EX-4.24



 Exhibit 4.24 
  

					
	 	 	 	  	Barclays Corporate Secretariat
	 	 	 	  	Level 29
	 	 	 	  	1 Churchill Place
	 	 	 	  	London
	7 January 2014	 	 	  	E14 5HP
	  
 Steve Thieke
	 	 	  	  
 Tel 020 7116 8099

	 	 	 	  	Fax 020 7116 7785
	 	 	 	  	  
  

lawrence.dickinson@barclays.com


  

 
 Dear Steve 
 I
am pleased to confirm the details of your appointment as an independent non-executive Director of Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC (“the Companies” or “Barclays”) with effect from 7 January 2014. Your appointment as a
Member of the Board Financial Risk Committee (BFRC) will also take effect from this date and. As discussed, subject to Board approval you will also join the Board Remuneration Committee (RemCo).  

 

	1.	Terms of Your Appointment 

 Your appointment term will be for up to six years, subject to
annual re-election by shareholders (see below). On or before the sixth anniversary of your appointment the Chairman will agree with you whether it is appropriate for you to continue to seek shareholder re-election to serve for up to another three
years. In addition, you will also have an annual review with the Chairman of your performance as a non-executive Director. The Board has also adopted a formal system of self-evaluation, which is currently carried out annually. 

Your appointments are being made by the Directors in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Companies. As with all of the Directors, you will
be required to seek re-election by shareholders at the Barclays PLC AGM each year in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code. 
 Your
appointment may be terminated by Barclays on six months’ notice (or immediately on payment of six months fees in lieu of notice) but would automatically terminate without any entitlement to notice or payment if the Barclays PLC shareholders do
not elect or re-elect you whenever you stand for election or re-election, and/or if you are removed from office by the shareholders. The Board shall also reserve the right to reconsider your appointment as a Director and therefore to terminate your
appointment forthwith without any entitlement to notice or payment should there be any material change to your personal circumstances that the Board believes may affect your appointment as a Director of Barclays PLC and/or Barclays Bank PLC. A
material change shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 
  

	 	•	 	where you resign, retire or are removed from office from any of your other external appointments (including, but not limited to, any other directorships). 


Barclays PLC. Registered in England. Registered No: 48839. Registered Office: 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP 








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	 	•	 	where you are appointed to any other company, corporate body or other entity (internal or external), which has not been agreed in advance with the Chairman. 


	 	•	 	where an incident occurs, which the Board considers could adversely affect the reputation of Barclays. 


Where such a material change occurs, you must inform the Chairman as soon as possible. 

Should you wish to resign your appointment, you are required to give Barclays not less than six months’ notice. 

 
  

	2.	Fees 

 As a non-executive Director you will receive a fee of £80,000 per annum,
for your role as a member of BFRC a fee of £25,000 per annum and for your role as a member of RemCo a fee of £30,000 per annum, payable monthly in arrears by direct credit into your nominated bank account after the deduction of
tax and other statutory deductions. In the event that you hold office for part of the year the fees shall be pro-rated accordingly on the basis of one twelfth for each complete or part month served. £30,000 of your non-executive Director fee, after tax and national insurance, will be used to purchase Barclays PLC shares twice per year, in February and July/August, after the announcement of the Companies’ full and
half-year financial results. These shares will be held on your behalf until you leave the Board. Enclosed with this letter is an agreement setting out details in respect of this remuneration in Barclays PLC shares, which you are asked to sign and
return. 
 The fees may be subject to any amendment or qualification as required by any law, regulation or regulatory authority. The Board (with the
non-executive Directors abstaining) reviews the level of fees paid to non-executive Directors annually. 
 Any
reasonable out of pocket expenses that you incur in performing your duties as a Director (travelling expenses in attending Board and Board Committee meetings etc.) will be reimbursed in accordance with our standard expenses policy. 

 

	3.	Role 

 Attached to this letter is a role profile for non-executive Directors, which has been
agreed by the Board. The Board may change this role profile from time to time and the role profile as amended shall, once notified to you, be deemed to form part of this letter in place of the document attached. 








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 Any information relating to Barclays which you acquire in your role should be held securely and not
disclosed to any third parties without my prior clearance, unless it has already become available to the public. 
  

	4.	Time Commitment 

 The Board normally meets formally eight times a year, including a 1 1⁄2 day strategy session held each year, and will otherwise meet on an ad-hoc basis as required. Some of the meetings may be held overseas. The scheduled Board
meeting dates for the remainder of the year have been provided to you. Please note that the number of ad-hoc meetings may increase significantly when the Board is required to address urgent matters as they arise between scheduled meetings. Directors
are also expected to attend the Barclays PLC AGM, which is usually held at the end of April each year, and be available afterwards to meet with and answer questions from shareholders. 

You will also be expected to make yourself available during your first year of appointment for the purpose of induction (further details below) and in
future years for occasional Board training days. 
 Directors are expected to attend each meeting of the Board, including those called on an ad-hoc
basis to discuss urgent matters, and to set aside sufficient time to consider the papers in respect of those meetings, which for scheduled meetings are normally sent to Directors in the week prior to the meeting. 

The BFRC and RemCo are each expected to meet 5-6 times each year and your expected time commitment is 12-15 days per annum for each Committee. The
Committees’ Terms of Reference are enclosed with this letter and the meeting dates for 2014 will be provided to you. 
 The average time
commitment for non-executive Directors as a whole is in the range of 30-36 days per year. 
 You have already disclosed to the Board your main existing
commitments outside Barclays, and you should advise me on any changes to these. Any new commitments which you propose to undertake which could present a potential conflict of interest or which may impact on the time that you are able to devote to
your role at Barclays, should be notified to me also so that they can be agreed in advance by the Board. 
  

	5.	Directors Share Qualification 

 Under Barclays PLC’s Articles of Association, you will
be required to hold £500 in nominal value (2,000 ordinary shares of 25p each) of Barclays PLC shares within two months of your appointment (i.e., on or before 7 March 2014). You must obtain clearance to deal before you acquire these or
any Barclays PLC shares, and I will arrange this on your behalf once you let me know your intentions. If you would also like assistance in arranging to buy these shares, please let me know. 








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	6.	Induction and support 

 We will agree a suitable induction programme with you shortly, which
will enable you to meet some of the key members of our senior management. We will also provide to you further briefing regarding your role, which will include your legal and regulatory duties as a Director and details of procedures regarding the
disclosure of any conflicts of interest, data protection, the control of inside information and for obtaining clearance to deal in Barclays PLC shares. 

Ongoing training and briefings will also be made available, including any topics that you may request. 

The Company Secretary and Barclays Corporate Secretariat are available to assist you with both day-to-day and specific matters in your role as a Director
of Barclays. Also, should you feel that there may be implications for you personally in carrying out any of the duties as a Director, you may, with our prior agreement, seek independent advice at Barclays expense. 

 

	7.	Indemnity 

 For the avoidance of doubt, the Boards have confirmed that as a Director of
Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC (and in respect of any directorship that you undertake at the express behest of Barclays) you have the benefit of and are able to rely upon the indemnity contained in Article 147 of the Barclays PLC Articles of
Association and the identical wording in Article 143 of the Barclays Bank PLC Articles of Association, the terms of which are hereby expressly incorporated into this letter of appointment. Copies of the relevant Articles are attached for your ease
of reference. 
 In outline, the effect of the Articles (as restricted by relevant statutory provisions) is to provide an indemnity in respect of
certain liabilities incurred by you in the execution of your duties, provided that the liability does not arise by virtue of your negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust in relation to the Bank. A copy of the indemnity wording is
attached to this letter. The indemnity is of course in addition to any other protection available to you by virtue of provisions of statute, common law or indeed any specific contract. 

This letter sets out the main terms of your appointment and on acceptance will constitute a contract for services. Would you please confirm your acceptance of the
appointments as set out in this letter by signing the enclosed copy and returning it to me. Please let me know if you would like any further information in connection with these appointments. 

I look forward to working with you. 








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 Yours sincerely 
  

 
 Lawrence Dickinson 

Company Secretary 
  
  

 
  
  

Enclosures: 
  

	 	—	 	Agreement setting out details in respect of the remuneration in Barclays PLC shares, for signature and return; 


	 	—	 	Board Financial Risk Committee Terms of Reference 


	 	—	 	Board Remuneration Committee Terms of Reference 


	 	—	 	Role profile for non-executive Directors; and 


	 	—	 	Article 147 of the Barclays PLC Articles of Association and Article 143 of the Barclays Bank PLC Articles of Association. 

  

 
 I agree to the terms and conditions of my appointment as a non-executive Director of Barclays PLC
and Barclays Bank PLC as set out in this letter. 
  

			
	Signed:	 	  

		
	Name:	 	  

		
	Date: