Barclays prices $2.27M buffered autocallable notes
Barclays Bank PLC priced $2,270,000 of Buffered Autocallable Fixed Coupon Notes due May 31, 2029.
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Barclays Bank PLC priced $2,270,000 of Buffered Autocallable Fixed Coupon Notes due May 31, 2029. The Notes reference the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) and the SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME). Issue Date is June 30, 2026, Initial Valuation Date June 25, 2026, Final Valuation Date May 25, 2029 and Maturity Date May 31, 2029.
The Notes pay a fixed coupon at an 8.50% per annum rate (stated as $7.083 per $1,000 per coupon payment). They include a 15.00% buffer (Buffer Value = 85.00% of Initial Value) against downside of the least performing Reference Asset; if the Least Performing Reference Asset finishes below its Buffer Value at maturity you may lose 1.00% of principal for every 1.00% it falls below -15.00%, up to an 85.00% principal loss. Estimated initial value per Note was $960.50; public price per Note is $1,000.
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Product mixes high coupon with substantial downside risk concentrated in the worst-performing ETF.
The Notes offer an $1,000 principal unit that pays an 8.50% annual coupon and is autocallable on scheduled Call Valuation Dates; Redemption returns principal plus accrued coupon if both Reference Assets meet their Call Values on a Call Valuation Date. The structure caps upside to coupon payments while exposing investors to the single worst-performing Reference Asset at maturity.
Key dependencies include the Closing Values on discrete valuation dates, the 15.00% buffer level and Barclays credit standing; timing of calls and market volatility will materially affect realized returns. Subsequent disclosures in customer confirmations will specify whether a particular sale was initial or a market resale.
U.S. federal tax treatment is uncertain; Barclays counsel treats Notes as a put-plus-deposit arrangement.
Special tax counsel describes the Notes as a Put Option written by the holder secured by a Deposit with an allocation of coupon into interest and Put Premium (Interest ~ 4.98%, Put Premium ~ 3.52% of coupon per annum). If this characterization is respected, timing and character of income depend on whether the Put expires unexercised or is exercised at maturity.
Significant tax uncertainty remains, including possible alternative IRS treatments and the potential relevance of Section 871(m) rules for non-U.S. holders; purchasers should consult their tax advisors.
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Buffered Autocallable financial
U.K. Bail-in Power regulatory
Put Option plus Deposit characterization tax
Least Performing Reference Asset financial
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Pricing Supplement dated June 25, 2026 (To the Prospectus dated May 15, 2025, the Prospectus Supplement dated May 15, 2025 and the Underlying Supplement dated May 15, 2025) |
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) Registration No. 333-287303 |
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$2,270,000 Buffered Autocallable Fixed Coupon Notes due May 31, 2029 Linked to the Least Performing of the VanEck® Gold Miners ETF and the SPDR® S&P® Metals & Mining ETF Global Medium-Term Notes, Series A |
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Terms used in this pricing supplement, but not defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the prospectus supplement.
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Issuer: |
Barclays Bank PLC |
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Denominations: |
Minimum denomination of $1,000, and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof |
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Initial Valuation Date: |
June 25, 2026 |
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Issue Date: |
June 30, 2026 |
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Final Valuation Date:* |
May 25, 2029 |
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Maturity Date:* |
May 31, 2029 |
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Reference Assets: |
The VanEck® Gold Miners ETF (the “GDX Fund”) and the SPDR® S&P® Metals & Mining ETF (the “XME Fund”), as set forth in the following table:
Reference Asset Bloomberg Ticker Initial Value Call Value Buffer Value GDX Fund GDX UP <Equity> $75.67 $75.67 $64.32 XME Fund XME UP <Equity> $108.74 $108.74 $92.43
The GDX Fund and the XME Fund are each referred to herein as a “Reference Asset” and, collectively, as the “Reference Assets.” |
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Payment at Maturity: |
If the Notes are not redeemed prior to scheduled maturity, and if you hold the Notes to maturity, you will receive on the Maturity Date a cash payment per $1,000 principal amount Note that you hold (in each case, in addition to the final Coupon Payment payable on such date) determined as follows: ■If the Final Value of the Least Performing Reference Asset is greater than or equal to its Buffer Value, you will receive a payment of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount Note. ■If the Final Value of the Least Performing Reference Asset is less than its Buffer Value, you will receive an amount per $1,000 principal amount Note calculated as follows: $1,000 + [$1,000 × (Reference Asset Return of the Least Performing Reference Asset + Buffer Percentage)] If the Notes are not redeemed prior to scheduled maturity, and if the Final Value of the Least Performing Reference Asset is less than its Buffer Value, you will lose 1.00% of the principal amount of your Notes for every 1.00% that the Reference Asset Return of the Least Performing Reference Asset falls below -15.00%. You may lose up to 85.00% of the principal amount of your Notes at maturity (not including the Coupon Payments on the Notes). Any payment on the Notes, including any repayment of principal, is not guaranteed by any third party and is subject to (a) the creditworthiness of Barclays Bank PLC and (b) the risk of exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power (as described on page PS-4 of this pricing supplement) by the relevant U.K. resolution authority. If Barclays Bank PLC were to default on its payment obligations or become subject to the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power (or any other resolution measure) by the relevant U.K. resolution authority, you might not receive any amounts owed to you under the Notes. See “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power” and “Selected Risk Considerations” in this pricing supplement and “Risk Factors” in the accompanying prospectus supplement for more information. |
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Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power: |
Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of the Notes or any other agreements, arrangements or understandings between Barclays Bank PLC and any holder or beneficial owner of the Notes (or the trustee on behalf of the holders of the Notes), by acquiring the Notes, each holder or beneficial owner of the Notes acknowledges, accepts, agrees to be bound by, and consents to the exercise of, any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority. See “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power” on page PS-4 of this pricing supplement. |
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Initial Issue Price(1)(2) |
Price to Public |
Agent’s Commission(3) |
Proceeds to Barclays Bank PLC |
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Per Note |
$1,000 |
100.00% |
2.65% |
97.35% |
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Total |
$2,270,000 |
$2,270,000 |
$60,155 |
$2,209,845 |
(1)Because dealers who purchase the Notes for sale to certain fee-based advisory accounts may forgo some or all selling concessions, fees or commissions, the public offering price for investors purchasing the Notes in such fee-based advisory accounts may be between $973.50 and $1,000 per Note. Investors that hold their Notes in fee-based advisory or trust accounts may be charged fees by the investment advisor or manager of such account based on the amount of assets held in those accounts, including the Notes.
(2)Our estimated value of the Notes on the Initial Valuation Date, based on our internal pricing models, is $960.50 per Note. The estimated value is less than the initial issue price of the Notes. See “Additional Information Regarding Our Estimated Value of the Notes” on page PS–5 of this pricing supplement.
(3)Barclays Capital Inc. will receive commissions from the Issuer of $26.50 per $1,000 principal amount Note. Barclays Capital Inc. will use these commissions to pay selling concessions or fees (including custodial or clearing fees) to other dealers.
Investing in the Notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-9 of the prospectus supplement and “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page PS-12 of this pricing supplement.
We may use this pricing supplement in the initial sale of Notes. In addition, Barclays Capital Inc. or another of our affiliates may use this pricing supplement in market resale transactions in any Notes after their initial sale. Unless we or our agent informs you otherwise in the confirmation of sale, this pricing supplement is being used in a market resale transaction.
The Notes will not be listed on any U.S. securities exchange or quotation system. Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these Notes or determined that this pricing supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The Notes constitute our unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. The Notes are not deposit liabilities of Barclays Bank PLC and are not covered by the U.K. Financial Services Compensation Scheme or insured by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency or deposit insurance agency of the United States, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction.
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Terms of the Notes, Continued |
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Automatic Call: |
The Notes cannot be redeemed for approximately the first six months after the Issue Date. If, on any Call Valuation Date, the Closing Value of each Reference Asset is greater than or equal to its Call Value, the Notes will be automatically redeemed for a cash payment per $1,000 principal amount Note equal to the Redemption Price payable on the Call Settlement Date. No further amounts will be payable on the Notes after the Call Settlement Date. |
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Coupon Payments: |
$7.083 per $1,000 principal amount Note, which is 0.7083% of the principal amount per Note (rounded to four decimal places, as applicable) (based on 8.50% per annum rate), payable on each Coupon Payment Date. |
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Coupon Reference Dates:* |
July 24, 2026, August 25, 2026, September 25, 2026, October 26, 2026, November 25, 2026, December 24, 2026, January 25, 2027, February 23, 2027, March 25, 2027, April 23, 2027, May 24, 2027, June 25, 2027, July 26, 2027, August 25, 2027, September 24, 2027, October 25, 2027, November 24, 2027, December 27, 2027, January 25, 2028, February 24, 2028, March 27, 2028, April 25, 2028, May 25, 2028, June 26, 2028, July 25, 2028, August 25, 2028, September 25, 2028, October 25, 2028, November 24, 2028, December 22, 2028, January 25, 2029, February 23, 2029, March 26, 2029, April 25, 2029 and the Final Valuation Date |
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Coupon Payment Dates:* |
July 31, 2026, September 1, 2026, October 2, 2026, November 2, 2026, December 3, 2026, January 4, 2027, February 1, 2027, March 2, 2027, April 1, 2027, April 30, 2027, June 1, 2027, July 2, 2027, August 2, 2027, September 1, 2027, October 1, 2027, November 1, 2027, December 2, 2027, January 3, 2028, February 1, 2028, March 2, 2028, April 3, 2028, May 2, 2028, June 2, 2028, July 3, 2028, August 1, 2028, September 1, 2028, October 2, 2028, November 1, 2028, December 1, 2028, January 2, 2029, February 1, 2029, March 2, 2029, April 2, 2029, May 2, 2029 and the Maturity Date |
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Call Valuation Dates:* |
December 24, 2026, January 25, 2027, February 23, 2027, March 25, 2027, April 23, 2027, May 24, 2027, June 25, 2027, July 26, 2027, August 25, 2027, September 24, 2027, October 25, 2027, November 24, 2027, December 27, 2027, January 25, 2028, February 24, 2028, March 27, 2028, April 25, 2028, May 25, 2028, June 26, 2028, July 25, 2028, August 25, 2028, September 25, 2028, October 25, 2028, November 24, 2028, December 22, 2028, January 25, 2029, February 23, 2029, March 26, 2029 and April 25, 2029. |
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Call Settlement Date:* |
The Coupon Payment Date following the Call Valuation Date on which an Automatic Call occurs. |
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Initial Value: |
With respect to each Reference Asset, the Closing Value on the Initial Valuation Date, as set forth in the table above |
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Call Value: |
With respect to each Reference Asset, 100.00% of its Initial Value, as set forth in the table above |
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Buffer Value: |
With respect to each Reference Asset, 85.00% of its Initial Value (rounded to two decimal places), as set forth in the table above |
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Buffer Percentage: |
15.00% |
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Final Value: |
With respect to each Reference Asset, the Closing Value on the Final Valuation Date |
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Redemption Price: |
$1,000 per $1,000 principal amount Note that you hold, plus the Coupon Payment that will otherwise be payable on the Call Settlement Date |
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Reference Asset Return: |
With respect to each Reference Asset, the performance of such Reference Asset from its Initial Value to its Final Value, calculated as follows: Final Value – Initial Value |
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Least Performing Reference Asset: |
The Reference Asset with the lowest Reference Asset Return, as calculated in the manner set forth above |
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Closing Value: |
The term “Closing Value” means the closing price of one share of the applicable Reference Asset, as further described under “Reference Assets—Exchange-Traded Funds—Special Calculation Provisions” in the prospectus supplement. |
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Calculation Agent: |
Barclays Bank PLC |
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CUSIP / ISIN: |
06749HFZ3 / US06749HFZ38 |
*Subject to postponement, as described under “Additional Terms of the Notes” in this pricing supplement
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ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE OFFERING OF THE NOTES
You should read this pricing supplement together with the prospectus dated May 15, 2025 as supplemented by the documents listed below, relating to our Global Medium-Term Notes, Series A, of which these Notes are a part. This pricing supplement, together with the documents listed below, contains the terms of the Notes and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral statements as well as any other written materials including preliminary or indicative pricing terms, correspondence, trade ideas, structures for implementation, sample structures, brochures or other educational materials of ours. You should carefully consider, among other things, the matters set forth under “Risk Factors” in the prospectus supplement and “Selected Risk Considerations” in this pricing supplement, as the Notes involve risks not associated with conventional debt securities. We urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisors before you invest in the Notes.
You may access these documents on the SEC website at www.sec.gov as follows (or if such address has changed, by reviewing our filings for the relevant date on the SEC website):
●Prospectus dated May 15, 2025:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/312070/000119312525120720/d925982d424b2.htm
●Prospectus Supplement dated May 15, 2025:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/312070/000095010325006051/dp228678_424b2-prosupp.htm
●Underlying Supplement dated May 15, 2025:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/312070/000095010325006053/dp228705_424b2-underl.htm
Our SEC file number is 1–10257. As used in this pricing supplement, “we,” “us” or “our” refers to Barclays Bank PLC.
CONSENT TO U.K. BAIL-IN POWER
Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of the Notes or any other agreements, arrangements or understandings between us and any holder or beneficial owner of the Notes (or the trustee on behalf of the holders of the Notes), by acquiring the Notes, each holder or beneficial owner of the Notes acknowledges, accepts, agrees to be bound by, and consents to the exercise of, any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority.
Under the U.K. Banking Act 2009, as amended, the relevant U.K. resolution authority may exercise a U.K. Bail-in Power in circumstances in which the relevant U.K. resolution authority is satisfied that the resolution conditions are met. These conditions include that a U.K. bank or investment firm is failing or is likely to fail to satisfy the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”) threshold conditions for authorization to carry on certain regulated activities (within the meaning of section 55B FSMA) or, in the case of a U.K. banking group company that is a European Economic Area (“EEA”) or third country institution or investment firm, that the relevant EEA or third country relevant authority is satisfied that the resolution conditions are met in respect of that entity.
The U.K. Bail-in Power includes any write-down, conversion, transfer, modification and/or suspension power, which allows for (i) the reduction or cancellation of all, or a portion, of the principal amount of, or interest on, or any other amounts payable on, the Notes; (ii) the conversion of all, or a portion, of the principal amount of, or interest on, or any other amounts payable on, the Notes into shares or other securities or other obligations of Barclays Bank PLC or another person (and the issue to, or conferral on, the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes of such shares, securities or obligations); (iii) the cancellation of the Notes and/or (iv) the amendment or alteration of the maturity of the Notes, or the amendment of the amount of interest or any other amounts due on the Notes, or the dates on which interest or any other amounts become payable, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; which U.K. Bail-in Power may be exercised by means of a variation of the terms of the Notes solely to give effect to the exercise by the relevant U.K. resolution authority of such U.K. Bail-in Power. Each holder and beneficial owner of the Notes further acknowledges and agrees that the rights of the holders or beneficial owners of the Notes are subject to, and will be varied, if necessary, solely to give effect to, the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority. For the avoidance of doubt, this consent and acknowledgment is not a waiver of any rights holders or beneficial owners of the Notes may have at law if and to the extent that any U.K. Bail-in Power is exercised by the relevant U.K. resolution authority in breach of laws applicable in England.
For more information, please see “Selected Risk Considerations—Risks Relating to the Issuer—You May Lose Some or All of Your Investment If Any U.K. Bail-in Power Is Exercised by the Relevant U.K. Resolution Authority” in this pricing supplement as well as “U.K. Bail-in Power,” “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Securities Generally—Regulatory action in the event a bank or investment firm in the Group is failing or likely to fail, including the exercise by the relevant U.K. resolution authority of a variety of statutory resolution powers, could materially adversely affect the value of any securities” and “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Securities Generally—Under the terms of the securities, you have agreed to be bound by the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING OUR ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE NOTES
Our internal pricing models take into account a number of variables and are based on a number of subjective assumptions, which may or may not materialize, typically including volatility, interest rates, and our internal funding rates. Our internal funding rates (which are our internally published borrowing rates based on variables such as market benchmarks, our appetite for borrowing, and our existing obligations coming to maturity) may vary from the levels at which our benchmark debt securities trade in the secondary market. Our estimated value on the Initial Valuation Date is based on our internal funding rates. Our estimated value of the Notes may be lower if such valuation were based on the levels at which our benchmark debt securities trade in the secondary market.
Our estimated value of the Notes on the Initial Valuation Date is less than the initial issue price of the Notes. The difference between the initial issue price of the Notes and our estimated value of the Notes is a result of several factors, including any sales commissions to be paid to Barclays Capital Inc. or another affiliate of ours, any selling concessions, discounts, commissions or fees (including any structuring or other distribution related fees) to be allowed or paid to non-affiliated intermediaries, the estimated profit that we or any of our affiliates expect to earn in connection with structuring the Notes, the estimated cost which we may incur in hedging our obligations under the Notes, and estimated development and other costs which we may incur in connection with the Notes.
Our estimated value on the Initial Valuation Date is not a prediction of the price at which the Notes may trade in the secondary market, nor will it be the price at which Barclays Capital Inc. may buy or sell the Notes in the secondary market. Subject to normal market and funding conditions, Barclays Capital Inc. or another affiliate of ours intends to offer to purchase the Notes in the secondary market but it is not obligated to do so.
Assuming that all relevant factors remain constant after the Initial Valuation Date, the price at which Barclays Capital Inc. may initially buy or sell the Notes in the secondary market, if any, and the value that we may initially use for customer account statements, if we provide any customer account statements at all, may exceed our estimated value on the Initial Valuation Date for a temporary period expected to be approximately six months after the Issue Date because, in our discretion, we may elect to effectively reimburse to investors a portion of the estimated cost of hedging our obligations under the Notes and other costs in connection with the Notes which we will no longer expect to incur over the term of the Notes. We made such discretionary election and determined this temporary reimbursement period on the basis of a number of factors, which may include the tenor of the Notes and/or any agreement we may have with the distributors of the Notes. The amount of our estimated costs which we effectively reimburse to investors in this way may not be allocated ratably throughout the reimbursement period, and we may discontinue such reimbursement at any time or revise the duration of the reimbursement period after the initial Issue Date of the Notes based on changes in market conditions and other factors that cannot be predicted.
We urge you to read the “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page PS-12 of this pricing supplement.
SELECTED PURCHASE CONSIDERATIONS
The Notes are not appropriate for all investors. The Notes may be an appropriate investment for you if all of the following statements are true:
●You understand and accept that you will not participate in any appreciation of any Reference Asset, which may be significant, and that your return potential on the Notes is limited to the Coupon Payments paid on the Notes.
●You can tolerate a loss of up to 85.00% of the principal amount of your Notes, and you are willing and able to make an investment that may have the downside market risk of an investment in the Least Performing Reference Asset.
●You understand and accept that you will not be entitled to receive dividends or distributions that may be paid to holders of any Reference Asset or any securities to which any Reference Asset provides exposure, nor will you have any voting rights with respect to any Reference Asset or any securities to which any Reference Asset provides exposure.
●You are willing and able to accept the individual market risk of each Reference Asset and understand that any decline in the value of one Reference Asset will not be offset or mitigated by a lesser decline or any potential increase in the value of any other Reference Asset.
●You understand and accept the risks that you will lose some or all of your principal at maturity if the Final Value of any Reference Asset is less than its Buffer Value.
●You understand and accept the risk that, if the Notes are not redeemed prior to scheduled maturity, the payment at maturity, will be based solely on the Reference Asset Return of the Least Performing Reference Asset.
●You understand and are willing and able to accept the risks associated with an investment linked to the performance of the Reference Assets.
●You are willing and able to accept the risk that the Notes may be redeemed prior to scheduled maturity and that you may not be able to reinvest your money in an alternative investment with comparable risk and yield.
●You can tolerate fluctuations in the price of the Notes prior to scheduled maturity that may be similar to or exceed the downside fluctuations in the values of the Reference Assets.
●You do not seek an investment for which there will be an active secondary market, and you are willing and able to hold the Notes to maturity if the Notes are not redeemed.
●You are willing and able to assume our credit risk for all payments on the Notes.
●You are willing and able to consent to the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by any relevant U.K. resolution authority.
The Notes may not be an appropriate investment for you if any of the following statements are true:
●You seek an investment that participates in the full appreciation of any or all of the Reference Assets rather than an investment with a return that is limited to the Coupon Payments paid on the Notes.
●You seek an investment that provides for the full repayment of principal at maturity, and/or you are unwilling or unable to accept the risk that you may lose some or all of the principal amount of the Notes in the event that the Final Value of the Least Performing Reference Asset falls below its Buffer Value.
●You anticipate that the Closing Value of at least one Reference Asset will decline during the term of the Notes such that the Final Value of at least one Reference Asset will fall below its Buffer Value.
●You are unwilling or unable to accept the individual market risk of each Reference Asset and/or do not understand that any decline in the value of one Reference Asset will not be offset or mitigated by a lesser decline or any potential increase in the value of any other Reference Asset.
●You do not understand and/or are unwilling or unable to accept the risks associated with an investment linked to the performance of the Reference Assets.
●You are unwilling or unable to accept the risk that the negative performance of only one Reference Asset may cause you to suffer a loss of principal at maturity, regardless of the performance of any other Reference Asset.
●You are unwilling or unable to accept the risk that the Notes may be redeemed prior to scheduled maturity.
●You seek an investment that entitles you to dividends or distributions on, or voting rights related to any Reference Asset or any securities to which any Reference Asset provides exposure.
●You cannot tolerate fluctuations in the price of the Notes prior to scheduled maturity that may be similar to or exceed the downside fluctuations in the values of the Reference Assets.
●You seek an investment for which there will be an active secondary market, and/or you are unwilling or unable to hold the Notes to maturity if the Notes are not redeemed.
●You prefer the lower risk, and therefore accept the potentially lower returns, of fixed income investments with comparable maturities and credit ratings.
●You are unwilling or unable to assume our credit risk for all payments on the Notes.
●You are unwilling or unable to consent to the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by any relevant U.K. resolution authority.
You must rely on your own evaluation of the merits of an investment in the Notes. You should reach a decision whether to invest in the Notes after carefully considering, with your advisors, the appropriateness of the Notes in light of your investment objectives and the specific information set out in this pricing supplement and the documents referenced under “Additional Documents Related to the Offering of the Notes” in this pricing supplement. Neither the Issuer nor Barclays Capital Inc. makes any recommendation as to the appropriateness of the Notes for investment.
ADDITIONAL TERMS OF THE NOTES
The Coupon Reference Dates, Coupon Payment Dates, any Call Valuation Date, any Call Settlement Date and the Maturity Date are subject to postponement in certain circumstances, as described under “Reference Assets—Exchange-Traded Funds—Market Disruption Events for Securities with an Exchange-Traded Fund that Holds Equity Securities as a Reference Asset,” “Reference Assets—Least or Best Performing Reference Asset—Scheduled Trading Days and Market Disruption Events for Securities Linked to the Reference Asset with the Lowest or Highest Return in a Group of Two or More Equity Securities, Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Indices and/or Equity Futures Indices” and “Terms of the Notes—Payment Dates” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
For the avoidance of doubt, if a Call Valuation Date or Coupon Reference Date is postponed, the Call Settlement Date or the Coupon Payment Date following such Call Valuation Date or Coupon Reference Date will be postponed by the same number of business days from but excluding the originally scheduled Call Valuation Date or Coupon Reference Date to and including the actual Call Valuation Date or Coupon Reference Date. No interest will accrue as a result of any delayed payment.
In addition, the Reference Assets and the Notes are subject to adjustment by the Calculation Agent under certain circumstances, as described under “Reference Assets—Exchange-Traded Funds—Adjustments Relating to Securities with an Exchange-Traded Fund as a Reference Asset” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLES OF AMOUNTS PAYABLE UPON AUTOMATIC CALL
The following examples demonstrate the hypothetical total return upon an Automatic Call under various circumstances. The “total return” as used in these examples is the number, expressed as a percentage, that results from comparing the aggregate payments per $1,000 principal amount Note to $1,000. The hypothetical total returns set forth below are for illustrative purposes only and may not be the actual total returns applicable to a purchaser of the Notes. The numbers appearing in the following tables and examples have been rounded for ease of analysis. The hypothetical examples below do not take into account any tax consequences from investing in the Notes and make the following key assumption:
■For each Coupon Reference Date that is not also a Call Valuation Date, you will receive a Coupon Payment on the related Coupon Payment Date.
Example 1: The Notes are redeemed on the first Call Valuation Date.
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Call Valuation Date |
Is the Closing Value of any Reference Asset Less Than its Call Value? |
Payment on Coupon Payment Date (per $1,000 principal amount Note) |
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No |
$1,007.083 |
Because the Closing Value of each Reference Asset on the first Call Valuation Date is greater than or equal to its Call Value, the Notes are redeemed and you will receive the Redemption Price on the related Call Settlement Date.
The Notes will cease to be outstanding after the Call Settlement Date, and you will not receive any further payments on the Notes.
The total return on investment of the Notes, including the Coupon Payments, is 4.2498%.
Example 2: The Notes are redeemed on the third Call Valuation Date.
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Call Valuation Date |
Is the Closing Value of any Reference Asset Less Than its Call Value? |
Payment on Coupon Payment Date (per $1,000 principal amount Note) |
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1 |
Yes |
$7.083 |
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2 |
Yes |
$7.083 |
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3 |
No |
$1,007.083 |
Because the Closing Value of each Reference Asset on the third Call Valuation Date is greater than or equal to its Call Value, the Notes are redeemed and you will receive the Redemption Price on the related Call Settlement Date.
The Notes will cease to be outstanding after the Call Settlement Date, and you will not receive any further payments on the Notes.
The total return on investment of the Notes, including the Coupon Payments, is 5.6664%.
Example 3: The Notes are redeemed on the final Call Valuation Date.
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Call Valuation Date |
Is the Closing Value of any Reference Asset Less Than its Call Value? |
Payment on Coupon Payment Date (per $1,000 principal amount Note) |
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Yes |
$7.083 |
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With respect to each Call Valuation Date, Yes |
$7.083 |
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29 |
No |
$1,007.083 |
Because the Closing Value of each Reference Asset on the final Call Valuation Date is greater than or equal to its Call Value, the Notes are redeemed and you will receive the Redemption Price on the related Call Settlement Date.
The Notes will cease to be outstanding after the Call Settlement Date, and you will not receive any further payments on the Notes.
The total return on investment of the Notes, including the Coupon Payments, is 24.0822%.
Each of the examples above demonstrate that the return on the Notes upon an Automatic Call will be limited to the Coupons Payments payable on the Notes up to and including the applicable Call Settlement Date.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLES OF AMOUNTS PAYABLE AT MATURITY
The following table illustrates the hypothetical payment at maturity under various circumstances. The examples set forth below are purely hypothetical and are provided for illustrative purposes only. The numbers appearing in the following table and examples have been rounded for ease of analysis. The hypothetical examples below do not take into account any tax consequences from investing in the Notes and make the following key assumptions:
■Hypothetical Initial Value of each Reference Asset: 100.00*
■Hypothetical Buffer Value for each Reference Asset: 85.00 (85.00% of the hypothetical Initial Value set forth above)*
■You hold the Notes to maturity, and the Notes are NOT redeemed prior to scheduled maturity.
* The hypothetical Initial Value of 100.00 and the hypothetical Buffer Value of 85.00 for each Reference Asset have been chosen for illustrative purposes only. The actual Initial Value and Buffer Value for each Reference Asset are as set forth on the cover of this pricing supplement.
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Final Value |
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Reference Asset Return |
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GDX Fund (Reference Asset A) |
XME Fund (Reference Asset B) |
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GDX Fund (Reference Asset A) |
XME Fund (Reference Asset B) |
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Reference Asset Return of the Least Performing Reference Asset |
Payment at Maturity** |
Total Return on the Notes (Including the Coupon Payments) |
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$140.00 |
$145.00 |
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40.00% |
45.00% |
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40.00% |
$1,000.00 |
24.79167% |
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$135.00 |
$130.00 |
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35.00% |
30.00% |
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30.00% |
$1,000.00 |
24.79167% |
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$120.00 |
$125.00 |
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20.00% |
25.00% |
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20.00% |
$1,000.00 |
24.79167% |
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$112.00 |
$110.00 |
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12.00% |
10.00% |
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10.00% |
$1,000.00 |
24.79167% |
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$100.00 |
$105.00 |
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0.00% |
5.00% |
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0.00% |
$1,000.00 |
24.79167% |
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$140.00 |
$90.00 |
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40.00% |
-10.00% |
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-10.00% |
$1,000.00 |
24.79167% |
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$90.00 |
$85.00 |
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-10.00% |
-15.00% |
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-15.00% |
$1,000.00 |
24.79167% |
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$80.00 |
$102.00 |
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-20.00% |
2.00% |
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-20.00% |
$950.00 |
19.79% |
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$70.00 |
$105.00 |
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-30.00% |
5.00% |
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-30.00% |
$850.00 |
9.79% |
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$60.00 |
$120.00 |
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-40.00% |
20.00% |
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-40.00% |
$750.00 |
-0.21% |
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$135.00 |
$50.00 |
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35.00% |
-50.00% |
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-50.00% |
$650.00 |
-10.21% |
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$150.00 |
$40.00 |
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50.00% |
-60.00% |
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-60.00% |
$550.00 |
-20.21% |
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$40.00 |
$30.00 |
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-60.00% |
-70.00% |
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-70.00% |
$450.00 |
-30.21% |
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$20.00 |
$55.00 |
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-80.00% |
-45.00% |
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-80.00% |
$350.00 |
-40.21% |
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$50.00 |
$10.00 |
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-50.00% |
-90.00% |
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-90.00% |
$250.00 |
-50.21% |
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$0.00 |
$105.00 |
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-100.00% |
5.00% |
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-100.00% |
$150.00 |
-60.21% |
** per $1,000 principal amount Note, excluding the final Coupon Payment.
The following examples illustrate how the payments at maturity set forth in the table above are calculated:
Example 1: The Final Value of Reference Asset A is $135.00 and the Final Value of Reference Asset B is $130.00.
Because Reference Asset B has the lowest Reference Asset Return, Reference Asset B is the Least Performing Reference Asset. Because the Final Value of the Least Performing Reference Asset is greater than or equal to its Buffer Value, you will receive a payment at maturity of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount Note that you hold (plus the final Coupon Payment on the Notes).
The total return on investment of the Notes, including the Coupon Payments is 24.79167%, the maximum possible return on the Notes.
Example 2: The Final Value of Reference Asset A is $140.00 and the Final Value of Reference Asset B is $90.00.
Because Reference Asset B has the lowest Reference Asset Return, Reference Asset B is the Least Performing Reference Asset. Because the Final Value of the Least Performing Reference Asset is greater than or equal to its Buffer Value, you will receive a payment at maturity of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount Note that you hold (plus the final Coupon Payment on the Notes).
The total return on investment of the Notes, including the Coupon Payments is 24.79167%, the maximum possible return on the Notes
Example 3: The Final Value of Reference Asset A is $80.00 and the Final Value of Reference Asset B is $102.00.
Because Reference Asset A has the lowest Reference Asset Return, Reference Asset A is the Least Performing Reference Asset. Because the Final Value of the Least Performing Reference Asset is less than its Buffer Value, you will receive a payment at maturity of $950.00 per $1,000 principal amount Note that you hold (plus the final Coupon Payment on the Notes), calculated as follows:
$1,000 + [$1,000 × (Reference Asset Return of the Least Performing Reference Asset + Buffer Percentage)]
$1,000 + [$1,000 × (-20.00% + 15.00%)] = $950.00
The total return on investment of the Notes, including the Coupon Payments, is 19.79%.
Example 3 demonstrates that if the Notes are not redeemed prior to scheduled maturity, and if the Final Value of the Least Performing Reference Asset is less than its Buffer Value, you will lose 1.00% of the principal amount of your Notes for every 1.00% that the Reference Asset Return of such Reference Asset falls below -15.00%. You will not benefit in any way from the Reference Asset Return of any other Reference Asset being higher than the Reference Asset Return of the Least Performing Reference Asset.
If the Notes are not redeemed prior to scheduled maturity, you may lose up to 85.00% of the principal amount of your Notes. Any payment on the Notes, including the repayment of principal, is subject to the credit risk of Barclays Bank PLC.
SELECTED RISK CONSIDERATIONS
An investment in the Notes involves significant risks. Investing in the Notes is not equivalent to investing directly in the Reference Assets or their components, if any. Some of the risks that apply to an investment in the Notes are summarized below, but we urge you to read the more detailed explanation of risks relating to the Notes generally in the “Risk Factors” section of the prospectus supplement. You should not purchase the Notes unless you understand and can bear the risks of investing in the Notes.
Risks Relating to the Notes Generally
●Your Investment in the Notes May Result in a Significant Loss — The Notes differ from ordinary debt securities in that the Issuer will not necessarily repay the full principal amount of the Notes at maturity. If the Notes are not redeemed prior to scheduled maturity, and if the Final Value of the Least Performing Reference Asset is less than its Buffer Value, you will lose 1.00% of the principal amount of your Notes for every 1.00% that the Reference Asset Return of the Least Performing Reference Asset falls below -15.00%. You may lose up to 85.00% of the principal amount of your Notes.
●Potential Return is Limited to the Coupon Payment on the Notes and You Will Not Participate in Any Appreciation of Any Reference Asset — The potential positive return on the Notes is limited to the Coupon Payments payable during the term of the Notes. You will not participate in any appreciation in the value of any Reference Asset, which may be significant, even though you will be exposed to the depreciation in the value of the Least Performing Reference Asset if the Notes are not redeemed and the Final Value of the Least Performing Reference Asset is less than its Buffer Value.
●You Are Exposed to the Market Risk of Each Reference Asset — Your return on the Notes is not linked to a basket consisting of the Reference Assets. Rather, it will be contingent upon the independent performance of each Reference Asset. Unlike an instrument with a return linked to a basket of underlying assets in which risk is mitigated and diversified among all the components of the basket, you will be exposed to the risks related to each Reference Asset. Poor performance by any Reference Asset over the term of the Notes may negatively affect your return and will not be offset or mitigated by any increases or lesser declines in the value of any other Reference Asset. To receive a positive return on your Notes at maturity, the Final Value of each Reference Asset must be greater than or equal to its Buffer Value. In addition, if the Notes have not been redeemed prior to scheduled maturity, and if the Final Value of any Reference Asset is less than its Buffer Value, you will lose 1.00% of the principal amount of your Notes for every 1.00% that the Reference Asset Return of the Least Performing Reference Asset falls below -15.00%. Accordingly, your investment is subject to the market risk of each Reference Asset.
●The Notes Are Subject to Volatility Risk — Volatility is a measure of the degree of variation in the price of an asset (or level of an index) over a period of time. The amount of any coupon payments that may be payable under the Notes is based on a number of factors, including the expected volatility of the Reference Assets. The amount of such coupon payments will be paid at a per annum rate that is higher than the fixed rate that we would pay on a conventional debt security of the same tenor and is higher than it otherwise would have been had the expected volatility of the Reference Assets been lower. As volatility of a Reference Asset increases, there will typically be a greater likelihood that the Final Value of that Reference Asset will be less than its Buffer Value.
Accordingly, you should understand that a higher coupon payment amount reflects, among other things, an indication of a greater likelihood that you will incur a loss of principal at maturity than would have been the case had the amount of such coupon payments been lower. In addition, actual volatility over the term of the Notes may be significantly higher than the expected volatility at the time the terms of the Notes were determined. If actual volatility is higher than expected, you will face an even greater risk that you will lose some or all of your principal at maturity for the reasons described above.
●Early Redemption and Reinvestment Risk — While the original term of the Notes is as indicated on the cover of this pricing supplement, the Notes may be redeemed prior to maturity, as described above, and the holding period over which you may receive any coupon payments that may be payable under the Notes could be as short as approximately six months.
The Redemption Price that you would receive on a Call Settlement Date, together with any coupon payments that you may have received prior to the Call Settlement Date, may be less than the aggregate amount of payments that you would have received had the Notes not been redeemed. There is no guarantee that you would be able to reinvest the proceeds from an investment in the Notes in a comparable investment with a similar level of risk in the event the Notes are redeemed prior to the Maturity Date. No additional payments will be due after the relevant Call Settlement Date. The fact that the Notes may be redeemed prior to maturity may also adversely impact your ability to sell your Notes and the price at which they may be sold.
●Any Payment on the Notes Will Be Determined Based on the Closing Values of the Reference Assets on the Dates Specified — Any payment on the Notes will be determined based on the Closing Values of the Reference Assets on the dates specified. You will not benefit from any more favorable values of the Reference Assets determined at any other time.
●Contingent Repayment of Any Principal Amount Applies Only at Maturity or upon Any Redemption — You should be willing to hold your Notes to maturity or any redemption. Although the Notes provide for the contingent repayment of the principal amount of your Notes at maturity, provided that the Final Value of the Least Performing Reference Asset is greater than or equal to its Buffer Value, or upon any redemption, if you sell your Notes prior to such time in the secondary market, if any, you may have to sell your Notes at a price that is less than the principal amount even if at that time the value of each Reference Asset has increased from its Initial Value. See “Many Economic and Market Factors Will Impact the Value of the Notes” below.
●Owning the Notes is Not the Same as Owning Any Reference Asset or Any Securities to which Any Reference Asset Provides Exposure — The return on the Notes may not reflect the return you would realize if you actually owned any Reference Asset or any securities to which any Reference Asset provides exposure. As a holder of the Notes, you will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights that holders of any Reference Asset or any securities to which any Reference Asset provides exposure may have.
●Tax Treatment — Significant aspects of the tax treatment of the Notes are uncertain. You should consult your tax advisor about your tax situation. See “Tax Considerations” below.
Risks Relating to the Issuer
●Credit of Issuer — The Notes are unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of the Issuer, Barclays Bank PLC, and are not, either directly or indirectly, an obligation of any third party. Any payment to be made on the Notes, including any repayment of principal, is subject to the ability of Barclays Bank PLC to satisfy its obligations as they come due and is not guaranteed by any third party. As a result, the actual and perceived creditworthiness of Barclays Bank PLC may affect the market value of the Notes, and in the event Barclays Bank PLC were to default on its obligations, you may not receive any amounts owed to you under the terms of the Notes.
●You May Lose Some or All of Your Investment If Any U.K. Bail-in Power Is Exercised by the Relevant U.K. Resolution Authority — Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of the Notes or any other agreements, arrangements or understandings between Barclays Bank PLC and any holder or beneficial owner of the Notes (or the trustee on behalf of the holders of the Notes), by acquiring the Notes, each holder or beneficial owner of the Notes acknowledges, accepts, agrees to be bound by, and consents to the exercise of, any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority as set forth under “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power” in this pricing supplement. Accordingly, any U.K. Bail-in Power may be exercised in such a manner as to result in you and other holders and beneficial owners of the Notes losing all or a part of the value of your investment in the Notes or receiving a different security from the Notes, which may be worth significantly less than the Notes and which may have significantly fewer protections than those typically afforded to debt securities. Moreover, the relevant U.K. resolution authority may exercise the U.K. Bail-in Power without providing any advance notice to, or requiring the consent of, the holders and beneficial owners of the Notes. The exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority with respect to the Notes will not be a default or an Event of Default (as each term is defined in the senior debt securities indenture) and the trustee will not be liable for any action that the trustee takes, or abstains from taking, in either case, in accordance with the exercise of the U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority with respect to the Notes. See “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power” in this pricing supplement as well as “U.K. Bail-in Power,” “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Securities Generally—Regulatory action in the event a bank or investment firm in the Group is failing or likely to fail, including the exercise by the relevant U.K. resolution authority of a variety of statutory resolution powers, could materially adversely affect the value of any securities” and “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Securities Generally—Under the terms of the securities, you have agreed to be bound by the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
Risks Relating to the Reference Assets
●Historical Performance of the Reference Assets Should Not Be Taken as Any Indication of the Future Performance of the Reference Assets Over the Term of the Notes — The value of each Reference Asset has fluctuated in the past and may, in the future, experience significant fluctuations. The historical performance of a Reference Asset is not an indication of the future performance of that Reference Asset over the term of the Notes. The historical correlation among the Reference Assets is not an indication of the future correlation among them over the term of the Notes. Therefore, the performance of the Reference Assets individually or in comparison to each other over the term of the Notes may bear no relation or resemblance to the historical performance of any Reference Asset.
●We May Accelerate the Notes If a Change-in-Law Event Occurs — Upon the occurrence of legal or regulatory changes that may, among other things, prohibit or otherwise materially restrict persons from holding the Notes or a Reference Asset or its components, or engaging in transactions in them, the Calculation Agent may determine that a change-in-law event has occurred and accelerate the Maturity Date for a payment determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion. Any amount payable upon acceleration could be significantly less than any amount that would be due on the Notes if they were not accelerated. However, if the Calculation Agent elects not to accelerate the Notes, the value of, and any amount payable on, the Notes could be adversely affected, perhaps significantly, by the occurrence of those legal or regulatory changes. See “Terms of the Notes—Change-in-Law Events” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
●The Notes Are Subject to Risks Associated with Non-U.S. Securities Markets — Equity securities included in the GDX Fund are issued by non-U.S. companies in non-U.S. securities markets. Investments in securities linked to the value of such non-U.S. equity securities, such as the Notes, involve risks associated with the securities markets in the home countries of the issuers of those non-U.S. equity securities, including risks of volatility in those markets, governmental intervention in those markets and cross shareholdings in companies in certain countries. Also, there is generally less publicly available information about companies in some of these jurisdictions than there is about U.S. companies that are subject to the reporting requirements of the SEC, and generally non-U.S. companies are subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and requirements and securities trading rules different from those applicable to U.S. reporting companies. The prices of securities
in non-U.S. markets may be affected by political, economic, financial and social factors in those countries, or global regions, including changes in government, economic and fiscal policies and currency exchange laws.
●The Notes Are Subject to Risks Associated with Emerging Markets — Equity securities included in the GDX Fund have been issued by non-U.S. companies located in one or more emerging market countries. Emerging markets pose further risks in addition to the risks associated with investing in foreign equity markets generally, as described in the previous risk factor. Countries with emerging markets may have relatively unstable governments, may present the risks of nationalization of businesses, restrictions on foreign ownership and prohibitions on the repatriation of assets, and may have less protection of property rights than more developed countries. The economies of countries with emerging markets may be based on only a few industries, may be highly vulnerable to changes in local or global trade conditions, and may suffer from extreme and volatile debt burdens or inflation rates. Local securities markets may trade a small number of securities and may be unable to respond effectively to increases in trading volume, potentially making prompt liquidation of holdings difficult or impossible at times. Moreover, the economies in such countries may differ unfavorably from the economy in the United States in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resources, self-sufficiency and balance of payment positions.
●The Notes Are Subject to Currency Exchange Risk — Because equity securities included in the GDX Fund are denominated in one or more non-U.S. currencies and are converted into U.S. dollars for purposes of calculating the value of the GDX Fund, the value of the GDX Fund will be exposed to the currency exchange rate risk with respect to each of those non-U.S. currencies relative to the U.S. dollar. An investor’s net exposure will depend on the extent to which each of those non-U.S. currencies strengthens or weakens against the U.S. dollar and the relative weight of the securities denominated in each of those non-U.S. currencies. If, taking into account the relevant weighting, the U.S. dollar strengthens against the one or more non-U.S. currencies in which equity securities included in the GDX Fund are denominated, the value of the GDX Fund will be adversely affected and any payment on the Notes determined based in part on the GDX Fund may be reduced.
Exchange rate movements for a particular currency are volatile and are the result of numerous factors, including the supply of, and the demand for, that currency, as well as government policy, intervention or actions, but are also influenced significantly from time to time by political or economic developments, and by macroeconomic factors and speculative actions related to the relevant region. Of particular importance to potential currency exchange risk are:
oexisting and expected rates of inflation;
oexisting and expected interest rate levels;
othe balance of payments between the relevant country and the United States; and
othe extent of governmental surpluses or deficits in such country and the United States.
All of these factors are in turn sensitive to the monetary, fiscal and trade policies pursued by the governments of the relevant country, the United States and other countries important to international trade and finance.
●The GDX Fund Recently Changed Its Underlying Index — Prior to market close on September 19, 2025, the GDX Fund tracked the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index. After market close on September 19, 2025, the GDX Fund began tracking the MarketVector Global Gold Miners Index instead. The MarketVector Global Gold Miners Index differs from the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, including in the use of different market capitalization criteria for inclusion in the index and different weighting schemes. Accordingly, the composition of the GDX Fund changed as a result of this transition. In connection with this change, the GDX Fund may have experienced, and may continue to experience, additional portfolio turnover, and the GDX Fund may have incurred, and may continue to incur, higher tracking error than had been typical for the GDX Fund. This change could have adversely affected, and may continue to adversely affect, the performance of the GDX Fund and, in turn, your return on the Notes. In addition, when evaluating the historical performance of the GDX Fund included below, you should bear in mind that the historical performance of the GDX Fund might have been meaningfully different had the GDX Fund tracked the MarketVector Global Gold Miners Index prior to September 19, 2025.
●Anti-Dilution Protection Is Limited, and the Calculation Agent Has Discretion to Make Anti-Dilution Adjustments — The Calculation Agent may in its sole discretion make adjustments affecting the amounts payable on the Notes upon the occurrence of certain events that the Calculation Agent determines have a diluting or concentrative effect on the theoretical value of the shares of any Reference Asset. However, the Calculation Agent might not make such adjustments in response to all events that could affect the shares of any Reference Asset. The occurrence of any such event and any adjustment made by the Calculation Agent (or a determination by the Calculation Agent not to make any adjustment) may adversely affect any amounts payable on the Notes. See “Reference Assets—Exchange-Traded Funds—Adjustments Relating to Securities with an Exchange-Traded Fund as a Reference Asset—Anti-dilution Adjustments” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
●Certain Features of Exchange-Traded Funds Will Impact the Value of the Notes — The performance of each Reference Asset will not fully replicate the performance of its respective Underlying Index or Underlying Assets, as applicable (each as defined below), and each Reference Asset may hold securities not included in its respective Underlying Index or Underlying Assets, as applicable. The value of each Reference Asset is subject to:
■Management risk. This is the risk that the investment strategy for each Reference Asset, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results. However, each Reference Asset is not actively managed and the investment advisor of each Reference Asset will generally not attempt to take defensive positions in declining markets.
■Derivatives risk. Each Reference Asset may invest in derivatives, including forward contracts, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, options and swaps. A derivative is a financial contract, the value of which depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset such as a security or an index. Compared to conventional securities, derivatives can be more sensitive to changes in interest rates or to sudden fluctuations in market prices, and thus each Reference Asset’s losses, and, as a consequence, the losses on your Notes, may be greater than if each Reference Asset invested only in conventional securities.
■Transaction costs and fees. Unlike its respective Underlying Index or Underlying Assets, as applicable, each Reference Asset will reflect transaction costs and fees that will reduce its performance relative to its respective Underlying Index or Underlying Assets, as applicable.
Generally, the longer the time remaining to maturity, the more the market price of the Notes will be affected by the factors described above. In addition, each Reference Asset may diverge significantly from the performance of its respective Underlying Index or Underlying Assets, as applicable, due to differences in trading hours between such Reference Asset and the securities composing its Underlying Index or Underlying Assets, as applicable, or other circumstances. During periods of market volatility, the component securities held by each Reference Asset may be unavailable in the secondary market, market participants may be unable to calculate accurately the intraday net asset value per share of each Reference Asset and the liquidity of each Reference Asset may be adversely affected. This kind of market volatility may also disrupt the ability of market participants to create and redeem shares in each Reference Asset. Further, market volatility may adversely affect, sometimes materially, the prices at which market participants are willing to buy and sell shares of each Reference Asset. As a result, under these circumstances, the market value of each Reference Asset may vary substantially from the net asset value per share of each Reference Asset. Because the Notes are linked to the performance of each Reference Asset and not its Underlying Index or Underlying Assets, as applicable, the return on your Notes may be less than that of an alternative investment linked directly to its Underlying Index or Underlying Assets, as applicable.
●Adjustments to Any Reference Asset or its Underlying Index or Underlying Assets Could Adversely Affect the Value of the Notes or Result in the Notes Being Accelerated — The investment adviser of any Reference Asset may add, delete or substitute the component securities held by that Reference Asset or make changes to its investment strategy, and the sponsor of the Underlying Index or Underlying Asset, as applicable, that any Reference Asset is designed to track may add, delete, substitute or adjust the securities composing such Underlying Index or Underlying Asset, or make other methodological changes to such Underlying Index or Underlying Asset, as applicable, that could affect its performance. In addition, if the shares of any Reference Asset are delisted or if any Reference Asset is liquidated or otherwise terminated, the Calculation Agent may select a successor fund that the Calculation Agent determines to be comparable to that Reference Asset or, if no successor fund is available, the Maturity Date of the Notes will be accelerated for a payment determined by the Calculation Agent. Any of these actions could adversely affect the value of any Reference Asset and, consequently, the value of the Notes. Any amount payable upon acceleration could be significantly less than the amount(s) that would be due on the securities if they were not accelerated. See “Reference Assets—Exchange-Traded Funds—Adjustments Relating to Securities with an Exchange-Traded Fund as a Reference Asset—Discontinuance of an Exchange-Traded Fund” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
●An Investment in the Notes Involves Industry Concentration Risk — Each Fund provides exposure to publicly traded equity securities of companies in one particular sector or group of industries. The performance of companies in each relevant sector will be influenced by many complex and unpredictable factors, including industry competition, interest rates, geopolitical events, government regulation and supply and demand for the products and services offered by such companies. Any adverse development in the particular sector that anyFund provides exposure to may have a material adverse effect on the securities included in such Fund and, as a result, may have a material adverse effect on the value of such Fund and the value of the Notes.
●The Notes Are Subject to Risks Associated with the Metals & Mining Industry — All or substantially all of the equity securities held by the XME Fund are issued by companies whose primary line of business is directly associated with the metals and mining industry. As a result, the value of the Notes may be subject to greater volatility and be more adversely affected by a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting this industry than a different investment linked to securities of a more broadly diversified group of issuers. Metals and mining companies can be significantly affected by events relating to international political and economic developments, energy conservation, the success of exploration projects, commodity prices, and tax and other government regulations. Investments in metals and mining companies may be speculative and may be subject to greater price volatility than investments in other types of companies. Risks of metals and mining investments include: changes in international monetary policies or economic and political conditions that can affect the supply of precious metals and consequently the value of metals and mining company investments; the United States or foreign governments may pass laws or regulations limiting metals investments for strategic or other policy reasons; and increased environmental or labor costs may depress the value of metals and mining investments. These factors could affect the metals and mining industry and could affect the value of the equity securities held by the XME Fund and the price of the XME Fund during the term of the Notes, which may adversely affect the value of your Notes.
Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest
●We and Our Affiliates May Engage in Various Activities or Make Determinations That Could Materially Affect the Notes in Various Ways and Create Conflicts of Interest — We and our affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with
the issuance of the Notes, as described below. In performing these roles, our and our affiliates’ economic interests are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the Notes.
In connection with our normal business activities and in connection with hedging our obligations under the Notes, we and our affiliates make markets in and trade various financial instruments or products for our accounts and for the account of our clients and otherwise provide investment banking and other financial services with respect to these financial instruments and products. These financial instruments and products may include securities, derivative instruments or assets that may relate to the Reference Assets or their components, if any. In any such market making, trading and hedging activity, and other financial services, we or our affiliates may take positions or take actions that are inconsistent with, or adverse to, the investment objectives of the holders of the Notes. We and our affiliates have no obligation to take the needs of any buyer, seller or holder of the Notes into account in conducting these activities. Such market making, trading and hedging activity, investment banking and other financial services may negatively impact the value of the Notes.
In addition, the role played by Barclays Capital Inc., as the agent for the Notes, could present significant conflicts of interest with the role of Barclays Bank PLC, as issuer of the Notes. For example, Barclays Capital Inc. or its representatives may derive compensation or financial benefit from the distribution of the Notes and such compensation or financial benefit may serve as incentive to sell the Notes instead of other investments. Furthermore, we and our affiliates establish the offering price of the Notes for initial sale to the public, and the offering price is not based upon any independent verification or valuation.
In addition to the activities described above, we will also act as the Calculation Agent for the Notes. As Calculation Agent, we will determine any values of the Reference Assets and make any other determinations necessary to calculate any payments on the Notes. In making these determinations, the Calculation Agent may be required to make discretionary judgements relating to the Reference Assets, including those described in the accompanying prospectus supplement and this pricing supplement. In making these discretionary judgments, our economic interests are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the Notes, and any of these determinations may adversely affect any payments on the Notes.
Risks Relating to the Estimated Value of the Notes and the Secondary Market
●The Estimated Value of Your Notes is Lower Than the Initial Issue Price of Your Notes — The estimated value of your Notes on the Initial Valuation Date is lower than the initial issue price of your Notes. The difference between the initial issue price of your Notes and the estimated value of the Notes is a result of certain factors, such as any sales commissions to be paid to Barclays Capital Inc. or another affiliate of ours, any selling concessions, discounts, commissions or fees (including any structuring or other distribution related fees) to be allowed or paid to non-affiliated intermediaries, the estimated profit that we or any of our affiliates expect to earn in connection with structuring the Notes, the estimated cost which we may incur in hedging our obligations under the Notes, and estimated development and other costs which we may incur in connection with the Notes.
●The Estimated Value of Your Notes Might be Lower if Such Estimated Value Were Based on the Levels at Which Our Debt Securities Trade in the Secondary Market — The estimated value of your Notes on the Initial Valuation Date is based on a number of variables, including our internal funding rates. Our internal funding rates may vary from the levels at which our benchmark debt securities trade in the secondary market. As a result of this difference, the estimated value referenced above might be lower if such estimated value were based on the levels at which our benchmark debt securities trade in the secondary market.
●The Estimated Value of the Notes is Based on Our Internal Pricing Models, Which May Prove to be Inaccurate and May be Different from the Pricing Models of Other Financial Institutions — The estimated value of your Notes on the Initial Valuation Date is based on our internal pricing models, which take into account a number of variables and are based on a number of subjective assumptions, which may or may not materialize. These variables and assumptions are not evaluated or verified on an independent basis. Further, our pricing models may be different from other financial institutions’ pricing models and the methodologies used by us to estimate the value of the Notes may not be consistent with those of other financial institutions which may be purchasers or sellers of Notes in the secondary market. As a result, the secondary market price of your Notes may be materially different from the estimated value of the Notes determined by reference to our internal pricing models.
●The Estimated Value of Your Notes Is Not a Prediction of the Prices at Which You May Sell Your Notes in the Secondary Market, if any, and Such Secondary Market Prices, If Any, Will Likely be Lower Than the Initial Issue Price of Your Notes and May be Lower Than the Estimated Value of Your Notes — The estimated value of the Notes will not be a prediction of the prices at which Barclays Capital Inc., other affiliates of ours or third parties may be willing to purchase the Notes from you in secondary market transactions (if they are willing to purchase, which they are not obligated to do). The price at which you may be able to sell your Notes in the secondary market at any time will be influenced by many factors that cannot be predicted, such as market conditions, and any bid and ask spread for similar sized trades, and may be substantially less than our estimated value of the Notes. Further, as secondary market prices of your Notes take into account the levels at which our debt securities trade in the secondary market, and do not take into account our various costs related to the Notes such as fees, commissions, discounts, and the costs of hedging our obligations under the Notes, secondary market prices of your Notes will likely be lower than the initial issue price of your Notes. As a result, the price at which Barclays Capital Inc., other affiliates of ours or third parties may be willing to purchase the Notes from you in secondary market transactions, if any, will likely be lower than the price you paid for your Notes, and any sale prior to the Maturity Date could result in a substantial loss to you.
●The Temporary Price at Which We May Initially Buy The Notes in the Secondary Market And the Value We May Initially Use for Customer Account Statements, If We Provide Any Customer Account Statements At All, May Not Be Indicative of Future Prices of Your Notes — Assuming that all relevant factors remain constant after the Initial Valuation Date, the price at which Barclays Capital Inc. may initially buy or sell the Notes in the secondary market (if Barclays Capital Inc. makes a market in the Notes, which it is not obligated to do) and the value that we may initially use for customer account statements, if we provide any customer account statements at all, may exceed our estimated value of the Notes on the Initial Valuation Date, as well as the secondary market value of the Notes, for a temporary period after the initial Issue Date of the Notes. The price at which Barclays Capital Inc. may initially buy or sell the Notes in the secondary market and the value that we may initially use for customer account statements may not be indicative of future prices of your Notes.
●Lack of Liquidity — The Notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. Barclays Capital Inc. and other affiliates of Barclays Bank PLC intend to make a secondary market for the Notes but are not required to do so, and may discontinue any such secondary market making at any time, without notice. Barclays Capital Inc. may at any time hold unsold inventory, which may inhibit the development of a secondary market for the Notes. Even if there is a secondary market, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to trade or sell the Notes easily. Because other dealers are not likely to make a secondary market for the Notes, the price at which you may be able to trade your Notes is likely to depend on the price, if any, at which Barclays Capital Inc. and other affiliates of Barclays Bank PLC are willing to buy the Notes. The Notes are not designed to be short-term trading instruments. Accordingly, you should be willing and able to hold your Notes to maturity.
●Many Economic and Market Factors Will Impact the Value of the Notes — The value of the Notes will be affected by a number of economic and market factors that interact in complex and unpredictable ways and that may either offset or magnify each other, including:
othe market price of, dividend rate on and expected volatility of the Reference Assets or the components of the Reference Assets, if any;
ocorrelation (or lack of correlation) of the Reference Assets;
othe time to maturity of the Notes;
ointerest and yield rates in the market generally;
oa variety of economic, financial, political, regulatory or judicial events;
osupply and demand for the Notes;
othe exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar with respect to the one or more non-U.S. currencies in which component securities held by the GDX Fund trade; and
oour creditworthiness, including actual or anticipated downgrades in our credit ratings.
INFORMATION REGARDING THE REFERENCE ASSETS
VanEck® Gold Miners ETF
According to publicly available information, the GDX Fund is an exchange-traded fund of the VanEck® ETF Trust, a registered investment company, that seeks to track as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MarketVector Global Gold Miners Index (with respect to the GDX Fund, its Underlying Index). The MarketVector Global Gold Miners Index is a float-adjusted modified market capitalization-weighted index that tracks the performance of companies involved primarily in the gold and silver mining industry. Prior to market close on September 19, 2025, the GDX Fund’s benchmark index was the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index. For more information about the GDX Fund, see “Exchange-Traded Funds—The VanEck® ETFs” in the accompanying underlying supplement, as supplemented and superseded by the information above. For more information about the MarketVector Global Gold Miners Index, see Annex A in this pricing supplement.
Historical Performance of the GDX Fund
The graph below sets forth the historical performance of the GDX Fund based on the daily Closing Value from January 4, 2021 through June 25, 2026. We obtained the Closing Values shown in the graph below from Bloomberg Professional® service (“Bloomberg”). We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information obtained from Bloomberg.
Historical Performance of the VanEck® Gold Miners ETF
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
SPDR® S&P® Metals & Mining ETF
According to publicly available information, the XME Fund is an exchange-traded fund of the SPDR® Series Trust, a registered investment company, that seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P® Metals & Mining Select Industry Index (with respect to the XME Fund, its Underlying Index). The S&P® Metals & Mining Select Industry Index is a modified equal-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of the following Global Industry Classification Standard sub-industries of the S&P Total Market Index: aluminum; coal and consumable fuels; copper; diversified metals and mining; gold; precious metals and minerals; silver; and steel. For more information about the XME Fund, see “Exchange-Traded Funds—The SPDR® S&P® Industry ETFs” in the accompanying underlying supplement.
Historical Performance of the XME Fund
The graph below sets forth the historical performance of the XME Fund based on the daily Closing Value from January 4, 2021 through June 25, 2026. We obtained the Closing Values shown in the graph below from Bloomberg. We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information obtained from Bloomberg.
Historical Performance of the SPDR® S&P® Metals & Mining ETF
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
TAX CONSIDERATIONS
You should review carefully the sections in the accompanying prospectus supplement entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders—Notes Treated as Put Options and Deposits” and, if you are a non-U.S. holder, “—Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders.” Except as described below, the discussions therein and below apply to you only if you purchase the Notes at the stated principal amount of $1,000 per Note. The following discussion, when read in combination with those sections, constitutes the full opinion of our special tax counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, regarding the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning and disposing of the Notes.
Due to the lack of direct legal authority, there is substantial uncertainty regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Notes. Our special tax counsel believes that it is reasonable to treat a Note for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a put option (the “Put Option”) written by you to us with respect to the Reference Assets, secured by a cash deposit equal to the initial issue price of the Note (the “Deposit”), which will have an annual yield based on our cost of borrowing, as shown below. If this treatment is respected, only a portion of each coupon payment will be attributable to interest on the Deposit; the remainder will represent premium attributable to your grant of the Put Option (“Put Premium”). By purchasing the Notes, you agree to treat the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes consistently with the treatment and allocation as described above as well as our determination of the Deposit’s “issue price” (as described more fully below). We will follow this approach in determining our information reporting responsibilities, if any.
In determining our reporting responsibilities, we intend to treat the Deposit for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having an “issue price” equal to the stated principal amount of the Notes. If the IRS were to challenge this determination, the Deposit could be treated as issued with original issue discount (“OID”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in which case you might be required to accrue the OID as interest income prior to receipt of the corresponding cash, regardless of your method of tax accounting. Assuming the treatment and allocation as well as our determination of the Deposit’s “issue price” described above are respected, interest on the Deposit will be taxed as ordinary income, while the Put Premium will not be taken into account prior to the taxable disposition of the Notes (including redemption upon an automatic call or at maturity). Assuming that you are an initial purchaser of Notes purchasing the Notes at the initial issue price for cash, (i) if your Notes are called or held to maturity and the Put Option expires unexercised (i.e., you receive a cash payment — not including the final coupon payment — at maturity equal to the amount of the Deposit), you will recognize short-term capital gain in an amount equal to the total Put Premium received, and (ii) if, instead, the Put Option is deemed to be exercised at maturity (i.e., you receive a cash payment at maturity — not including the final coupon payment — that is less than the amount of the Deposit), you will recognize short-term capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between (x) the total Put Premium received and (y) the cash settlement value of the Put Option (i.e., the amount of the Deposit minus the cash you receive at maturity, not including the final coupon payment).
There are, however, other reasonable treatments that the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) or a court may adopt for the Notes, in which case the timing and character of your income or loss could be materially and adversely affected. In addition, in 2007 the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar instruments. The notice focuses on a number of issues, the most relevant of which for investors in the Notes are the character of income or loss (including whether the Put Premium might be currently included as ordinary income) and the degree, if any, to which income realized by non-U.S. investors should be subject to withholding tax. While it is not clear whether the Notes would be viewed as similar to the typical prepaid forward contract described in the notice, it is possible that any Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of an investment in the Notes, possibly with retroactive effect. You should consult your tax advisor regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Notes, including possible alternative treatments and the issues presented by this notice. Purchasers who are not initial purchasers of Notes at the issue price (as described above) should also consult their tax advisors with respect to the tax consequences of an investment in the Notes, including possible alternative treatments, as well as the allocation of the purchase price of the Notes between the Deposit and the Put Option and the potential application of the “market discount” rules to the Deposit.
The discussions above and in the accompanying prospectus supplement do not address the consequences to taxpayers subject to special tax accounting rules under Section 451(b).
Treasury regulations under Section 871(m) generally impose a withholding tax on certain “dividend equivalents” under certain “equity linked instruments.” A recent IRS notice excludes from the scope of Section 871(m) instruments issued prior to January 1, 2027 that do not have a “delta of one” with respect to underlying securities that could pay U.S.-source dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes (each an “Underlying Security”). Based on our determination that the Notes do not have a “delta of one” within the meaning of the regulations, our special tax counsel is of the opinion that these regulations should not apply to the Notes with regard to non-U.S. holders. Our determination is not binding on the IRS, and the IRS may disagree with this determination. Section 871(m) is complex and its application may depend on your particular circumstances, including whether you enter into other transactions with respect to an Underlying Security. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the potential application of Section 871(m) to the Notes.
Consistent with the position described above, below are the portions of each coupon payment that we intend, in determining our reporting responsibilities (if any), to treat as attributable to interest on the Deposit and to Put Premium:
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Coupon Payment rate per Annum |
Interest on Deposit per Annum |
Put Premium per Annum |
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8.50% |
4.98% |
3.52% |
SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We have agreed to sell to Barclays Capital Inc. (the “Agent”), and the Agent has agreed to purchase from us, the principal amount of the Notes, and at the price, specified on the cover of this pricing supplement. The Agent commits to take and pay for all of the Notes, if any are taken.
VALIDITY OF THE NOTES
In the opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, as special United States products counsel to Barclays Bank PLC, when the Notes offered by this pricing supplement have been issued by Barclays Bank PLC pursuant to the indenture, the trustee has made, in accordance with instructions from Barclays Bank PLC, appropriate entries or notations in its records relating to the master global note that represents such Notes (the “master note”), and such Notes have been delivered against payment as contemplated herein, such Notes will be valid and binding obligations of Barclays Bank PLC, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability (including, without limitation, concepts of good faith, fair dealing and the lack of bad faith) and possible judicial or regulatory actions or application giving effect to governmental actions or foreign laws affecting creditors’ rights, provided that such counsel expresses no opinion as to (i) the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above or (ii) the validity, legally binding effect or enforceability of any provision that permits holders to collect any portion of the stated principal amount upon acceleration of the Notes to the extent determined to constitute unearned interest. This opinion is given as of the date hereof and is limited to the laws of the State of New York, except that such counsel expresses no opinion as to (i) any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to Barclays Bank PLC, the indenture or the Notes (together with the indenture, the “Documents”) or such transactions solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to any party to any of the Documents or any of its affiliates due to the specific assets or business of such party or such affiliate or (ii) any law, rule or regulation relating to national security. Insofar as this opinion involves matters governed by English law, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has relied, with Barclays Bank PLC’s permission, on the opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP, dated as of June 11, 2026, filed as an exhibit to a report on Form 6-K by Barclays Bank PLC on June 11, 2026, and this opinion is subject to the same assumptions, qualifications and limitations as set forth in such opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP. In addition, this opinion is subject to customary assumptions about the trustee’s authorization, execution and delivery of the indenture and its authentication of the master note and the validity, binding nature and enforceability of the indenture with respect to the trustee, all as stated in the opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, dated June 11, 2026, which has been filed as an exhibit to the report on Form 6-K referred to above.
ANNEX A
The MarketVector Global Gold Miners Index
All information contained in this pricing supplement regarding the MarketVector Global Gold Miners Index (for purposes of this Annex A, the “Underlying Index”), including, without limitation, its make-up, method of calculation and changes in its components, has been derived from publicly available information, without independent verification. This information reflects the policies of, and is subject to change by, MarketVector Indexes GmbH (“MarketVector”). The Underlying Index is owned by MarketVector and is calculated and maintained by Solactive AG (“Solactive”). MarketVector and Solactive have no obligation to continue to publish, and may discontinue publication of, the Underlying Index.
The Underlying Index is reported by Bloomberg L.P. under the ticker symbol “MVGDX.”
The Underlying Index is a float-adjusted modified market capitalization-weighted index that tracks the performance of companies involved primarily in the gold and silver mining industry. The Underlying Index was launched on June 3, 2025 with a base index value of 1000.00 as of April 30, 2006.
Index Composition
Index Universe
To be eligible for inclusion in the Underlying Index, companies must generate at least 50% (25% for current index components) of their revenues from gold and/or silver mining, royalties and/or streaming or have at least 50% (25% for current index components) of their mining mineral resources from gold and/or silver. In addition, securities must be common securities or securities with similar characteristics from financial markets that are freely investable for foreign investors and that provide real-time and historical component and currency pricing, excluding limited partnerships. Companies from financial markets that are not freely investable for foreign investors or that do not provide real-time and historical component and currency pricing may still be eligible if they have a listing on an eligible exchange and if they meet all the size and liquidity requirements set forth below on that exchange.
Securities are not eligible for inclusion in the Underlying Index if they are listed on (1) exchanges in Bahrain, China (domestic market), India, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates or Vietnam or (2) Paris Euronext Auction, Hamburger Boerse, Boerse Berlin, Oslo Euronext Growth or London Stock Exchange (AIM, AIMI, ASQ1, ASQ2, ASX1, ASXN, SFM2, SFM3, SSQ3, SSX3, SSX4, EQS).
Investable Universe
To be included in the investable universe, securities must meet the following size and liquidity requirements:
1. For securities that are currently not included in the Underlying Index, the securities must have (i) free-float of at least 10%, (ii) full market capitalization exceeding $150 million, (iii) a three-month average daily trading volume of at least $1 million at the current quarter and at the previous two quarters and (iv) at least 0.25 million shares traded per month over the last six months at the current quarter and at the previous two quarters.
2. For securities that are already included in the Underlying Index, the securities must have (i) free-float of at least 5%, (ii) full market capitalization exceeding $75 million, (iii) a three-month average daily trading volume of at least $0.2 million in at least two of the latest three quarters (current quarter and the previous two quarters) and (iv) at the current quarter or at one of the previous two quarters, a three-month average daily trading volume of at least $0.6 million or at least 0.2 million shares traded per month over the last six months.
3. In the case of recent initial public offerings, spin-offs and post-merger/acquisition special purpose acquisition companies, the securities must have (i) free-float of at least 10%, (ii) full market capitalization exceeding $150 million, (iii) an average daily trading volume of at least $1 million and (iv) traded at least 0.25 million shares per month (or per 22 days).
Such securities qualify for fast-track addition to the investable universe once; either at the next regularly scheduled review if they have been trading since at least the last trading day of the month two months prior to the review month or else at the following regularly scheduled review.
Eligible Universe
For each company in the investable universe, only one share class is included in the eligible universe. In cases where more than one share class fulfills the above specified market capitalization and liquidity eligibility criteria, only the largest share class by free-float market capitalization is included in the eligible universe. In exceptional cases (e.g. significantly higher liquidity), MarketVector can
decide that a different share class will be included in the eligible universe. In cases where the free-float market capitalization of a currently not included share class of an index component exceeds the free-float market capitalization of the currently selected share class by at least 25% and fulfills all market capitalization and liquidity eligibility criteria for non-components, the currently selected share class will be replaced by the larger one. In exceptional cases (e.g. significantly higher liquidity), MarketVector can decide to keep the current share class instead.
For each company in the investable universe, one pricing source qualifies for the eligible universe. In cases where a company has multiple listings (e.g. ADRs, GDRs or listing on markets other than in the home country), the price sources will be selected to the eligible universe in the following order: U.S. price source, UK price source (London Stock Exchange International Order Book only), home market price source and most liquid foreign market price source. Once a company has qualified for the investable universe, only the most liquid single exchange price source within the country qualifies for the eligible universe. In exceptional cases, MarketVector can assign alternative pricing sources.
Selection of Index Components
Upon an index reconstitution, securities included in the eligible universe are selected for inclusion in the Underlying Index based on the following procedure. The Underlying Index targets a coverage of 90% of the free-float market capitalization of the eligible universe with a minimum of 25 components.
1. All securities in the eligible universe are sorted in terms of free-float market capitalization in descending order.
2. Securities covering the top 85% of the free-float market capitalization of the eligible universe qualify for selection.
3. Current components between 85% and 98% of the free-float market capitalization of the eligible universe also qualify for selection.
4. If the coverage is still below 90% of the free-float market capitalization of the eligible universe or the number of components in the Underlying Index is still below 25, the largest remaining securities will be selected until both the target coverage and minimum number of components are reached.
5. If the number of eligible securities is below the minimum of 25, additional securities will be added by MarketVector’s decision until the number of securities selected to the Underlying Index reaches the minimum of 25.
Weighting of Index Components
Upon an index rebalance, components selected for inclusion in the Underlying Index will be weighted according to a modified float-adjusted market cap weighting methodology:
1. All index components are weighted by their free-float market capitalization.
2. At least the largest five and at most the largest 9 of the components with more than 50% exposure to gold-related activities that exceed 4.5% in weight are grouped together (so called “Large-Weights”). All other components are grouped together as well (so called “Small-Weights”).
3. The aggregated weighting of the Large-Weights is capped at 45%. If the aggregated weighting of the Large-Weights exceeds 45%, then a capping factor is calculated to bring the weighting down to 45%, and a second capping factor is calculated to bring the aggregated weighting of the Small-Weights up to 55%. These two factors are then applied to all components in the Large-Weights or the Small-Weights, respectively.
4. For the Large-Weights, the maximum weight for any single security is 20% and the minimum weight is 5%. If a security is above the maximum weight or below the minimum weight, then the weight will be reduced to the maximum weight or increased to the minimum weight and the excess weight will be redistributed proportionally across all other remaining components in the Large-Weights.
5. For the Small-Weights, the maximum weight for any single security is 4.5%. If a security is above the maximum weight, then the weight will be reduced to the maximum weight and the excess weight will be redistributed proportionally across all other remaining components in the Small-Weights.
6. The aggregated weighting of all components with less than 50% exposure to gold-related activities is capped at 20%. Any excess weight will be redistributed proportionally among the uncapped components with more than 50% exposure to gold-related activities in the Small-Weights.
Index Reconstitution and Rebalance
The Underlying Index is reconstituted and rebalanced on a quarterly basis in March, June, September and December according to the following schedule:
1. The eligible universe and component selection is determined based on the closing data on the last business day in February, May, August and November. If a security does not trade on the last business day in February, May, August or November, the last available price for this security will be used.
2. Component weights are determined based on the closing data as of the Wednesday prior to the second Friday of March, June, September and December. If a security does not trade on the Wednesday prior to the second Friday of March, June, September or December, the last available price for this security will be used.
3. The underlying review and rebalance data (i.e. weights, shares outstanding, free-float factors and new weighting cap factors) is announced on the second Friday of March, June, September and December.
4. Changes will be implemented and based on the closing prices as of the third Friday of March, June, September and December. If the third Friday is not a business day, the review will take place on the last business day before the third Friday. If a security does not trade on the third Friday of March, June, September or December, the last available price for this security will be used. Changes become effective on the next index dissemination day.
Index Calculation
The Underlying Index is calculated on weekdays between 01:00 and 22:40 (CET) and index values are disseminated to data vendors every 15 seconds on days when either the U.S. equity market is open for trading or at least one of the index components is available for trading. Real-time index values are calculated with the midpoint between the latest available real-time bid- and ask-prices. Closing values are calculated at 22:40 (CET) with fixed 16:00 London time exchange rates from WM company.
The Underlying Index’s index level on a given day is calculated as the sum of the free-float market capitalization of the index components in U.S. dollars divided by the divisor. The Underlying Index is free-float adjusted, meaning the number of shares outstanding is reduced to exclude closely held shares (amount larger than 5% of the company’s full market capitalization) from the index calculation. Free-float factors are reviewed quarterly. The divisor is a mathematical factor defined at the inception of the Underlying Index and is adjusted upon certain corporate actions and index rebalances.
The Underlying Index is calculated as a price return index and does not include in the index calculation dividend payments except for special dividends from non-operating income or cash dividends that are either declared as special or extraordinary or that do not coincide with the company’s regular dividend distribution schedule.
Index Maintenance
The composition of the Underlying Index will be adjusted to reflect changes to free-float factors and number of shares, changes due to mergers and takeovers and changes due to spin-offs. On an ongoing basis, for all corporate events that result in a security deletion from the Underlying Index, the deleted security will be replaced with the highest ranked non-component on the most recent selection list immediately only if the number of components in the Underlying Index would drop below 20. The replacement security will be added at the same weight as the deleted security, unless the number of index components drops below the minimum component number due to a merger of two or more index components, in which case the replacement security will be added with its uncapped free-float market capitalization weight. If there is no replacement, the additional weight resulting from the deletion will be redistributed proportionally across all other index constituents. If the number of index components drops below the minimum component number and no non-component security is eligible as a replacement, the determination of the addition is subject to MarketVector’s decision.
Index Oversight
Any changes to the index methodology will be reviewed and approved by MarketVector’s Legal and Compliance Department. In cases of material changes, an advance notice will be published and provided to users.