John Lewis Partnership plc annual report and accounts 2013

those members available at that time, having considered the views of the whole of the Partnership Board beforehand.

√ Johnny Aisher, Anne Buckley, Marisa Cassoni, Simon Fowler and Tony Probert retired from the Partnership Board during the year under review and so were only eligible to attend Board and Committee meetings up to the date of their resignation

*Helen Weir joined the Partnership Board in June 2012, so was only eligible to attend six board meetings

**Jane Burgess joined the Partnership Board and the Audit and Risk Committee in October 2012, so was only eligible to attend four board meetings and one Audit and Risk Committee meeting

***Patrick Lewis resigned his position as Partners’ Counsellor and his membership of the Audit and Risk Committee, so was only eligible to attend four Audit and Risk Committee meetings

^Kim Lowe joined the Remuneration Committee in May 2012, so was only eligible to attend four

Remuneration Committee meetings. From 29 January 2012 to April 2012, Kim was a member of the Chairman’s Nominations Committee, but no meetings were held during this period

†Steve Gardiner, Kevin Payne, Noel Saunders and Dan Smith joined the Partnership Board in May 2012, so were only eligible to attend eight board meetings; Steve Gardiner was only eligible to attend four Remuneration Committee meetings; Kevin Payne and Dan Smith were only eligible to attend three Audit and Risk Committee meetings

#Under the terms of reference for the Remuneration Committee, non-executive members take no part in the deliberations with regard to non-executive remuneration and therefore David Barclay and Baroness Hogg were only eligible to attend five Remuneration Committee meetings

On behalf of the Partnership Board

Charlie Mayfield

 Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Chairman’s Nominations

Committee

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