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Directors, officers and advisers

Directors

Malcolm Williamson*, 68, Chairman (since June 2006) appointed in 2005. He was President and CEO of Visa International between 1998 and 2004 before which he was Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered PLC from 1993 to 1998. He is Chairman of National Australia Group Europe Limited (and a Principal Board member of National Australia Bank), CDC Group plc, Youth Business International Advisory Board and Deputy Chairman of Resolution PLC. He is also a non-executive director of JP Morgan Cazenove Holdings and Group 4 Securicor PLC and a non-executive member of the Board of Trustees for The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum.

Robert Anderson, 48, appointed in 2005. He became Chief Executive of the Group's UK division in January 2003 having joined the Group as Chief Operating Officer of the UK division in August 2000. Prior to joining the Group Mr. Anderson had worked at Marks & Spencer Plc for 19 years, latterly as Business Unit Director.

Robert Blanchard*, 62, appointed in 2000. He was a Group Vice President of Procter & Gamble and President of its Global Skin Care and Cosmetics business until his retirement in 1999. He was a non-executive director of Bandag Inc. until he retired from that board in May 2006. He was also a non-executive director of Best Buy Co. Inc. until June 2005.

Walker Boyd, 54, appointed Group Finance Director in 1995. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. From 1992 he was Finance Director of the Group's UK division.

Terry Burman, 61, appointed Group Chief Executive in 2000. He was, until January 2006, also Chief Executive Officer of the Group's US division. Mr. Burman was appointed to the Board in 1996. Prior to joining the Group in 1995 he was Chief Executive Officer of Barry's Jewelers, Inc.

Dale W. Hilpert*, 64, appointed in 2003. He was Chief Executive of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. from April 2001 until his retirement in January 2003. Prior to this he was Chairman and Chief Executive of Foot Locker, Inc. which he joined as President and Chief Operating Officer in 1995.

Brook Land*, 58, appointed in 1995 and first elected to the Board in 1996. Until 1996 he was a senior partner of, and is now a consultant to, solicitors Nabarro. He is also non-executive Chairman of RPS Group plc and Medal Entertainment & Media plc. Mr. Land was nominated as the senior independent director of Signet in June 2002.

Mark Light, 46, appointed in January 2006. He became Chief Executive of the Group's US division in January 2006 having been President and Chief Operating Officer of the US division from 2002. He joined the Group in 1978.

Robert Walker*, 62, appointed in 2004. He is non-executive Chairman of WH Smith PLC and a non-executive director of Wolseley Plc, Tate & Lyle PLC and Williams Lea Group Limited. He is also an adviser to Cinven. He was Group Chief Executive of Severn Trent Plc, from August 2000 until his retirement in February 2005. Prior to this Mr. Walker had been a Division President of PepsiCo International and had previously worked for McKinsey and Company and Procter & Gamble.

Russell Walls*, 63, appointed in 2002. He was Group Finance Director of BAA plc until his retirement in August 2002 and was the senior independent director of Hilton Group plc until May 2003 and Stagecoach Group plc until August 2006. Mr Walls is a non-executive director of Aviva plc and non-executive Chairman of Delphic Diagnostics Limited. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Committees

Remuneration Committee: Robert Blanchard (Chairman), Robert Walker, Russell Walls and Malcolm Williamson (with effect from 26 February 2007).

Audit Committee: Russell Walls (Chairman), Dale Hilpert and Brook Land.

Nomination Committee: Brook Land (Chairman), Robert Blanchardand Malcolm Williamson (with effect from 4 April 2006).

The Articles specify that every director is required to retire at the annual general meeting in the third calendar year after he was last elected or re-elected. Similarly the Combined Code requires non-executive directors who have served longer than nine years, if they are to continue to serve, to do so subject to annual re-election. Such directors may, in these circumstances, seek re-election.

Messrs. Blanchard, Boyd, Hilpert and Land retire from the Board at the forthcoming annual general meeting. Following consideration by the Board of the recommendations of the Nomination Committee they offer themselves for re-election.

Officers

Mark Jenkins, 49, Group Company Secretary, appointed in 2004. Previously he was a director and Company Secretary at COLT Telecom Group plc and Group Company Secretary at Peek plc. He is a barrister.

Liam O'Sullivan, 35, Group Treasurer, appointed in 2003. Previously he was Group Treasury Manager at Rank Group Plc. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.

No director or officer has any family relationship with any other director or officer.

*Non-executive directors, all of whom satisfied the definitions of independence in the revised Combined Code ("the Combined Code") and are viewed as independent by the Board.

Advisers

Auditor

KPMG Audit Plc,
8 Salisbury Square, London EC4Y 8BB, United Kingdom.

Financial adviser

Lazard Brothers & Co. Limited,
50 Stratton Street, London W1J 8LL, United Kingdom.

Stockbrokers

Deutsche Bank AG,
Winchester House,
1 Great Winchester Street, London EC2N 2DB, United Kingdom.

JP Morgan Cazenove Ltd,
20 Moorgate, London EC2R 6DA, United Kingdom.

UK lawyer

Herbert Smith LLP,
Exchange House,
Primrose Street, London EC2A 2HS, United Kingdom.

US lawyer

Weil, Gotshal & Manges,
One South Place, London EC2M 2WG, United Kingdom.

Principal bankers

Barclays Bank PLC,
5 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 4BB, United Kingdom.

HSBC Bank plc,
8 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom.

Royal Bank of Scotland plc,
135 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3UR, United Kingdom.

Wachovia Bank N.A.,
1 Plantation Place, 30 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 3BD, United Kingdom.

Registrar

Capita Registrars,
The Registry,
34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU, United Kingdom.