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The Allstate Corporation Board of Directors

	F. Duane Ackerman (Age 65) Director since 1999 Chairman Emeritus of BellSouth Corporation, a communication services company, from December 2006 until his retirement in April 2007. Mr. Ackerman served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BellSouth Corporation from mid-2005 through 2006. He previously served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of BellSouth Corporation from 1998 through mid-2005 and as President and Chief Executive Officer of BellSouth Corporation from 1997 to 1998. Mr. Ackerman is also a director of Home Depot and UPS.
	Robert D. Beyer (Age 48) Director since 2006 Chief Executive Officer of The TCW Group, Inc., an investment management firm, since 2005. Mr. Beyer previously served as President and Chief Investment Officer from 2000 until 2005 of Trust Company of the West, a subsidiary of The TCW Group, Inc. Mr. Beyer is also a director of The Kroger Co. and The TCW Group, Inc.
	W. James Farrell (Age 65) Director since 1999 Chairman of Illinois Tool Works, Inc., a manufacturer of highly engineered fasteners, components, assemblies and systems, from May 1996 until his retirement in May 2006. Mr. Farrell previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Illinois Tool Works Inc. from September 1995 until August 2005. He is also a director of the Abbott Laboratories, 3M Company and UAL Corporation.
	Jack M. Greenberg (Age 65) Director since 2002 Chairman of The Western Union Company, a money transfer service firm, since September 2006. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of McDonald’s Corporation from May 1999 until his retirement on December 31, 2002. Mr. Greenberg is also a director of Hasbro, Inc., Innerworkings, Inc., Manpower, Inc., as well as The Western Union Company.
	Ronald T. LeMay (Age 62) Director since 1999 Industrial Partner of Ripplewood Holdings, LLC, a private equity fund, since October 2003. Mr. LeMay also serves as Executive Chairman and as Chief Executive Officer of Last Mile Connections, Inc. since September 2005 and October 2006, respectively, and as Chairman of Aircell Corporation since July 2006. Last Mile Connections and Aircell are Ripplewood Holdings portfolio companies. Mr. LeMay is also Chairman of October Capital, a private investment company. Previously, Mr. LeMay served as Representative Executive Officer of Japan Telecom from November 2003 until the sale of the company in July 2004 and as President and Chief Operating Officer of Sprint Corporation from October 1997 until April 2003. He is also a director of Imation Corporation
	J. Christopher Reyes (Age 54) Director since 2002 Chairman since January 1998 of Reyes Holdings, L.L.C. and its affiliates, a privately held food and beverage distributor. Mr. Reyes is also a director of General Dynamics Corporation.
	H. John Riley, Jr. (Age 67) Director since 1998 Chairman of Cooper Industries Ltd., a diversified manufacturer of electrical products, tools and hardware, from April 1996 until his retirement in February 2006. Riley previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from April 1996 until May 2005 and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cooper Industries Ltd., from April 1996 until August 2004. He is also a director of Baker Hughes Inc. and Westlake Chemical Corporation.
	Joshua I. Smith (Age 67) Director since 1997 Chairman and Managing Partner since 1999 of The Coaching Group, a management consulting firm. As part of the consulting business of The Coaching Group, Smith was Vice Chairman and Chief Development Officer of iGate, Inc., a manufacturer of broadband convergence products for communications companies from June 2000 through April 2001. Previously, Smith was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The MAXIMA Corporation, a provider of technology systems support services, from 1978 until 2000. Smith is also a director of Caterpillar, Inc. and Federal Express Corporation.
	Judith A. Sprieser (Age 54) Director since 1999 Chief Executive Officer of Transora, a technology software and services company from September 2000 until March 2005. Ms. Sprieser was Executive Vice President of Sara Lee Corporation from 1998 until 2000 and served as its Chief Financial Officer from 1994 to 1998. She is also a director of Adecco SA, InterContinentalExchange, Inc., Reckitt Benckiser, Royal Ahold NV and USG Corporation.
	Mary Alice Taylor (Age 58) Director since 2000 Mrs. Taylor is an active independent business executive. During her career she has served in senior executive positions with Fortune 100 companies until her retirement in 2000. Mrs. Taylor has served on several major public company boards. Currently, she serves on the Board of Blue Nile, Inc.
	Thomas J. Wilson (Age 50) Director since 2006 Chairman of Allstate since May 2008. President and Chief Executive Officer of Allstate since January 2007. Mr. Wilson previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer from June 2005 until January 2007. Mr. Wilson also served as President of Allstate Protection from 2002 to 2006, and as Chairman and President of Allstate Financial from 1999 to 2002.