John Lewis of Hungerford plc announced that Gary O'Brien, Non-Executive Chairman, has resigned as a director of the company with immediate effect. Kiran Noonan, Managing Director, has been appointed as Acting Chairman with immediate effect until a permanent Non-Executive Chairman is identified and appointed. As a result of Mr. O'Brien's resignation, the resolution relating to his re-appointment which was to be presented at the company's General Meeting scheduled for 21 January 2020 will not be presented at the meeting.