer for Europe at Salomon Brothers. Naguib is also a non-executive Director of Absa Group Limited.

David Roberts^(b)(c) Chief Executive, International Retail and Commercial Banking (age 43) was appointed as Chief Executive, International Retail and Commercial Banking on 1st January 2005. David was formerly Chief Executive of Private Clients & International from 1st January 2004 and joined the Board on the same date. He joined the Group in 1983 and has held various management positions, including Chief Executive of Personal Financial Services and Chief Executive of Business Banking. He joined the Group Executive Committee in 2001. David is also a non-executive Director of Absa Group Limited and, on 1st March 2006, became a non-executive Director of BAA plc.