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GIFTS, HOSPITALITY AND EXPENSES REGISTER APRIL - JUNE 2015 BOARD AND EXECUTIVE MEMBERS Key Declined gifts & hopsitality in red PUBLIC REGISTER for gifts and hospitality Type accepted/ declined/

1 GIFTS, HOSPITALITY AND EXPENSES REGISTER APRIL - JUNE 2015 BOARD AND EXECUTIVE MEMBERS Key Declined gifts & hopsitality in red PUBLIC REGISTER for gifts and hospitality Type accepted/ declined/ ruffle / given / taxable / non-taxable Date paid (for expenses)/ Event date (for events) Recipient/ Payee Position Description / what on offer / business justification Value/ Amount paid Special consent given by/ host relationship Gift Declined 02/04/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive Flowers gifted to ChEx from Institutional Client Services. Gift returned by Corporate Administrator. Over 25 Institutional Client Services Expenses Non-taxable 02/04/2015 Kerry Adby Board member Flights and accommodation re Board meeting on 2/4/15 as well as flights and train re NAPF Conference 12-14th March inclusive ( = ) 2, Expenses Non-taxable 07/04/2015 Sir Merrick Cockell Board member November to January expenses for World Pension Summit, The Hague, LAPFF conference in Bournemouth and travel to meetings in Lancashire Expenses Non-taxable 08/04/2015 Luke Webster Chief Finance & Risk Officer Pre-Audit Committee lunch with Stephen Brooker, CMT Christmas lunch claim Gift Accepted 09/04/2015 Sir Merrick Cockell Board member Wine - case of 6 bottles from Majestic Wines (mixed) as a thank you for speaking at LGC seminar MO EMAP Events Ltd Event organisers Hospitality Declined 09/04/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Complimentary Invitation to the SPS Fiduciary management & fund governance issues conference Hospitality Non-taxable 10/04/2015 Sir Merrick Cockell Board member Flights ( ) and accomodation ( ) for Middle East Government Funds roundtable - Speaker. 3, MO Institutional Investor Conference organisers

2 Expenses Non-taxable 10/04/2015 Mike Allen Director of Pensions Expenses Non-taxable 10/04/2015 Luke Webster Chief Finance & Risk Officer Expenses Non-taxable 10/04/2015 Luke Webster Chief Finance & Risk Officer Visit to Herts CC oyster and train fare including Janice Watts Luke and Susan Martin travel to City Airport re Holland Conference on Luke and Susan Martin taxi between meetings re Holland Expenses Non-taxable 10/04/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Expenses Non-taxable 10/04/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Expenses Non-taxable 10/04/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer NAPF investment conference March taxi, airport parking and breakfast Chris Rule and Jonathan Ord New York Trip re fund manager meetings - accommodation, travel, taxi, food subsistence Taxi fares re New York Trip - Manhattan to JFK Airport 27th Feb; Taxi 75th East Street to 52nd East Street for meeting 27th Feb Expenses Non-taxable 16/04/2015 Stephen Brooker Board Member Train and taxi re various meetings - Board Meeting Dinner , Post-Board accommodation Hospitality Given by LPFA 16/04/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive Chief Executive breakfast with Doug Pearce and Graeme Bevans at Table Café, Southwark , N/A N/A Given by LPFA Suggested contact received from Board Member, Kerry Adby. Relationship exists between Edi Truell, Kerry Adby and Graeme Bevans. ChEx did not want to accept hospitality from Graeme due to this annuity relationship. Hospitality Declined 19/04/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Dinner hosted by Blue Mountain and AMG Hospitality Declined 22/04/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer LDI Innovation forum Hospitality Declined 23/04/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive MIT Executive Briefing in In excess of Massachusetts - 2 day briefing 3k conference

3 Expenses Non-taxable 23/04/2015 Mike Allen Director of Pensions Bus, train journeys ; accommodation re meeting with Lancashire N/A N/A Expenses Taxable 28/04/2015 Stephen Brooker Board member Expenses Taxable 28/04/2015 Skip McMullan Board Member Car park for several meetings at LPFA and preparatiottendance at Semperian Board Meeting Hospitality Accepted 29/04/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive Black Tie: Portfolio Institutional Awards: Keynote address followed by dinner - nominated for prestigious industry achievement award Hospitality Declined 29/04/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Portfolio Institutional Investment Awards Dinner, Banking Hall, London, EC3V 3ND Taxi to various Committee meetings (Remuneration Cttee ; Audit Committee N/A N/A ) Private event Given by Portfolio Institutional Portfolio Institutional Hospitality Declined 29/04/2015 Anthony Dalwood Board member Portfolio Institutional Awards Hospitality Accepted 29/04/2015 Luke Webster Chief Finance & Risk Officer Black Tie: Portfolio Institutional Awards: Keynote address followed by dinner - LPFA nominated for Hospitality Accepted 05/05/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive Lunch with Piers Hooper. Union Street Café. 3 attendees. Hospitality Declined 06/05/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive Cris Derby invitation to Investment Discussion Dinner: Viewing Hedge Funds Hospitality Declined 06/05/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Cris Derby invitation to Investment Discussion Dinner : Viewing Hedge Funds Gift Given by LPFA 06/05/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive Dark Sea Salt Caramel Truffles and Pink Liberty Compact. Gift for Olivia Bloomfield (Lunch Meeting) Private event Given by Portfolio Institutional ChEx was an award nominee who went on to win the award Fund Manager ChEx also attended this event, and was an award nominee Equus LPFA's public relations consultant Crispin Derby Consulting invitiation with Dinner hosted by Permal Crispin Derby Consulting invitiation with Dinner hosted by Permal LPFA Hospitality Declined 06/05/2015 Luke Webster Chief Finance & Risk Officer Investment Discussion Dinner Hospitality Declined 06/05/2015 Mike Allen Director of Pensions NAPF and Inflection Point Capital Management (IPCM) working dinner to talk about investment issues for pension funds Local Authority events attended in the past where relevant. Local Authority events attended in the past where relevant. Former Board Advisor NAPF Industry Event

4 Hospitality Declined 07/05/2015 Mike Allen Director of Pensions UK Pensions Awards 2015 Hospitality Declined 09/05/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Royal Automobile Club Dinner Hospitality Given by LPFA 12/05/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive Lunch with Edmund Truell and Olivia Bloomfield, ChEx and one Exec Member - 4 attendees Hospitality Declined 16/05/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive Dinner invitation to Investment Discussion with Crispin Derby Ltd Given by LPFA Internal LPFA meeting with Executives, Former Board Advisor & Chairman N/A Crispin Derby Consulting invitiation with speaker from RWC Global Horizon Fund Hospitality Accepted 18/05/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive Henderson Global Investors Dinner during the NAPF LA conference (The Rectory Hotel, Crudwell, Wiltshire, SN16 9EP) Private event Henderson Global Investors Fund Managers Hospitality Accepted 18/05/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive NAPF Conference: Welcome Drinks Reception and following day exhibition and Conference Gala dinner sponsored by Newton Investment. Hotel stay NAPF and Newton Investment Conference organisers and dinner sponsors at annual industry event Hospitality Accepted 18/05/2015 Director of Pensions LAPF Investments Dinner during the NAPF LA conference Private event Dinner sponsors at annual industry (The Gateway Centre, LAPF Investments event Mike Allen Cotswold Water Park Four Pillars Hotel Conference Centre) Hospitality Declined 19/05/2015 Mike Allen Director of Pensions Global Phenomena and Shifting Market Dynamics Conference Hospitality Declined 19/05/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer CIO Commodities dinner Hospitality Accepted 19/05/2015 Director of Pensions Wellington Management Limited Dinner during the Private event Dinner sponsors at annual industry NAPF LA conference (Whimbrel Wellington event Mike Allen Marquee, Cotswold Water Park Four Pillars Hotel Conference Centre) Management Limited Hospitality Declined 20/05/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive Lunch at Tom's Kitchen and Chelsea Flower Show with champagne reception N/A Invited by BNY Mellon Managing Director Kenneth Tomlin Declined

5 Hospitality Declined 20/05/2015 Mike Allen Director of Pensions Lunch and Chelsea Flower Show Hospitality Declined 21/05/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer LGC Investment Club Dinner Hospitality Declined 21/05/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer RHS Chelsea Flower Show Hospitality Declined 21/05/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer England v New Zealand Permira Fund Manager Cricket Test Match Hospitality Given by LPFA 26/05/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive Dinner with Mike O'Donnell, Board Member, Plum & Spilt milk LPFA Board Member Hospitality Accepted 27/05/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive Financial News 2015 Awards for Excellence, The Banking Hall Private event Financial News Financial Daily newspaper Hospitality Declined 01/06/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive Invitation to a private arts viewing of Conrad Showcross at Royal Academy of Arts and drinks reception. Unigestion hosted. Private Event Hospitality Declined 02/06/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive Invitation to Local Authority Seminar at Merchant Taylor's Hall - Hosted by Standard Life Investments Private Event

6 Hospitality Declined 02/06/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer 2nd Annual Limited Partner summit (2 days) Hospitality Declined 03/06/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive Invitation to attend Preview Party Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2015 with Insight Investment N/A Hospitality Declined 03/06/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Summer Exhibition Royal Insight Fund Manager Academy of Arts Preveiw Party Expenses Non-taxable 04/06/2015 Kerry Adby Board member Hospitality Declined 04/06/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Morgan Stanley Alternatives conference Flights and accomodation visits to London for Boards/committess May & March 2015, and various dates in 2014 (AUD ) 2, N/A N/A Hospitality Declined 08/06/2015 Sir Merrick Cockell Board member Inivitation for Deputy Chairman and guest to attend Insight Investment Summer Party at the opening night of the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2015 Hospitality Declined 10/06/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive Invitation to attend Cardano film premiere at BFI IMAX - London, Waterloo Private event N/A Hospitality Declined 11/06/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Redington's 9th Birthday

7 Airfare return to London to attend special Board briefing on 2nd June AUD 2,088 Expenses Non-taxable 16/06/2015 Kerry Adby Board member (Please note Kerry Adby waives her Board Member fee and is paid expenses up to equal annual level by LPFA) 3, N/A N/A Hospitality Declined 16/06/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Investment Discussion Dinner Hospitality Accepted 17/06/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive Institutional UK and Ireland Roundtable conference (2 days). Dinner with UK and IRE Awards included in conference TBC Sector conference producer for UK, Ireland & European pension funds Expenses Non-taxable 18/06/2015 Stephen Alambritis Board member Rail Tickets to Preston for the meeting of the Joint Working party Hospitality Declined 22/06/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive Invitation to Gaim 2015 hedge fund conference in Monaco Hospitality Declined 23/06/2015 Luke Webster Chief Finance & Risk Officer Lloyds Bank and The Royal Shakespeare company Hospitality Accepted 24/06/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive Lunch with Michael Cassidy, former Board Member. Lunch at The Guildhall N/A Hawksmoor at Guildhall - approx. lunch courses Michael Cassidy Former Board Member Hospitality Hospitality Declined Declined 24/06/ /06/2015 Susan Martin Mike Allen Chief Executive Director of Pensions Invitation to attend Barings' Investment Seminar and Summer Event 2015, at Wallace Collection Barings' Investment Seminar 2015 N/A

8 Hospitality Declined 25/06/2015 Luke Webster Chief Finance & Risk Officer European Pensions Awards Gala Dinner Hospitality Given by LPFA 16/04/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive ChEx ALM Working Dinner Union Street Café with George ( ) Graham of Lancashire Pension Fund with Jacqui Self and Louise Pollock Picked up by both local authorities ALM partners Hospitality Declined 13-14th May Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer 2015 Pension, Foundation and Endowment Conference Hospitality Declined 28th-29th April Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer The Hedge Fund Intelligence European Investment Summit Citi Industry event EuroMoney Conferences EuroMoney Conferences send various invites to LPFA over the year Expenses Non-taxable 10/04/2015 Luke Webster Chief Finance & Risk Officer Expenses Non-taxable 10/04/2015 Luke Webster Chief Finance & Risk Officer Expenses Non-taxable 28/04/2015 Skip McMullan Board Member Expenses Taxable 28/04/2015 Stephen Brooker Board Member Expenses Non-taxable 22/05/2015 Skip McMullan Board Member Luke and Susan Martin travel to City Airport re Holland Luke and Susan Martin taxi between meetings re Holland Car park for several meetings at LPFA and Train and taxi re meeting with Luke Webster at Union Street on Car park and train for Semperian Board Meeting on 3rd March; Car park and train for Board Member Informal Session lon 25th March Expenses Non-taxable 07/04/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive February and March 2015 expenses for NAPF conference in Edinburgh, T&S in Madrid for speaking engagement, travel claims for Board dinner and airport transfers Expenses Non-taxable 07/04/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive January 2015 expenses, T&S claims for ChEx and CFRO visit/meetings in Amsterdam Expenses Non-taxable 07/04/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive Expenses Non-taxable 17/06/2015 Mike Allen Director of Pensions Misc expenses for travel and subsistence for ChEx and Deputy Chairman trip to World Pensions Summt and ChEx trip to IPE Awards ceremony Various travel expenses re meetings with LPFA, Ealing, Herts, Bexley and NAPF LA Conference 73.15

9 Expenses Taxable 26/06/2015 Skip McMullan Board member Travel to various LPFA Board offsite meetings and to various Semperian Board and Committee meetings 1, Expenses Non-taxable 17/06/2015 Skip McMullan Board member Expenses Taxable 28/05/2015 Stephen Brooker Board member Expenses Non-taxable 17/06/2015 Stephen Brooker Board member Expenses Non-taxable TBC Stephen Alambritis Board member Expenses Non-taxable TBC Sir Merrick Cockell Board member Expenses Non-taxable 28/04/2015 Edi Truell Chairman Travel to various LPFA Board offsite meetings and to various Semperian Board and Committee meetings Travel to various LPFA Board / Cttee meetings and offsite meetings Travel to various LPFA Board / Cttee meetings and offsite meetings Travel for PAWP in Preston, Mileage to NAPF conference and Zone card for ALM briefing session Food and subsistence for four days at Middle East Government Roundtables. AED 1260 = GBP 231 Dinner with Kerry Adby on re LPFA matters and Taxi to Paddington re LPFA Lancashire meeting on Expenses Non-taxable 29/05/2015 Anthony Dalwood Board Member NAPF Investment Conference March flight, rail and taxi use. Another taxi for Board Member Informal Session Dinner 25th March Expenses Taxable TBC / Aisha to obtain once payment has been made Edi Truell Chairman Taxi home to office re Investment Committee and Risk Committee and taxi from LPFA to Poutney Hill House EC4R 0BL Expenses Non-taxable 16/04/2015 Susan Martin Chief Executive Taxi fare to and from SPS Local Authority speaker's dinner and working lunch expense Hospitality Accepted 12/06/2015 Tony Dalwood Board member Lunch with Andrew Benton, Barings Hospitality Declined 20/04/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Bridges Ventures (along with Freeths - funds lawyers and Chancerygate - joint venture partners) Private Dinner, Restaurant 34, 34 Grosvenor Square, Emin Room, W1K 2HD Bridges Ventures Fund Manager

10 Hospitality Declined 04/03/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Investment Discussion Dinner hosted by Capital Group, in The Private Room at The Ivy, 1-5 West Street, WC2H 9NQ RWC Partners Crispin Derby Ltd - Investment event with focus on the new geography of investing Hospitality Declined 07/07/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer SPS Investment Strategies for Mature & De-Risking Pension Funds: what are the option? " Le Meridien Piccadilly, London SPS Conferences SPS Conferences mange year round conferences and events for local authority sectors Hospitality Declined 11/06/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer SPS Asset Strategies & Risk Management for Pension Funds, Le Meridien Piccadilly, London SPS Conferences SPS Conferences mange year round conferences and events for local authority sectors Hospitality Declined 14/05/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer SPS Absolute Return and Other Diversified Growth Strategies for Pension Funds: time to review, Le Meridien Piccadilly, London SPS Conferences SPS Conferences mange year round conferences and events for local authority sectors Hospitality Declined 14/07/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Breakfast: Milennium Global Investments Limited Insights Series Breakfast, The Private Dining Room of The Wolseley restaurant, Piccadilly. Breakfast: Industry event Milennium Global Investments Limited Hospitality Declined 23/06/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Taconic Investor Lunch, Morten's Club, 28 Berkeley Square, London, W1J 6EM Taconic Capital Advisors UK Industry event Hospitality Declined 10/06/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer State Street Breakfasy Discussion on How to Access Illiquid Assets: The Connaught, Maple Room, Carlos Place, Mayfair, London, M1K 2AL State Steet Industry event Hospitality Declined 30/06/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer State Street educational Dinner for a small group of institutional investors, Corrigans Mayfair, 28 Upper Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 7EH Hospitality Declined 20/05/21015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer ishares Institutional Leaders Circle, Berkeley Hotel in London UBS Industry event Blackrock Fund Manager

11 Hospitality Declined 08/06/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Insight Investment Summer Party, Royal Academy of Arts Hospitality Declined 07/05/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Professional Pensions Awards Dinner, London Grosvenor Hotel Hospitality Declined 11/06/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Stansted Airport Site Tour, Stansted Airport Hospitality Accepted 13/04/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Breakfast Seminar on behalf of Richard Blakeway, Deputy Mayor, GLA Insight Investment Fund Manager AQR Capital Management Europe LLP Industry event IFM Investors Fund Manager Greater London Authority Relationship Management Hospitality Accepted 25/06/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer European Pension Fund Investment Forum (EPFIF) Summer Party, The Foundling Museum, Brunswick Square, London WC1 Hospitality Accepted 01/05/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Lunch with RWC Partners EPFIF Chris sits on the PFIF Committee meetings RWC Partners Relationship building Hospitality Accepted 14/05/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer CIO Innovation Awards Dinner - TIAA-CREF Table - The Rosewood, 252 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7EN TCAM Global UK Limited LPFA were nominated / finalist in the catergory'public pension scheme below 15b'. Hospitality Accepted 15/04/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer The Future of Local Authority Pension Funds Seminar, British Medical Association House, Tavistock Square, London TCAM Global UK Limited The Seminar examined developments in the sector during the year, and costeffective investing for the LGPS. Hospitality Given by LPFA 16/06/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Lunch with Railpen, Galvin at Windows, London Hilton on Park Lane, 22 Park Lane, W1K 1BE. Location chosen as Galvin so that Chris could make it to meetings around this area in the afternoon LPFA as host Information sharing on regulated and internal management Hospitality Accepted 22/06/2015 Chris Rule Chief Investment Officer Lunch with FandC, Union Street Café, Great Suffolk Street, SE1 0BS FandC as host Focus of the meeting was on liability management and business development

Gifts, Hospitality and Expenses Framework

London Pensions Fund Authority Gifts, Hospitality and Expenses Framework 2013 Ap Contents Page 1. Principles 3 2. Limits for acceptance and disclosure A summary 4 3. Section 1: Policies for Gifts and Hospitality