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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
July
19, 2017
Barclays PLC and
Barclays Bank PLC
(Names
of Registrants)
1 Churchill Place
London E14 5HP
England
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports
Under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F x
Form 40-F
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information
contained
in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the
Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
Yes
No x
If
"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant
in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
This
Report is a joint Report on Form 6-K filed by Barclays PLC and
Barclays
Bank
PLC. All of the issued ordinary share capital of Barclays Bank PLC
is
owned
by Barclays PLC.
This
Report comprises:
Information
given to The London Stock Exchange and furnished pursuant
to
General
Instruction B to the General Instructions to Form 6-K.
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Directorate
Change dated 19 July 2017
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of
the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BARCLAYS
PLC
(Registrant)
Date:
July 19, 2017
By: /s/
Garth Wright
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Garth
Wright
Assistant
Secretary
BARCLAYS
BANK PLC
(Registrant)
Date: July
19, 2017
By: /s/
Garth Wright
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Garth
Wright
Assistant
Secretary
19 July
2017
BARCLAYS PLC
Appointment of a Non-executive Director
Barclays
PLC and Barclays Bank PLC ("Barclays") announce that Matthew Lester
has been appointed as a Non-executive Director of Barclays.
He will take up his appointment on 1 September 2017. Matthew
will join the Board Audit and the Board Risk Committees on
appointment.
Matthew
has a strong finance background and extensive board-level
experience. He currently serves on the boards of Capita plc and Man
Group plc, as a Non-executive director, where he also chairs the
Board Audit and Risk Committee of each company. Since 2010 he has
been Chief Financial Officer of Royal Mail plc and as previously
announced by Royal Mail on 20 December 2016 he will step down from
this position at the conclusion of its AGM on Thursday, 20 July
2017. He has also previously served as Group Finance Director
of ICAP Plc between 2006-2010 and prior to this he held various
executive management positions at Diageo, including Treasurer and
Group Financial Controller.
Matthew,
a chartered accountant, began his career at Arthur Andersen and
Kleinwort Benson.
Commenting,
John McFarlane, Group Chairman, said, "I am pleased to announce
Matthew's appointment to the Barclays Board. He will bring
strong financial skills as well as experience of the financial
services sector. He is a very welcome addition to the Barclays
Board."
There
is no additional information required to be disclosed in relation
to Matthew Lester pursuant to paragraph LR9.6.13R of the Listing
Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority.
-ENDS-
For
further information, please contact:
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AND INVESTORS
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MEDIA
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Kathryn
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Tom
Hoskin
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About Barclays
Barclays
is a transatlantic consumer, corporate and investment bank offering
products and services across personal, corporate and investment
banking, credit cards and wealth management, with a strong presence
in our two home markets of the UK and the US.
With
over 325 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays
operates in over 40 countries and employs approximately 85,000
people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for
customers and clients worldwide.
For further information about Barclays, please visit our
website home.barclays
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