POL00357139 - Email from Nick Beal To Mike Granville & Mark R Davies RE: Senior NFSP speech - Horizon coverage

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From: Nick Beal [i

Sent: 09/05/2016 22:45:54

To: Mike Granville:

cc: Mark R Davies!

Subject: RE: NFSP speech - Horizon coverage
Hi both

Was noisy first thing when the the issue arose but I had very few comments through the course of the day. Senior NFSP
have been relatively ok - can't promise there won't be a reaction from the floor but I am not getting a sense that they
are looking to make a big deal of this. George has been consistent on Horizon and am getting no indication this is
changing - he was very robust at a recent regional mtg I was at where a question was asked about the class action.

How much press has there been?

Nick

Nick Beal

Head of Agents' Development & Remuneration
Finsbury Dials

20 Finsbury St

London

EC2Y 9AQ

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From: Mike Granville

Sent: 09/05/2016 22:47

To: Nick Beal

Cc: Mark R Davies

Subject: FW: NFSP speech - Horizon coverage

Nick
I was online just now as this came through. So, on Marks’ behalf, thought I’d check with you.

Paula is asking around Fed liaison re todays issue — do you have any info — so she is aware of what she’s coming into
tomorrow?

Thanks

Mike
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° Mike Granville
Head of Policy, Communications and Corporate Affairs

Finsbury Dials
20 Finsbury Street

From: Paula Vennells

Sent: 09 May 2016 22:40

To: Tom Wechsler; Alisdair Cameron; Mike Granville

Cc: Mark R Davies; Richard Evans; Ruth X Barker; Alwen Lyons
Subject: Re: NFSP speech - Horizon coverage

Tom, I'd appreciate an opener for my speech tomorrow - can you liaise with Al. It's going to be embarrassing
(irrespective of vol of media coverage) and some NFSP colleagues will delight in trying to make me squirm (probably
rightly). I will wait and see but imagine that it will be best to go in on the front foot with an apology at the beginning,
rather than wait till the Q&A.

Mark, what have we said to the Fed, and how much have we kept them in the loop?

Thanks,
Paula

Paula Vennells
Chief Executive
Post Office Ltd

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On 9 May 2016, at 18:54, Tom Wechsler <_ wrote:

lam happy to draft something tonight.!__ “ican do something then.

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From: Alisdair Cameron

Sei 19/05/2016 18:19

To: Mark R Davies; Tom Wechsler

Ce: Richard Evans; Ruth X Barker; Paula Vennells; Alwen Lyons
Subject: RE: Horizon coverage

Mark, Tom given its going to hit the papers, it would be sensible to draft a short note to
go to the Board? Subject to Paula’s better judgement? Al
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From: Mark R Davies

Sent: 09 May 2016 18:06

To: Paula Vennells; Alisdair Cameron; Neil Hayward; Nicholas Kennett; Kevin Gilliland; Martin George;
Tom Wechsler; David Hussey; Jane MacLeod; Alwen Lyons; Chris Broe

Cc: Richard Evans; Ruth X Barker

Subject: Horizon coverage

All

I wanted to let you know that there are likely to be a number of stories in the national
media tomorrow on this morning’s Horizon outage. We have taken calls, and dealt with
inaccuracies robustly, from most of the national media and some regionals today.

We will continue to monitor online coverage, and correct errors where we can, but I wanted
you to be aware, particularly in the light of NFSP conference.

Mark

<image001.png> Mark Davies
Communications and Corporate Affairs Director

1st Floor

Finsbury Dials

20 Finsbury Street
London EC2Y 9AQ

CIPR Inside Team of the Year 2015

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