Barclays issues callable notes at 5.10% fixed
Barclays Bank PLC offers Callable Fixed Rate Notes due June 2, 2031 with an Interest Rate of 5.10% per annum and an Issue Date of June 2, 2026.
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Barclays Bank PLC offers Callable Fixed Rate Notes due June 2, 2031 with an Interest Rate of 5.10% per annum and an Issue Date of June 2, 2026. The Notes have a minimum denomination of $1,000 and an initial issue price of $1,000 per Note (100%).
The issuer may redeem the Notes at its sole discretion beginning on Optional Redemption Dates from June 2, 2028, with at least five business days’ notice. Payments are unsecured obligations of Barclays Bank PLC and are subject to the potential exercise of U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority.
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Issuer-priced callable notes with fixed 5.10% coupon and bail-in risk.
The structure is a fixed-rate, callable note paying 5.10% per annum with scheduled maturity on June 2, 2031. The issuer can redeem on quarterly Optional Redemption Dates beginning June 2, 2028, which creates reinvestment and call timing risk for holders.
Key dependencies include Barclays’ creditworthiness and the legal scope of U.K. Bail-in Power; cash‑flow treatment is issuer-paid unsecured debt. Subsequent disclosures in final pricing materials will confirm aggregate size and whether dealers sell at concessions between $990 and $1,000 per Note.
Holders consent to U.K. resolution authority bail-in powers as a contractual term.
The pricing supplement includes an explicit consent to the exercise of U.K. Bail-in Power, permitting write-down, conversion or other variation of amounts payable. That consent is binding on holders by acquisition of the Notes.
Regulatory risk is discrete: exercise of bail-in powers would not be an Event of Default under the indenture. Legal counsel should review the final terms and compare with jurisdictional resolution frameworks before purchase.
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The information in this preliminary pricing supplement is not complete and may be changed. This preliminary pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus and prospectus supplement do not constitute an offer to sell the Notes and we are not soliciting an offer to buy the Notes in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to Completion
Preliminary Pricing Supplement dated May 20, 2026
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Preliminary Pricing Supplement (To the Prospectus dated May 15, 2025 and the Prospectus Supplement dated May 15, 2025) |
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) Registration No. 333-287303 |
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$[●] Callable Fixed Rate Notes due June 2, 2031 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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Trade Date (Initial Valuation Date): |
May 29, 2026 |
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Issue Date: |
June 2, 2026 |
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Maturity Date: |
June 2, 2031, subject to Early Redemption at the Option of the Issuer (as set forth below) |
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Early Redemption at the Option of the Issuer: |
The Notes will not be redeemable by us for approximately the first two years after the Issue Date. We may redeem the Notes (in whole or in part) at our sole discretion without your consent on any Optional Redemption Date for a cash payment per $1,000 principal amount Note equal to $1,000 plus any accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding that Optional Redemption Date, provided that we give at least five business days’ prior notice to the trustee. No further amounts will be payable on the Notes after they have been redeemed. |
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Interest Payment Amount: |
If we have not redeemed the Notes early, for any Interest Period, the Interest Payment Amount per $1,000 principal amount Note will be calculated as follows: $1,000 × Interest Rate × (days in Interest Period/360) where the number of days in the Interest Period will be determined based on a Day Count Convention of 30/360. For additional information regarding the Day Count Convention for these Notes, see “Terms of the Notes—Day Count Convention” in the accompanying prospectus supplement. |
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Interest Rate: |
For any Interest Period: 5.10% per annum |
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Payment at Maturity: |
If we do not redeem the Notes early, you will receive on the Maturity Date a cash payment per $1,000 principal amount Note that you hold equal to $1,000 plus any accrued and unpaid interest. 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. See “Selected Risk Considerations” and “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power” in this pricing supplement and “Risk Factors” in the accompanying prospectus supplement. |
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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. |
(Terms of the Notes continue on the next page)
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Initial Issue Price(1) |
Price to Public |
Agent’s Commission(2) |
Proceeds to Barclays Bank PLC |
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Per Note |
$1,000 |
100.00% |
1.00% |
99.00% |
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Total |
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$[●] |
$[●] |
$[●] |
(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 $990.00 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)Barclays Capital Inc. will receive commissions from the Issuer of up to $10.00 per $1,000 principal amount and may retain all or a portion of these commissions or use all or a portion of these commissions to pay variable selling concessions or fees to other dealers. Barclays Capital Inc. may forgo all or a portion of these commissions and sell Notes to certain institutional accounts at an offering price between $990.00 and $1,000 per Note.
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-6 of this pricing supplement.
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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Optional Redemption Date(s): |
The 2nd day of each March, June, September and December, from and including June 2, 2028 to but excluding the Maturity Date |
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Interest Period: |
The period from, and including, an Interest Payment Date (or the Issue Date in the case of the first Interest Period) to, but excluding, the immediately following Interest Payment Date |
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Interest Payment Date(s): |
The 2nd day of each June commencing on June 2, 2027 and ending on the Maturity Date (or the Optional Redemption Date, if applicable). For the avoidance of doubt, the final Interest Payment Date is scheduled to occur on the Maturity Date, subject to Early Redemption at the Option of the Issuer. |
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Business Day: |
Any day that is a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday and that is not a day on which banking institutions in New York City generally are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to be closed |
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Business Day Convention: |
Following, unadjusted |
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Day Count Convention: |
30/360 |
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Calculation Agent: |
Barclays Bank PLC |
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Settlement: |
The Depository Trust Company; book-entry form; transferable |
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CUSIP / ISIN: |
06749H3W3 / US06749H3W35 |
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 prospectus supplement dated May 15, 2025 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
Our SEC file number is 1–10257. As used in this pricing supplement, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Barclays Bank PLC.
You may revoke your offer to purchase the Notes at any time prior to the Initial Valuation Date. We reserve the right to change the terms of, or reject any offer to purchase, the Notes prior to the Initial Valuation Date. In the event of any changes to the terms of the Notes, we will notify you and you will be asked to accept such changes in connection with your purchase. You may also choose to reject such changes in which case we may reject your offer to purchase.
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.
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 are willing and able to accept the risk that we may, in our sole discretion, redeem the Notes early pursuant to the terms set out in this pricing supplement and that you may not be able to reinvest your money in an alternative investment with comparable risk and yield.
●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 we do not exercise our early redemption option.
●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 are unwilling or unable to accept the risk that we may, in our sole discretion, redeem the Notes early pursuant to the terms set out in this pricing supplement.
●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 we do not exercise our early redemption option.
●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, the prospectus and the prospectus supplement. Neither the Issuer nor Barclays Capital Inc. makes any recommendation as to the appropriateness of the Notes for investment.
SELECTED RISK CONSIDERATIONS
An investment in the Notes involves significant risks. 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
●Issuer Redemption and Reinvestment Risk—We may redeem your Notes (in whole or in part) at our sole discretion without your consent on any Optional Redemption Date and without taking your interests into account. If we elect to redeem the Notes early, the holding period over which you may receive interest payments could be as short as approximately two years.
The payment upon early redemption, together with any interest payment(s) that you may have received on any prior Interest Payment Date(s), may be less than the aggregate amount of payments that you would have received had we not redeemed the Notes early. 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 at our election prior to the Maturity Date. No additional payments will be due after early redemption. Our right to redeem the Notes may also adversely impact your ability to sell your Notes and the price at which they may be sold.
It is more likely that we will redeem the Notes at our sole discretion prior to maturity to the extent that the expected interest payable on the Notes is greater than the interest that would be payable on other instruments issued by us of comparable maturity, terms and credit rating trading in the market. We are less likely to redeem the Notes prior to maturity when the expected interest payable on the Notes is less than the interest that would be payable on other comparable instruments issued by us. Therefore, the Notes are more likely to remain outstanding when the expected interest payable on the Notes is less than what would be payable on other comparable instruments.
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 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 interest rates.
In any such market making, trading and hedging activity, investment banking 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 (as defined in “Supplemental Plan of Distribution” of this pricing supplement) 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 an 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 make any determinations necessary to calculate any payments on the Notes. In making these determinations, we may be required to make discretionary judgments. 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 Value of the Notes and the Secondary Market
●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 able and willing 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 time to maturity of the Notes;
ointerest and yield rates in the market generally;
oinflation and expectations concerning inflation;
oa variety of economic, financial, political, regulatory or judicial events;
osupply and demand for the Notes; and
oour creditworthiness, including actual or anticipated downgrades in our credit ratings.
●Certain Built-In Costs Are Likely to Adversely Affect the Value of the Notes Prior to Maturity—While the payment at maturity described in this pricing supplement is based on the full principal amount of your Notes, the initial issue price of the Notes includes any agent’s commission and the cost of hedging our obligations under the Notes through one or more of our affiliates. As a result, the price, if any, at which Barclays Capital Inc. and other affiliates of Barclays Bank PLC may be willing to purchase Notes from you in secondary market transactions 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.
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 Indebtedness for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes” and, if you are a non-U.S. holder, “—Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders.” The discussion below applies to you only if you are an initial purchaser of the Notes; if you are a secondary purchaser of the Notes, the tax consequences to you may be different. In the opinion of our special tax counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, the Notes should be treated as debt instruments for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, based on representations provided by us, the Notes should be treated as issued without original issue discount. The remainder of this discussion assumes that this treatment is correct.
Interest paid on the Notes will generally be taxable to you as ordinary income at the time it accrues or is received, in accordance with your method of tax accounting. Upon a sale or exchange (including upon early redemption or redemption at maturity), you will generally recognize taxable gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale or exchange (not including any amount attributable to accrued but unpaid interest) and your tax basis in the Notes, which will generally equal the amount you paid to acquire the Notes. This gain or loss will generally be short-term capital gain or loss unless you have held the Notes for more than one year, in which case the gain or loss will generally be long-term capital gain or loss. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitation.
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).
Non-U.S. Holders. We do not believe that non-U.S. holders should be required to provide a Form W-8 in order to avoid 30% U.S. withholding tax with respect to the interest payments, although the Internal Revenue Service could challenge this position. However, non-U.S. holders should in any event expect to be required to provide appropriate Forms W-8 or other documentation in order to establish an exemption from backup withholding, as described under the heading “—Information Reporting and Backup Withholding” in the accompanying prospectus supplement. If any withholding is required, we will not be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to amounts withheld.
You should consult your tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the Notes, as well as tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction.
SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We will agree to sell to Barclays Capital Inc. (the “Agent”), and the Agent will agree to purchase from us, the principal amount of the Notes, and at the price, specified on the cover of this pricing supplement. The Agent will commit to take and pay for all of the Notes, if any are taken.