The composition criteria for the Board include:

• the Chairman should be non-executive, independent and an Australian citizen or permanent resident
• more than half of the Board should comprise Directors who are both non-executive and independent
• the Board should represent a broad range of qualifications, experience, skills and expertise considered of benefit to Woodside
• the number of Shell-nominated Directors, as a proportion of the Board should normally be in the proportion that Shell's holding of fully paid ordinary shares in Woodside bears to all of the issued fully paid ordinary shares in Woodside

The Nominations Committee is responsible for assisting the Board with its annual review of the size and composition of the Board.  For further information refer to the Nominations Committee Charter.

For more information on:

• matters affecting Board structure refer to the Board Charter
• current Board membership refer to Board Membership and Director's Profile.