Annual Reports and Accounts 2007-2008

Financial Statements

• Financial Review
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Corporate Governance Statement
  • The Board Constitution and Procedures
  • Board Committees
  • Audit Committee
  • Remuneration Committee
  • Nomination Committee
  • Evaluation
  • Communication with Investors
  • Accountability and Audit
  • Directors’ Attendance
• Directors' Report
• Remuneration Report
• Regulatory Developments
• Report of the Independent Auditor to the Members of Sportingbet Plc

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Corporate Governance Statement

Nomination Committee

The Nomination Committee is chaired by Sean O’Connor and its other members are Peter Dicks, who was appointed on 1 February 2008, Nigel Payne and Brian Harris. The Committee’s Secretary is Daniel Talisman, the Company Secretary. The Committee sits formally at least twice a year (and met three times during the last financial year). The Terms of Reference for the Committee (including the terms and conditions of appointment of Directors) can be viewed on the Company’s website and are available in writing on request.

The Committee is responsible for monitoring and formally reviewing the performance, composition, balance and expertise of the Board as a whole and making an appraisal of the contribution of individual Directors, including a review of their time commitment and attendance records. The Committee also considers succession planning for the Board and Group senior management. When necessary the Committee prepares a description of the role to be filled and engages external consultants to administer a detailed search and the generation of a shortlist. Any recommendations for appointments or replacements are brought before the Board.

During the year, the Committee considered the appointment of the new Group Finance Director and, following this appointment, assessed the composition of the Board which it believed to be sufficiently strong and diverse for a company of Sportingbet’s size.

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