Corporate Governance Statement

Evaluation

The Board continued its ongoing evaluation processes of itself and its committees to assess their performance and identify areas in which their effectiveness, policies and processes might be enhanced. As part of this process the Board continues to comply with the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators’ Code of Good Boardroom Practice. The performance of individual Directors has been considered by the Chairman and Group Chief Executive in discussion with other Non-Executive Directors. The Non-Executive Directors considered the performance of the Chairman, taking into account the views of the Executive Directors.