Barclays

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.