Document:

Appointment Letter - Alison Carnwath

 Exhibit 4.15 
  

			
		  	 Barclays Corporate Secretariat
 Level 29
 1 Churchill Place

	 Lawrence Dickinson

Company Secretary
  
 27 July 2010
  
 Ms Alison
Carnwath
	  	 London
 E14 5HP

 
 Tel 020 7116 8099
 Fax 020 7116 7785
  

lawrence.dickinson@barclays.com

Dear Alison 
 I am writing to you about your
appointment as a Director of Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC with effect from 1 August 2010. 
  

	1.	Fees 

 As a
Non-Executive Director you will receive a fee of £70,000 per annum, payable monthly in arrears by direct credit into your nominated bank account. 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. £20,000 of this fee, after tax and national insurance, will be used to purchase Barclays PLC shares twice per year, in February and August. 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. 

Any reasonable out of pocket expenses that you incur in performing your duties as a Director (travelling expenses in attending Board
meetings etc.) will be reimbursed in accordance with our standard expenses policy. The Board (with the Non-Executive Directors abstaining) reviews the level of fees paid to Non-Executive Directors annually. 

 

	2.	Terms of Your Appointment 

 The Directors, rather than the shareholders in general meeting, have appointed you to the Boards of Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC. As a consequence, you are required to seek re-election at the
Barclays PLC Annual General Meeting in 2011. As with all of the Directors, you will then normally be required to seek re-election at least every three years. 
 Your initial term of office will be for up to six years. On or before the sixth anniversary of your appointment we will agree with you whether it is appropriate for you to continue for up to another three
years. In addition, you will also have an annual review with the Chairman of your 

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

 
performance as a Non-Executive Director. The Board has also adopted a formal system of self-evaluation, which is carried out on an annual basis. 

Your appointment as a Non-Executive Director may be terminated by us 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 re-elect you whenever you stand for 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 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 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). 

  

	 	•	 	 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 the Group. 

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 us not less than six months’ notice. 

 

	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. 
  

	4.	Time Commitment 

 The Board normally meets formally 8 times a year, including a
1 1/2 day strategy session in November, and will
otherwise meet on an ad-hoc basis as required. Directors are also expected to attend the Barclays AGM, which is usually held at the end of April each year, and be available afterwards to meet with and answer the questions of shareholders.

 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 are normally sent to Directors in the week prior to the meeting. On average, we would expect Board matters to take not less than 20 days per annum.
Certain non-executive Directors, including the Deputy Chairman, Committee Chairmen and Committee members, will be expected to commit additional time, with the average time commitment for the non-executive Directors as a whole being in the range of
30-36 days per year. 
  

	5.	Committees 

 The
Chairman may invite you in due course to serve as a member of one or more of the principal Board Committees. Additional fees will be paid for membership of Committees, which will be 

  
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discussed with you at the time, together with the time commitment involved. Any letter of appointment to a Board Committee will form an addendum to this letter. 

  
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	6.	Directors Share Qualification 

 Under our Articles of Association, you will be required to hold £500 in nominal value (2,000 ordinary shares of 25p each) of Barclays shares within two months of your appointment (on or before
1 October 2010). If you would like any assistance in buying these shares please speak to me. 
  

	7.	Induction and support 

 As part of the induction of Directors we encourage you to meet some of the key members of our senior management and we will agree a suitable induction programme with you shortly. Ongoing training and
briefings on particular topics will be made available at your request. The services of the Company Secretary and the 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 the duties of your directorship, you may seek independent advice on any matter, at the Group’s expense. 

 

	8.	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. 
 I should be grateful if you would confirm receipt of this letter, and your acceptance of the conditional appointments
as set out, by signing and returning the enclosed copy. I am available at any time to provide any information you may need. 
 Yours sincerely

 Lawrence Dickinson 
 Company
Secretary 

  
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 I agree to the terms and conditions of my appointment as set out in this letter. 

 

			
	Signed:	 	  

		 	Alison Carnwath
		
	Date:	 	  

  
 - 5 -Indemnity Letter - Robert E. Diamond Jr

 Exhibit 4.23 

 

					
		  		  	Barclays Corporate Secretariat
		  		  	Level 29
		  		  	One Churchill Place
	12 July 2010	  		  	London
		  		  	E14 5HP
			
	Robert E Diamond Jr	  		  	
	President, Barclays PLC, CEO Corporate and Investment Banking and Wealth Management	  	Tel 020 7116 1000
	Barclays Capital	  		  	Fax 020 7116 7665
	5 The North Colonnade	  		  	
	Canary Wharf	  		  	
	London E14 4BB	  		  	

 Dear Bob 

Indemnity contained in Articles of Association 
 Clause 3 of the Assignment Agreement attached as Schedule 1 to your employment contract dated 25 May 2005 (“your Assignment Agreement”) states that your duties as a director of Barclays or
any member of the Barclays Group are subject to the Articles of Association of the relevant company for the time being. 
 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 your contract. Copies of the
relevant Articles are attached for your ease of reference. 
 The terms of this letter (including the additional term of employment) and the
benefit of the indemnity confirmed by it are governed by English law and the parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. 
 Yours sincerely 
  

			
	Lawrence Dickinson	  	Patrick Gonsalves
	Company Secretary	  	Joint Secretary
	Barclays PLC	  	Barclays Bank PLC

  

	
	Countersigned by
	
	  

	Director

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

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