Barclays boss gives up his bonus

Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins has said he will give up his bonus for 2012 after a "very difficult" year for the bank.

Barclays chief: 'Wrong for me to receive a bonus'

I am aware of considerable speculation about, and public interest in, the question of whether I will be awarded a bonus in respect of my performance in 2012.

To avoid further unnecessary public debate on this matter, I wish to make clear that I concluded early this week that I do not wish to be considered for a bonus award for 2012, and I have communicated that decision to the Board.

The year just past was clearly a very difficult one for Barclays and its stakeholders, with multiple issues of our own making besetting the bank. I think it only right that I bear an appropriate degree of accountability for those matters, and I have concluded that it would be wrong for me to receive a bonus for 2012 given those circumstances.

– Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins

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