Barclays details Mary Francis CBE 2026 board retirement

Barclays Bank PLC has reported a planned board change.

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Barclays Bank PLC has reported a planned board change. Mary Francis CBE will retire as a non-executive director of Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC, stepping down from all related committee roles, with effect from 6 May 2026.

She will also leave Barclays’ Board Remuneration and Sustainability Committees and cease to be Chair of the Barclays Bank PLC Board Remuneration Committee, after a tenure of around nine and a half years that included serving as Consumer Duty Champion. Barclays plans a separate announcement to confirm her successor as Chair of the Barclays Bank PLC Board Remuneration Committee.

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What board change does Barclays Bank PLC announce in this 6-K for ATMP?

Barclays Bank PLC announces the planned retirement of Mary Francis CBE as a non-executive director. She will also leave the Board Remuneration and Sustainability Committees and step down as Chair of the Barclays Bank PLC Board Remuneration Committee, effective 6 May 2026.

When will Mary Francis CBE retire from the Barclays boards mentioned in the ATMP filing?

Mary Francis CBE will retire with effect from 6 May 2026 from the boards of Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC. On that date she will also step down from the Board Remuneration and Sustainability Committees and from chairing the Barclays Bank PLC Board Remuneration Committee.

What committee roles is Mary Francis CBE leaving at Barclays in this ATMP-related disclosure?

Mary Francis CBE is leaving several key committee roles at Barclays, including membership of the Board Remuneration and Sustainability Committees and Chair of the Barclays Bank PLC Board Remuneration Committee. These changes take effect on 6 May 2026 alongside her board retirement.

How long has Mary Francis CBE served Barclays according to the 6-K linked to ATMP?

Mary Francis CBE has served Barclays for around nine and a half years, as noted in the announcement. During this tenure she contributed in multiple board and committee roles, including acting as Barclays Bank PLC Consumer Duty Champion for the organisation.

Will Barclays immediately name a successor to Mary Francis CBE’s chair role in this ATMP filing?

Barclays states that a separate announcement will name her successor as Chair of the Barclays Bank PLC Board Remuneration Committee. The current disclosure only confirms her retirement and committee departures effective 6 May 2026, without identifying the new chair.

Which entities are covered by the board change described alongside ATMP?

The board change applies to both Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC. Mary Francis CBE will retire as a non-executive director of each entity and exit related committee positions across Barclays, reflecting governance adjustments at both companies together described as Barclays.

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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

February 06, 2026

Barclays Bank PLC

(Name of Registrant)

1 Churchill Place

London E14 5HP

England

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

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

This Report on Form 6-K is filed by Barclays Bank 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 06 February 2026

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BARCLAYS BANK PLC

(Registrant)

Date: February 06, 2026

By: /s/ Garth Wright

--------------------------------

Garth Wright

Assistant Secretary

6 February 2026

Barclays PLC

and

Barclays Bank PLC

Board Changes

Barclays announces that Mary Francis CBE is to retire as a non-executive director of Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC ("BBPLC") (together, "Barclays"), as a member of Barclays' Board Remuneration and Sustainability Committees, and as Chair of the BBPLC Board Remuneration Committee, in each case with effect from 6 May 2026.

The Board is extremely grateful to Mary Francis for the significant contribution she has made to Barclays during her tenure of around nine and a half years, including as BBPLC Consumer Duty Champion.

A separate announcement will be made in due course confirming the successor to the role of Chair of the BBPLC Board Remuneration Committee.

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About Barclays

Our vision is to be the UK-centred leader in global finance.  We are a diversified bank with comprehensive UK consumer, corporate and wealth and private banking franchises, a leading investment bank and a strong, specialist US consumer bank.  Through these five divisions, we are working together for a better financial future for our customers, clients and communities.

For further information about Barclays, please visit our website home.barclays.com