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[424B2] iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN Prospectus Supplement

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Barclays Bank PLC is offering $8.386 million of Autocallable Contingent Barrier Return Enhanced Lookback Entry Notes linked to the S&P 500® Index. The Notes are part of the bank’s Global Medium-Term Notes, Series A program and were priced on 27 June 2025 for expected issuance on 2 July 2025.

Key economic terms

  • Initial issue price: $1,000 per Note; minimum $10,000 denominations.
  • Automatic call: If, on the Review Date (27 Aug 2026), the S&P 500 closing level is ≥ the Lookback Underlier Value (lowest close recorded between the Pricing Date and 25 July 2025), investors receive the Call Price of $1,118 (11.80% premium) on 1 Sept 2026 and the Note terminates.
  • Maturity: 1 Sept 2027, unless called early.
  • Upside participation: If not called and the Final Underlier Value exceeds the Lookback Underlier Value, return equals 1.5× the positive Underlier Return.
  • Barrier: 80% of the Lookback Underlier Value. If final value < barrier, principal is reduced 1-for-1 with the index decline, potentially to $0.
  • Estimated value: $981.70 per $1,000 Note (1.8% below issue price).
  • Issuer credit: Unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of Barclays Bank PLC; subject to U.K. Bail-in Power.

Investor considerations

  • No periodic coupons; total return derives solely from call premium or leveraged upside.
  • Lookback feature lowers the effective entry level, potentially increasing call probability and downside cushion, yet investors remain exposed to full downside below the 80% barrier.
  • Liquidity: No exchange listing; secondary market, if any, will be made solely by Barclays affiliates and may be illiquid and at prices below issue price.
  • Fees & charges: Placement agents (J.P. Morgan) receive up to $15.83 per $1,000; these fees contribute to the gap between estimated and issue price.
  • Risks disclosed: loss of principal, reinvestment risk if called after ~14 months, model-driven estimated value, tax uncertainty (pre-paid forward treatment), potential U.K. regulatory bail-in.

Tax & ERISA: Barclays’ counsel expects the Notes to be treated as prepaid forward contracts; IRS could challenge this view. Section 871(m) withholding is not expected to apply. ERISA fiduciaries must confirm adequate consideration and lack of Barclays discretionary control.

The supplement highlights extensive Selected Risk Considerations, including volatility risk, absence of dividends, calculation-agent discretion, change-in-law acceleration, and conflicts of interest arising from Barclays’ dual roles as issuer, hedger and calculation agent.

Barclays Bank PLC offre 8,386 milioni di dollari in Note Autocallable Contingent Barrier Return Enhanced Lookback Entry collegate all'indice S&P 500®. Le Note fanno parte del programma Global Medium-Term Notes, Serie A della banca e sono state quotate il 27 giugno 2025 con emissione prevista per il 2 luglio 2025.

Termini economici principali

  • Prezzo iniziale di emissione: 1.000 dollari per Nota; taglio minimo di 10.000 dollari.
  • Richiamo automatico: Se alla Data di Revisione (27 agosto 2026) il livello di chiusura dell'S&P 500 è ≥ al Valore Lookback dell'Underlying (il minimo chiuso registrato tra la Data di Prezzo e il 25 luglio 2025), gli investitori ricevono il Prezzo di Richiamo di 1.118 dollari (premio dell'11,80%) il 1° settembre 2026 e la Nota termina.
  • Scadenza: 1° settembre 2027, salvo richiamo anticipato.
  • Partecipazione al rialzo: Se non richiamata e il Valore Finale dell'Underlying supera il Valore Lookback, il rendimento è pari a 1,5 volte il ritorno positivo dell'Underlying.
  • Barriera: 80% del Valore Lookback dell'Underlying. Se il valore finale è inferiore alla barriera, il capitale viene ridotto in modo proporzionale alla perdita dell'indice, potenzialmente fino a zero.
  • Valore stimato: 981,70 dollari per ogni Nota da 1.000 dollari (1,8% sotto il prezzo di emissione).
  • Credito emittente: Obbligazioni non garantite e non subordinate di Barclays Bank PLC; soggette al potere di bail-in del Regno Unito.

Considerazioni per gli investitori

  • Assenza di cedole periodiche; il rendimento totale deriva esclusivamente dal premio di richiamo o dal rialzo con leva.
  • La caratteristica lookback abbassa il livello effettivo di ingresso, aumentando potenzialmente la probabilità di richiamo e il margine di protezione, ma gli investitori restano esposti all'intera perdita sotto la barriera dell'80%.
  • Liquidità: Nessuna quotazione in borsa; il mercato secondario, se presente, sarà gestito esclusivamente da affiliati Barclays e potrebbe essere illiquido e a prezzi inferiori all'emissione.
  • Commissioni e oneri: Gli agenti di collocamento (J.P. Morgan) ricevono fino a 15,83 dollari per ogni 1.000 dollari; tali commissioni contribuiscono alla differenza tra valore stimato e prezzo di emissione.
  • Rischi dichiarati: perdita del capitale, rischio di reinvestimento se richiamata dopo circa 14 mesi, valore stimato basato su modelli, incertezza fiscale (trattamento come contratto prepagato), potenziale bail-in regolamentare UK.

Fiscalità e ERISA: Il consulente legale di Barclays prevede che le Note siano trattate come contratti prepagati forward; l'IRS potrebbe contestare questa interpretazione. Non si prevede l'applicazione della ritenuta ai sensi della Sezione 871(m). I fiduciari ERISA devono verificare un'adeguata considerazione e l'assenza di controllo discrezionale da parte di Barclays.

Il supplemento evidenzia ampie Considerazioni sui Rischi Selezionati, tra cui rischio di volatilità, assenza di dividendi, discrezionalità dell'agente di calcolo, accelerazione per cambiamenti normativi e conflitti di interesse derivanti dai ruoli multipli di Barclays come emittente, coperturista e agente di calcolo.

Barclays Bank PLC ofrece 8,386 millones de dólares en Notas Autocancelables Contingentes con Retorno Mejorado y Entrada Lookback vinculadas al índice S&P 500®. Las Notas forman parte del programa Global Medium-Term Notes, Serie A del banco y fueron valoradas el 27 de junio de 2025 con emisión prevista para el 2 de julio de 2025.

Términos económicos clave

  • Precio inicial de emisión: 1.000 dólares por Nota; denominaciones mínimas de 10.000 dólares.
  • Llamada automática: Si en la Fecha de Revisión (27 de agosto de 2026) el nivel de cierre del S&P 500 es ≥ al Valor Lookback del Subyacente (el cierre más bajo registrado entre la Fecha de Precio y el 25 de julio de 2025), los inversores reciben el Precio de Llamada de 1.118 dólares (prima del 11,80%) el 1 de septiembre de 2026 y la Nota finaliza.
  • Vencimiento: 1 de septiembre de 2027, salvo llamada anticipada.
  • Participación al alza: Si no se llama y el Valor Final del Subyacente supera el Valor Lookback, el retorno es 1,5 veces el rendimiento positivo del Subyacente.
  • Barrera: 80% del Valor Lookback del Subyacente. Si el valor final es inferior a la barrera, el principal se reduce 1 a 1 con la caída del índice, potencialmente hasta cero.
  • Valor estimado: 981,70 dólares por cada Nota de 1.000 dólares (1,8% por debajo del precio de emisión).
  • Crédito del emisor: Obligaciones no garantizadas y no subordinadas de Barclays Bank PLC; sujetas al poder de rescate (bail-in) del Reino Unido.

Consideraciones para inversores

  • No hay cupones periódicos; el rendimiento total proviene únicamente de la prima de llamada o la participación apalancada al alza.
  • La característica lookback reduce el nivel efectivo de entrada, aumentando potencialmente la probabilidad de llamada y el colchón a la baja, aunque los inversores siguen expuestos a la pérdida total por debajo de la barrera del 80%.
  • Liquidez: Sin cotización en bolsa; el mercado secundario, si existe, será manejado exclusivamente por afiliados de Barclays y puede ser ilíquido y a precios inferiores al de emisión.
  • Comisiones y cargos: Los agentes colocadores (J.P. Morgan) reciben hasta 15,83 dólares por cada 1.000 dólares; estas comisiones contribuyen a la diferencia entre el valor estimado y el precio de emisión.
  • Riesgos divulgados: pérdida de capital, riesgo de reinversión si se llama después de ~14 meses, valor estimado basado en modelos, incertidumbre fiscal (trato como contrato prepagado), posible rescate regulatorio en Reino Unido.

Fiscalidad y ERISA: El asesor legal de Barclays espera que las Notas se traten como contratos prepagados a plazo; el IRS podría impugnar esta postura. No se espera retención bajo la Sección 871(m). Los fiduciarios ERISA deben confirmar la consideración adecuada y la ausencia de control discrecional por parte de Barclays.

El suplemento destaca amplias Consideraciones Seleccionadas de Riesgo, incluyendo riesgo de volatilidad, ausencia de dividendos, discrecionalidad del agente calculador, aceleración por cambios legales y conflictos de interés derivados de los roles duales de Barclays como emisor, asegurador y agente calculador.

Barclays Bank PLC는 S&P 500® 지수에 연계된 자동상환형 조건부 장벽 수익률 향상형 룩백 엔트리 노트 838만 6천 달러를 제공합니다. 이 노트는 은행의 글로벌 중기채권 시리즈 A 프로그램의 일부이며, 2025년 6월 27일에 가격이 책정되어 2025년 7월 2일에 발행될 예정입니다.

주요 경제 조건

  • 초기 발행가: 노트당 1,000달러; 최소 10,000달러 단위.
  • 자동 상환: 검토일(2026년 8월 27일)에 S&P 500 종가가 룩백 기초자산 가치(가격 책정일과 2025년 7월 25일 사이 최저 종가) 이상이면, 투자자는 1,118달러 상환가(11.80% 프리미엄)를 2026년 9월 1일에 받고 노트는 종료됩니다.
  • 만기: 조기 상환이 없으면 2027년 9월 1일.
  • 상승 참여: 조기 상환되지 않고 최종 기초자산 가치가 룩백 기초자산 가치를 초과하면, 수익은 기초자산 수익의 1.5배입니다.
  • 장벽: 룩백 기초자산 가치의 80%. 최종 가치가 장벽 미만이면 원금은 지수 하락에 따라 1대1로 감소하며, 최악의 경우 0이 될 수 있습니다.
  • 추정 가치: 노트 1,000달러당 981.70달러(발행가 대비 1.8% 낮음).
  • 발행자 신용도: Barclays Bank PLC의 무담보 비후순위 채무; 영국의 강제출자(Bail-in) 권한 대상.

투자자 유의사항

  • 정기 쿠폰 없음; 총 수익은 상환 프리미엄 또는 레버리지 상승 참여에서만 발생.
  • 룩백 기능은 실질 진입 수준을 낮춰 상환 가능성과 하방 완충을 높이지만, 투자자는 80% 장벽 아래의 전면 손실 위험에 노출됨.
  • 유동성: 거래소 상장 없음; 2차 시장은 Barclays 계열사에 의해 제한적으로 운영되며, 비유동적이고 발행가 이하 가격일 수 있음.
  • 수수료 및 비용: 배치 에이전트(J.P. Morgan)는 1,000달러당 최대 15.83달러 수수료를 받으며, 이는 추정 가치와 발행가 차이에 기여함.
  • 공개된 위험: 원금 손실, 약 14개월 후 상환 시 재투자 위험, 모델 기반 추정 가치, 세금 불확실성(선불 선도 계약 취급), 영국 규제 강제출자 가능성.

세금 및 ERISA: Barclays 법률 자문은 노트를 선불 선도 계약으로 처리할 것으로 예상하나, IRS가 이 견해에 이의를 제기할 수 있음. 섹션 871(m) 원천징수는 적용되지 않을 것으로 예상됨. ERISA 수탁자는 적절한 대가와 Barclays의 재량권 부재를 확인해야 함.

보충 자료에는 변동성 위험, 배당금 부재, 계산 대리인의 재량권, 법률 변경 시 조기 상환, 발행자·헤지·계산 대리인으로서 Barclays의 이중 역할에서 발생하는 이해 충돌 등 광범위한 선택적 위험 고려사항이 강조되어 있습니다.

Barclays Bank PLC propose 8,386 millions de dollars de Notes à Barrière Contingente avec Rendement Amélioré et Entrée Lookback Autocallables liées à l'indice S&P 500®. Ces Notes font partie du programme Global Medium-Term Notes, Série A de la banque et ont été valorisées le 27 juin 2025 pour une émission prévue le 2 juillet 2025.

Principaux termes économiques

  • Prix d'émission initial : 1 000 $ par Note ; coupures minimales de 10 000 $.
  • Rappel automatique : Si à la Date de Révision (27 août 2026) le niveau de clôture du S&P 500 est ≥ à la Valeur Lookback du Sous-jacent (plus bas niveau de clôture enregistré entre la Date de Prix et le 25 juillet 2025), les investisseurs reçoivent le Prix de Rappel de 1 118 $ (prime de 11,80 %) le 1er septembre 2026 et la Note prend fin.
  • Échéance : 1er septembre 2027, sauf rappel anticipé.
  • Participation à la hausse : Si non rappelée et que la Valeur Finale du Sous-jacent dépasse la Valeur Lookback, le rendement est égal à 1,5 fois la performance positive du sous-jacent.
  • Barrière : 80 % de la Valeur Lookback du Sous-jacent. Si la valeur finale est inférieure à la barrière, le capital est réduit à raison d'1 pour 1 avec la baisse de l'indice, pouvant aller jusqu'à zéro.
  • Valeur estimée : 981,70 $ par Note de 1 000 $ (1,8 % en dessous du prix d'émission).
  • Crédit de l'émetteur : Obligations non sécurisées et non subordonnées de Barclays Bank PLC ; soumises au pouvoir de bail-in du Royaume-Uni.

Considérations pour les investisseurs

  • Pas de coupons périodiques ; le rendement total provient uniquement de la prime de rappel ou de la participation à la hausse avec effet de levier.
  • La fonction lookback abaisse le niveau d'entrée effectif, augmentant potentiellement la probabilité de rappel et la marge de sécurité à la baisse, mais les investisseurs restent exposés à la perte totale en dessous de la barrière de 80 %.
  • Liquidité : Pas de cotation en bourse ; le marché secondaire, s'il existe, sera assuré uniquement par des affiliés de Barclays et peut être illiquide et à des prix inférieurs au prix d'émission.
  • Frais et charges : Les agents de placement (J.P. Morgan) reçoivent jusqu'à 15,83 $ par tranche de 1 000 $ ; ces frais expliquent en partie l'écart entre la valeur estimée et le prix d'émission.
  • Risques divulgués : perte de capital, risque de réinvestissement en cas de rappel après environ 14 mois, valeur estimée basée sur un modèle, incertitude fiscale (traitement en tant que contrat à terme prépayé), potentiel bail-in réglementaire au Royaume-Uni.

Fiscalité et ERISA : Le conseil juridique de Barclays s'attend à ce que les Notes soient traitées comme des contrats à terme prépayés ; l'IRS pourrait contester cette position. La retenue à la source au titre de la section 871(m) n'est pas attendue. Les fiduciaires ERISA doivent confirmer une contrepartie adéquate et l'absence de contrôle discrétionnaire de Barclays.

Le supplément met en lumière de nombreuses Considérations Sélectives de Risque, incluant le risque de volatilité, l'absence de dividendes, la discrétion de l'agent de calcul, l'accélération en cas de changement de loi et les conflits d'intérêts liés aux rôles multiples de Barclays en tant qu'émetteur, couverturiste et agent de calcul.

Barclays Bank PLC bietet 8,386 Millionen US-Dollar in Autocallable Contingent Barrier Return Enhanced Lookback Entry Notes an, die an den S&P 500® Index gekoppelt sind. Die Notes sind Teil des Global Medium-Term Notes, Serie A Programms der Bank und wurden am 27. Juni 2025 bepreist mit geplanter Emission am 2. Juli 2025.

Wesentliche wirtschaftliche Bedingungen

  • Erstausgabepreis: 1.000 USD pro Note; Mindeststückelung 10.000 USD.
  • Automatischer Rückruf: Wenn am Überprüfungstermin (27. August 2026) der Schlusskurs des S&P 500 ≥ dem Lookback Basiswert (niedrigster Schlusskurs zwischen dem Preisfestsetzungstag und dem 25. Juli 2025) ist, erhalten Anleger den Rückrufpreis von 1.118 USD (11,80 % Prämie) am 1. September 2026 und die Note endet.
  • Fälligkeit: 1. September 2027, sofern nicht vorzeitig zurückgerufen.
  • Aufwärtsteilnahme: Falls nicht zurückgerufen und der Endwert des Basiswerts den Lookback Basiswert übersteigt, entspricht die Rendite dem 1,5-fachen des positiven Basiswertertrags.
  • Barriere: 80 % des Lookback Basiswerts. Liegt der Endwert unter der Barriere, wird das Kapital 1:1 mit dem Indexverlust reduziert, bis hin zu 0.
  • Geschätzter Wert: 981,70 USD pro 1.000 USD Note (1,8 % unter Ausgabepreis).
  • Emittentenbonität: Unbesicherte, nicht nachrangige Verbindlichkeiten der Barclays Bank PLC; unterliegen der britischen Bail-in-Regelung.

Überlegungen für Investoren

  • Keine periodischen Kupons; Gesamtrendite resultiert ausschließlich aus Rückrufprämie oder gehebter Aufwärtsteilnahme.
  • Lookback-Funktion senkt das effektive Einstiegsniveau, erhöht potenziell die Rückrufwahrscheinlichkeit und den Abwärtspuffer, dennoch sind Anleger dem vollen Abwärtsrisiko unterhalb der 80%-Barriere ausgesetzt.
  • Liquidität: Keine Börsennotierung; Sekundärmarkt, falls vorhanden, wird ausschließlich von Barclays-Tochtergesellschaften betrieben und kann illiquide sein sowie Preise unter dem Ausgabepreis aufweisen.
  • Gebühren & Kosten: Platzierungsagenten (J.P. Morgan) erhalten bis zu 15,83 USD pro 1.000 USD; diese Gebühren tragen zur Differenz zwischen geschätztem Wert und Ausgabepreis bei.
  • Offengelegte Risiken: Kapitalverlust, Reinvestitionsrisiko bei Rückruf nach ca. 14 Monaten, modellbasierter Schätzwert, steuerliche Unsicherheit (Behandlung als Vorauszahlungs-Forward), potenzieller britischer Bail-in.

Steuern & ERISA: Barclays Rechtsberater gehen davon aus, dass die Notes als vorausbezahlte Terminkontrakte behandelt werden; das IRS könnte diese Ansicht anfechten. Abschnitt 871(m) Quellensteuer wird nicht erwartet. ERISA Treuhänder müssen eine angemessene Gegenleistung und das Fehlen diskretionärer Kontrolle durch Barclays bestätigen.

Das Supplement hebt umfangreiche Ausgewählte Risikobetrachtungen hervor, darunter Volatilitätsrisiko, Dividendenlosigkeit, Ermessensspielraum des Berechnungsagenten, Beschleunigung bei Gesetzesänderungen und Interessenkonflikte durch Barclays’ Mehrfachrollen als Emittent, Hedger und Berechnungsagent.

Positive
  • 11.80% fixed call premium achievable after roughly 14 months if the index is flat or higher than the lookback level.
  • 1.5× leveraged upside above the Lookback Underlier Value if the Notes are not called and the index appreciates into maturity.
  • Lookback entry feature bases performance on the lowest S&P 500 close during the first month, improving effective strike.
Negative
  • Full principal loss risk below an 80% barrier plus no coupon payments.
  • Credit exposure to Barclays Bank PLC with explicit U.K. Bail-in Power that could write down or convert the Notes.
  • Estimated value ($981.70) is below issue price, reflecting embedded fees and hedging costs paid by investors.
  • No exchange listing and dealer-only secondary market may result in illiquidity and sale prices well below par.
  • Tax treatment uncertain; IRS could challenge prepaid forward classification, potentially altering after-tax returns.

Insights

TL;DR – High upside leverage and lookback entry, but full downside exposure and unsecured issuer risk keep risk/return profile balanced.

The offering provides a relatively generous 11.8% fixed call premium achievable in just 14 months, plus a 1.5× upside multiplier thereafter. The lookback mechanism lowers the entry level, increasing both call likelihood and buffer against a moderate drawdown. However, investors sacrifice dividends, face 100% downside past an 80% barrier, receive no coupons, and rely entirely on Barclays’ credit (including bail-in). The internal valuation sits 1.8% below issue price, reflecting embedded fees and hedging costs. Overall, risk and reward appear proportionate for sophisticated investors seeking tactical equity exposure, but not compellingly advantaged versus alternative structured solutions.

TL;DR – Credit, liquidity and bail-in provisions add material downside; limited market impact beyond niche investors.

Because the Notes are senior, unsecured claims on Barclays Bank PLC, repayment hinges on the bank’s solvency and the absence of a U.K. bail-in. While Barclays maintains solid capital metrics, bail-in language means regulators can convert or write down the Notes without notice. Lack of listing and dealer-driven secondary market create exit-price uncertainty, especially during volatility spikes. From a portfolio-level view, the instrument adds issuer concentration and embedded leverage; its small $8.4 million size limits systemic relevance. Impact for broad equity or credit markets is therefore negligible, justifying a neutral rating.

Barclays Bank PLC offre 8,386 milioni di dollari in Note Autocallable Contingent Barrier Return Enhanced Lookback Entry collegate all'indice S&P 500®. Le Note fanno parte del programma Global Medium-Term Notes, Serie A della banca e sono state quotate il 27 giugno 2025 con emissione prevista per il 2 luglio 2025.

Termini economici principali

  • Prezzo iniziale di emissione: 1.000 dollari per Nota; taglio minimo di 10.000 dollari.
  • Richiamo automatico: Se alla Data di Revisione (27 agosto 2026) il livello di chiusura dell'S&P 500 è ≥ al Valore Lookback dell'Underlying (il minimo chiuso registrato tra la Data di Prezzo e il 25 luglio 2025), gli investitori ricevono il Prezzo di Richiamo di 1.118 dollari (premio dell'11,80%) il 1° settembre 2026 e la Nota termina.
  • Scadenza: 1° settembre 2027, salvo richiamo anticipato.
  • Partecipazione al rialzo: Se non richiamata e il Valore Finale dell'Underlying supera il Valore Lookback, il rendimento è pari a 1,5 volte il ritorno positivo dell'Underlying.
  • Barriera: 80% del Valore Lookback dell'Underlying. Se il valore finale è inferiore alla barriera, il capitale viene ridotto in modo proporzionale alla perdita dell'indice, potenzialmente fino a zero.
  • Valore stimato: 981,70 dollari per ogni Nota da 1.000 dollari (1,8% sotto il prezzo di emissione).
  • Credito emittente: Obbligazioni non garantite e non subordinate di Barclays Bank PLC; soggette al potere di bail-in del Regno Unito.

Considerazioni per gli investitori

  • Assenza di cedole periodiche; il rendimento totale deriva esclusivamente dal premio di richiamo o dal rialzo con leva.
  • La caratteristica lookback abbassa il livello effettivo di ingresso, aumentando potenzialmente la probabilità di richiamo e il margine di protezione, ma gli investitori restano esposti all'intera perdita sotto la barriera dell'80%.
  • Liquidità: Nessuna quotazione in borsa; il mercato secondario, se presente, sarà gestito esclusivamente da affiliati Barclays e potrebbe essere illiquido e a prezzi inferiori all'emissione.
  • Commissioni e oneri: Gli agenti di collocamento (J.P. Morgan) ricevono fino a 15,83 dollari per ogni 1.000 dollari; tali commissioni contribuiscono alla differenza tra valore stimato e prezzo di emissione.
  • Rischi dichiarati: perdita del capitale, rischio di reinvestimento se richiamata dopo circa 14 mesi, valore stimato basato su modelli, incertezza fiscale (trattamento come contratto prepagato), potenziale bail-in regolamentare UK.

Fiscalità e ERISA: Il consulente legale di Barclays prevede che le Note siano trattate come contratti prepagati forward; l'IRS potrebbe contestare questa interpretazione. Non si prevede l'applicazione della ritenuta ai sensi della Sezione 871(m). I fiduciari ERISA devono verificare un'adeguata considerazione e l'assenza di controllo discrezionale da parte di Barclays.

Il supplemento evidenzia ampie Considerazioni sui Rischi Selezionati, tra cui rischio di volatilità, assenza di dividendi, discrezionalità dell'agente di calcolo, accelerazione per cambiamenti normativi e conflitti di interesse derivanti dai ruoli multipli di Barclays come emittente, coperturista e agente di calcolo.

Barclays Bank PLC ofrece 8,386 millones de dólares en Notas Autocancelables Contingentes con Retorno Mejorado y Entrada Lookback vinculadas al índice S&P 500®. Las Notas forman parte del programa Global Medium-Term Notes, Serie A del banco y fueron valoradas el 27 de junio de 2025 con emisión prevista para el 2 de julio de 2025.

Términos económicos clave

  • Precio inicial de emisión: 1.000 dólares por Nota; denominaciones mínimas de 10.000 dólares.
  • Llamada automática: Si en la Fecha de Revisión (27 de agosto de 2026) el nivel de cierre del S&P 500 es ≥ al Valor Lookback del Subyacente (el cierre más bajo registrado entre la Fecha de Precio y el 25 de julio de 2025), los inversores reciben el Precio de Llamada de 1.118 dólares (prima del 11,80%) el 1 de septiembre de 2026 y la Nota finaliza.
  • Vencimiento: 1 de septiembre de 2027, salvo llamada anticipada.
  • Participación al alza: Si no se llama y el Valor Final del Subyacente supera el Valor Lookback, el retorno es 1,5 veces el rendimiento positivo del Subyacente.
  • Barrera: 80% del Valor Lookback del Subyacente. Si el valor final es inferior a la barrera, el principal se reduce 1 a 1 con la caída del índice, potencialmente hasta cero.
  • Valor estimado: 981,70 dólares por cada Nota de 1.000 dólares (1,8% por debajo del precio de emisión).
  • Crédito del emisor: Obligaciones no garantizadas y no subordinadas de Barclays Bank PLC; sujetas al poder de rescate (bail-in) del Reino Unido.

Consideraciones para inversores

  • No hay cupones periódicos; el rendimiento total proviene únicamente de la prima de llamada o la participación apalancada al alza.
  • La característica lookback reduce el nivel efectivo de entrada, aumentando potencialmente la probabilidad de llamada y el colchón a la baja, aunque los inversores siguen expuestos a la pérdida total por debajo de la barrera del 80%.
  • Liquidez: Sin cotización en bolsa; el mercado secundario, si existe, será manejado exclusivamente por afiliados de Barclays y puede ser ilíquido y a precios inferiores al de emisión.
  • Comisiones y cargos: Los agentes colocadores (J.P. Morgan) reciben hasta 15,83 dólares por cada 1.000 dólares; estas comisiones contribuyen a la diferencia entre el valor estimado y el precio de emisión.
  • Riesgos divulgados: pérdida de capital, riesgo de reinversión si se llama después de ~14 meses, valor estimado basado en modelos, incertidumbre fiscal (trato como contrato prepagado), posible rescate regulatorio en Reino Unido.

Fiscalidad y ERISA: El asesor legal de Barclays espera que las Notas se traten como contratos prepagados a plazo; el IRS podría impugnar esta postura. No se espera retención bajo la Sección 871(m). Los fiduciarios ERISA deben confirmar la consideración adecuada y la ausencia de control discrecional por parte de Barclays.

El suplemento destaca amplias Consideraciones Seleccionadas de Riesgo, incluyendo riesgo de volatilidad, ausencia de dividendos, discrecionalidad del agente calculador, aceleración por cambios legales y conflictos de interés derivados de los roles duales de Barclays como emisor, asegurador y agente calculador.

Barclays Bank PLC는 S&P 500® 지수에 연계된 자동상환형 조건부 장벽 수익률 향상형 룩백 엔트리 노트 838만 6천 달러를 제공합니다. 이 노트는 은행의 글로벌 중기채권 시리즈 A 프로그램의 일부이며, 2025년 6월 27일에 가격이 책정되어 2025년 7월 2일에 발행될 예정입니다.

주요 경제 조건

  • 초기 발행가: 노트당 1,000달러; 최소 10,000달러 단위.
  • 자동 상환: 검토일(2026년 8월 27일)에 S&P 500 종가가 룩백 기초자산 가치(가격 책정일과 2025년 7월 25일 사이 최저 종가) 이상이면, 투자자는 1,118달러 상환가(11.80% 프리미엄)를 2026년 9월 1일에 받고 노트는 종료됩니다.
  • 만기: 조기 상환이 없으면 2027년 9월 1일.
  • 상승 참여: 조기 상환되지 않고 최종 기초자산 가치가 룩백 기초자산 가치를 초과하면, 수익은 기초자산 수익의 1.5배입니다.
  • 장벽: 룩백 기초자산 가치의 80%. 최종 가치가 장벽 미만이면 원금은 지수 하락에 따라 1대1로 감소하며, 최악의 경우 0이 될 수 있습니다.
  • 추정 가치: 노트 1,000달러당 981.70달러(발행가 대비 1.8% 낮음).
  • 발행자 신용도: Barclays Bank PLC의 무담보 비후순위 채무; 영국의 강제출자(Bail-in) 권한 대상.

투자자 유의사항

  • 정기 쿠폰 없음; 총 수익은 상환 프리미엄 또는 레버리지 상승 참여에서만 발생.
  • 룩백 기능은 실질 진입 수준을 낮춰 상환 가능성과 하방 완충을 높이지만, 투자자는 80% 장벽 아래의 전면 손실 위험에 노출됨.
  • 유동성: 거래소 상장 없음; 2차 시장은 Barclays 계열사에 의해 제한적으로 운영되며, 비유동적이고 발행가 이하 가격일 수 있음.
  • 수수료 및 비용: 배치 에이전트(J.P. Morgan)는 1,000달러당 최대 15.83달러 수수료를 받으며, 이는 추정 가치와 발행가 차이에 기여함.
  • 공개된 위험: 원금 손실, 약 14개월 후 상환 시 재투자 위험, 모델 기반 추정 가치, 세금 불확실성(선불 선도 계약 취급), 영국 규제 강제출자 가능성.

세금 및 ERISA: Barclays 법률 자문은 노트를 선불 선도 계약으로 처리할 것으로 예상하나, IRS가 이 견해에 이의를 제기할 수 있음. 섹션 871(m) 원천징수는 적용되지 않을 것으로 예상됨. ERISA 수탁자는 적절한 대가와 Barclays의 재량권 부재를 확인해야 함.

보충 자료에는 변동성 위험, 배당금 부재, 계산 대리인의 재량권, 법률 변경 시 조기 상환, 발행자·헤지·계산 대리인으로서 Barclays의 이중 역할에서 발생하는 이해 충돌 등 광범위한 선택적 위험 고려사항이 강조되어 있습니다.

Barclays Bank PLC propose 8,386 millions de dollars de Notes à Barrière Contingente avec Rendement Amélioré et Entrée Lookback Autocallables liées à l'indice S&P 500®. Ces Notes font partie du programme Global Medium-Term Notes, Série A de la banque et ont été valorisées le 27 juin 2025 pour une émission prévue le 2 juillet 2025.

Principaux termes économiques

  • Prix d'émission initial : 1 000 $ par Note ; coupures minimales de 10 000 $.
  • Rappel automatique : Si à la Date de Révision (27 août 2026) le niveau de clôture du S&P 500 est ≥ à la Valeur Lookback du Sous-jacent (plus bas niveau de clôture enregistré entre la Date de Prix et le 25 juillet 2025), les investisseurs reçoivent le Prix de Rappel de 1 118 $ (prime de 11,80 %) le 1er septembre 2026 et la Note prend fin.
  • Échéance : 1er septembre 2027, sauf rappel anticipé.
  • Participation à la hausse : Si non rappelée et que la Valeur Finale du Sous-jacent dépasse la Valeur Lookback, le rendement est égal à 1,5 fois la performance positive du sous-jacent.
  • Barrière : 80 % de la Valeur Lookback du Sous-jacent. Si la valeur finale est inférieure à la barrière, le capital est réduit à raison d'1 pour 1 avec la baisse de l'indice, pouvant aller jusqu'à zéro.
  • Valeur estimée : 981,70 $ par Note de 1 000 $ (1,8 % en dessous du prix d'émission).
  • Crédit de l'émetteur : Obligations non sécurisées et non subordonnées de Barclays Bank PLC ; soumises au pouvoir de bail-in du Royaume-Uni.

Considérations pour les investisseurs

  • Pas de coupons périodiques ; le rendement total provient uniquement de la prime de rappel ou de la participation à la hausse avec effet de levier.
  • La fonction lookback abaisse le niveau d'entrée effectif, augmentant potentiellement la probabilité de rappel et la marge de sécurité à la baisse, mais les investisseurs restent exposés à la perte totale en dessous de la barrière de 80 %.
  • Liquidité : Pas de cotation en bourse ; le marché secondaire, s'il existe, sera assuré uniquement par des affiliés de Barclays et peut être illiquide et à des prix inférieurs au prix d'émission.
  • Frais et charges : Les agents de placement (J.P. Morgan) reçoivent jusqu'à 15,83 $ par tranche de 1 000 $ ; ces frais expliquent en partie l'écart entre la valeur estimée et le prix d'émission.
  • Risques divulgués : perte de capital, risque de réinvestissement en cas de rappel après environ 14 mois, valeur estimée basée sur un modèle, incertitude fiscale (traitement en tant que contrat à terme prépayé), potentiel bail-in réglementaire au Royaume-Uni.

Fiscalité et ERISA : Le conseil juridique de Barclays s'attend à ce que les Notes soient traitées comme des contrats à terme prépayés ; l'IRS pourrait contester cette position. La retenue à la source au titre de la section 871(m) n'est pas attendue. Les fiduciaires ERISA doivent confirmer une contrepartie adéquate et l'absence de contrôle discrétionnaire de Barclays.

Le supplément met en lumière de nombreuses Considérations Sélectives de Risque, incluant le risque de volatilité, l'absence de dividendes, la discrétion de l'agent de calcul, l'accélération en cas de changement de loi et les conflits d'intérêts liés aux rôles multiples de Barclays en tant qu'émetteur, couverturiste et agent de calcul.

Barclays Bank PLC bietet 8,386 Millionen US-Dollar in Autocallable Contingent Barrier Return Enhanced Lookback Entry Notes an, die an den S&P 500® Index gekoppelt sind. Die Notes sind Teil des Global Medium-Term Notes, Serie A Programms der Bank und wurden am 27. Juni 2025 bepreist mit geplanter Emission am 2. Juli 2025.

Wesentliche wirtschaftliche Bedingungen

  • Erstausgabepreis: 1.000 USD pro Note; Mindeststückelung 10.000 USD.
  • Automatischer Rückruf: Wenn am Überprüfungstermin (27. August 2026) der Schlusskurs des S&P 500 ≥ dem Lookback Basiswert (niedrigster Schlusskurs zwischen dem Preisfestsetzungstag und dem 25. Juli 2025) ist, erhalten Anleger den Rückrufpreis von 1.118 USD (11,80 % Prämie) am 1. September 2026 und die Note endet.
  • Fälligkeit: 1. September 2027, sofern nicht vorzeitig zurückgerufen.
  • Aufwärtsteilnahme: Falls nicht zurückgerufen und der Endwert des Basiswerts den Lookback Basiswert übersteigt, entspricht die Rendite dem 1,5-fachen des positiven Basiswertertrags.
  • Barriere: 80 % des Lookback Basiswerts. Liegt der Endwert unter der Barriere, wird das Kapital 1:1 mit dem Indexverlust reduziert, bis hin zu 0.
  • Geschätzter Wert: 981,70 USD pro 1.000 USD Note (1,8 % unter Ausgabepreis).
  • Emittentenbonität: Unbesicherte, nicht nachrangige Verbindlichkeiten der Barclays Bank PLC; unterliegen der britischen Bail-in-Regelung.

Überlegungen für Investoren

  • Keine periodischen Kupons; Gesamtrendite resultiert ausschließlich aus Rückrufprämie oder gehebter Aufwärtsteilnahme.
  • Lookback-Funktion senkt das effektive Einstiegsniveau, erhöht potenziell die Rückrufwahrscheinlichkeit und den Abwärtspuffer, dennoch sind Anleger dem vollen Abwärtsrisiko unterhalb der 80%-Barriere ausgesetzt.
  • Liquidität: Keine Börsennotierung; Sekundärmarkt, falls vorhanden, wird ausschließlich von Barclays-Tochtergesellschaften betrieben und kann illiquide sein sowie Preise unter dem Ausgabepreis aufweisen.
  • Gebühren & Kosten: Platzierungsagenten (J.P. Morgan) erhalten bis zu 15,83 USD pro 1.000 USD; diese Gebühren tragen zur Differenz zwischen geschätztem Wert und Ausgabepreis bei.
  • Offengelegte Risiken: Kapitalverlust, Reinvestitionsrisiko bei Rückruf nach ca. 14 Monaten, modellbasierter Schätzwert, steuerliche Unsicherheit (Behandlung als Vorauszahlungs-Forward), potenzieller britischer Bail-in.

Steuern & ERISA: Barclays Rechtsberater gehen davon aus, dass die Notes als vorausbezahlte Terminkontrakte behandelt werden; das IRS könnte diese Ansicht anfechten. Abschnitt 871(m) Quellensteuer wird nicht erwartet. ERISA Treuhänder müssen eine angemessene Gegenleistung und das Fehlen diskretionärer Kontrolle durch Barclays bestätigen.

Das Supplement hebt umfangreiche Ausgewählte Risikobetrachtungen hervor, darunter Volatilitätsrisiko, Dividendenlosigkeit, Ermessensspielraum des Berechnungsagenten, Beschleunigung bei Gesetzesänderungen und Interessenkonflikte durch Barclays’ Mehrfachrollen als Emittent, Hedger und Berechnungsagent.

Pricing Supplement dated June 27, 2025

(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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$1,227,000 

Barrier Digital Notes due July 1, 2027 

Linked to the Lesser Performing of the Russell 2000® Index and the S&P 500® Index 

Global Medium-Term Notes, Series A 

     

Unlike ordinary debt securities, the Notes do not pay interest and do not guarantee the return of the full principal amount at maturity. Instead, as described below, the Notes offer a fixed return at maturity if, from its Initial Underlier Value to its Final Underlier Value, the Lesser Performing Underlier appreciates, remains flat or does not decline below its Barrier Value. Investors should be willing to forgo dividend payments and, if the Final Underlier Value of any Underlier is less than its Barrier Value, be willing to lose a significant portion or all of their investment at maturity. Investors will be exposed to the market risk of each Underlier and any decline in the value of one Underlier may negatively affect their return and will not be offset or mitigated by a lesser decline or any potential increase in the value of the other Underlier.

KEY TERMS*

Issuer: Barclays Bank PLC
Denominations: Minimum denomination of $1,000, and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof
Initial Valuation Date: June 27, 2025 Final Valuation Date: June 28, 2027
Issue Date: July 2, 2025 Maturity Date: July 1, 2027
Reference Assets: The Russell 2000® Index (the “RTY Index”) and the S&P 500® Index (the “SPX Index”) (each, an “Underlier” and together, the “Underliers”), as set forth in the following table:
  Underliers Bloomberg Ticker Initial Underlier Value(1) Barrier Value(2)
  RTY Index RTY<Index> 2,172.526 1,738.02
  SPX Index SPX<Index> 6,173.07 4,938.46
  (1) With respect to each Underlier, the Closing Value of that Underlier on the Initial Valuation Date
  (2) With respect to each Underlier, 80.00% of its Initial Underlier Value (rounded to two decimal places)
Payment at Maturity:

You will receive on the Maturity Date a cash payment per $1,000 principal amount Note determined as follows:

§  If the Final Underlier Value of the Lesser Performing Underlier is greater than or equal to its Barrier Value, you will receive a payment per $1,000 principal amount Note calculated as follows:

$1,000 + ($1,000 × Digital Percentage) 

§  If the Final Underlier Value of the Lesser Performing Underlier is less than its Barrier Value, you will receive an amount per $1,000 principal amount Note calculated as follows:

$1,000 + ($1,000 × Underlier Return of the Lesser Performing Underlier) 

If the Final Underlier Value of any Underlier is less than its Barrier Value, your Notes will be fully exposed to the decline of the Lesser Performing Underlier from its Initial Underlier Value and you will lose a significant portion or all of your investment at maturity. 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.

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.
Digital Percentage: 19.25%
Underlier Return:

With respect to each Underlier, an amount calculated as follows:

Final Underlier Value – Initial Underlier Value
Initial Underlier Value 

             

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Initial Issue Price(1)(2) 

Price to Public 

Agents Commission(3) 

Proceeds to Barclays Bank PLC 

Per Note $1,000 100% 2.60% 97.40%
Total $1,227,000 $1,227,000 $31,902 $1,195,098
(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 $974.00 and $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount 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 $971.50 per $1,000 principal amount 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 $26.00 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. Barclays Capital Inc. will pay from these commissions a structuring fee of $6.00 per $1,000 principal amount Note to other broker-dealers participating in the distribution of the Notes.

Investing in the Notes involves a number of risks. See Risk Factorsbeginning on page S-9 of the prospectus supplement and Selected Risk Considerationsbeginning on page PS-9 of this pricing supplement.

We may use this pricing supplement in the initial sale of the Notes. In addition, Barclays Capital Inc. or any other 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 from previous page)

 

Final Underlier Value: With respect to each Underlier, the Closing Value of that Underlier on the Final Valuation Date
Lesser Performing Underlier: The Underlier with the lower Underlier Return
Closing Value: Closing Value has the meaning assigned to “closing level” set forth under “Reference Assets—Indices—Special Calculation Provisions” in the prospectus supplement.
Calculation Agent: Barclays Bank PLC
Additional Terms: Terms used in this pricing supplement, but not defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the prospectus supplement.
CUSIP / ISIN: 06746C5J4 / US06746C5J45

 

*The Underliers and the terms of the Notes are subject to adjustment by the Calculation Agent under certain circumstances as set forth in the accompanying prospectus supplement. See “Selected Risk Considerations—Risks Relating to the Underliers” below.

 

Subject to postponement in certain circumstances, as described under “Reference Assets—Indices—Market Disruption Events for Securities with an Equity Index 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

 

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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 prospectus supplement dated May 15, 2025 relating to our Global Medium-Term Notes, Series A, of which these Notes are a part, and the underlying supplement dated May 15, 2025. 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 110257. As used in this pricing supplement, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Barclays Bank PLC.

 

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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 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.

 

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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 might 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 results from 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 and any structuring 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 that we may incur in hedging our obligations under the Notes, and estimated development and other costs that 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 that 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 that 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 Considerationsbeginning on page PS-9 of this pricing supplement.

 

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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 do not seek an investment that produces periodic interest or coupon payments or other sources of current income.

 

·You understand and accept that you will not participate in any appreciation of any Underlier, which may be significant, and that your potential return on the Notes is limited to the Digital Percentage.

 

·You can tolerate a loss of a significant portion or all of your principal amount, and you are willing and able to make an investment that may have the full downside market risk of an investment in the Lesser Performing Underlier.

 

·You do not anticipate that the Final Underlier Value of any Underlier will fall below its Barrier Value.

 

·You are willing and able to accept the individual market risk of each Underlier and understand that any decline in the value of one Underlier will not be offset or mitigated by a lesser decline or any potential increase in the value of the other Underlier.

 

·You understand and accept the risk that the payment at maturity, if any, will be based solely on the Underlier Return of the Lesser Performing Underlier.

 

·You understand and are willing and able to accept the risks associated with an investment linked to the performance of the Underliers.

 

·You understand and accept that you will not be entitled to receive dividends or distributions that may be paid to holders of the securities composing the Underliers, nor will you have any voting rights with respect to the securities composing the Underliers.

 

·You can tolerate fluctuations in the price of the Notes that may be similar to or exceed the downside fluctuations in the value of the Underliers.

 

·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.

 

·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 produces periodic interest or coupon payments or other sources of current income.

 

·You seek an investment that participates in the full appreciation of any or all of the Underliers rather than an investment with a return that is limited to the Digital Percentage.

 

·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 a significant portion or all of the principal amount of your Notes in the event that the Final Underlier Value of the Lesser Performing Underlier falls below its Barrier Value.

 

·You anticipate that the Final Underlier Value of at least one Underlier will fall below its Barrier Value.

 

·You are unwilling or unable to accept the individual market risk of each Underlier and/or do not understand that any decline in the value of one Underlier will not be offset or mitigated by a lesser decline or any potential increase in the value of the other Underlier.

 

·You do not understand and/or are unwilling or unable to accept the risks associated with an investment linked to the performance of the Underliers.

 

·You are unwilling or unable to accept the risk that the negative performance of any Underlier may cause you to lose a significant portion or all of your principal at maturity, regardless of the performance of the other Underlier.

 

·You seek an investment that entitles you to dividends or distributions on, or voting rights related to, the securities composing the Underliers.

 

·You cannot tolerate fluctuations in the price of the Notes that may be similar to or exceed the downside fluctuations in the value of the Underliers.

 

·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.

 

·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, the prospectus, the prospectus supplement and the underlying supplement. Neither the Issuer nor Barclays Capital Inc. makes any recommendation as to the appropriateness of the Notes for investment.

 

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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 Underlier Value of each Underlier: 100.00*

 

§Hypothetical Barrier Value for each Underlier: 80.00 (80.00% of the hypothetical Initial Underlier Value set forth above)*

 

*The hypothetical Initial Underlier Value of 100.00 and the hypothetical Barrier Value of 80.00 for each Underlier have been chosen for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the actual Initial Underlier Values or Barrier Values for the Underliers. The actual Initial Underlier Value and Barrier Value for each Underlier are set forth on the cover of this pricing supplement.

 

For information regarding recent values of the Underliers, please see “Information Regarding the Underliers” in this pricing supplement.

 

Final Underlier Value of
the Lesser Performing Underlier
Underlier Return of
the Lesser Performing Underlier
Payment at Maturity per $1,000 Principal Amount Note
200.00 100.00% $1,192.50
190.00 90.00% $1,192.50
180.00 80.00% $1,192.50
170.00 70.00% $1,192.50
160.00 60.00% $1,192.50
150.00 50.00% $1,192.50
140.00 40.00% $1,192.50
130.00 30.00% $1,192.50
120.00 20.00% $1,192.50
119.25 19.25% $1,192.50
110.00 10.00% $1,192.50
105.00 5.00% $1,192.50
100.00 0.00% $1,192.50
95.00 -5.00% $1,192.50
90.00 -10.00% $1,192.50
80.00 -20.00% $1,192.50
79.99 -20.01% $799.90
70.00 -30.00% $700.00
60.00 -40.00% $600.00
50.00 -50.00% $500.00
40.00 -60.00% $400.00
30.00 -70.00% $300.00
20.00 -80.00% $200.00
10.00 -90.00% $100.00
0.00 -100.00% $0.00

 

The following examples illustrate how the payments at maturity set forth in the table above are calculated:

 

Example 1: The Final Underlier Value of the RTY Index is 150.000 and the Final Underlier Value of the SPX Index is 130.00.

 

Because the SPX Index has the lower Underlier Return, the SPX Index is the Lesser Performing Underlier. Because the Final Underlier Value of the Lesser Performing Underlier is greater than or equal to its Barrier Value, you will receive a payment at maturity of $1,192.50 per $1,000 principal amount Note that you hold, calculated as follows:

 

$1,000 + ($1,000 × Digital Percentage)

 

$1,000 + ($1,000 × 19.25%) = $1,192.50

 

Example 1 demonstrates that you will not participate in any appreciation in the value of any Underlier. Even though each Underlier appreciated significantly, the payment at maturity is limited to $1,192.50 per $1,000 principal amount Note that you hold.

 

Example 2: The Final Underlier Value of the RTY Index is 95.000 and the Final Underlier Value of the SPX Index is 140.00.

 

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Because the RTY Index has the lower Underlier Return, the RTY Index is the Lesser Performing Underlier. Because the Final Underlier Value of the Lesser Performing Underlier is greater than or equal to its Barrier Value, you will receive a payment at maturity of $1,192.50 per $1,000 principal amount Note that you hold, calculated as follows:

 

$1,000 + ($1,000 × Digital Percentage)

 

$1,000 + ($1,000 × 19.25%) = $1,192.50

 

Example 3: The Final Underlier Value of the RTY Index is 80.000 and the Final Underlier Value of the SPX Index is 50.00.

 

Because the SPX Index has the lower Underlier Return, the SPX Index is the Lesser Performing Underlier. Because the Final Underlier Value of the Lesser Performing Underlier is less than its Barrier Value, you will receive a payment at maturity of $500.00 per $1,000 principal amount Note that you hold, calculated as follows:

 

$1,000 + ($1,000 × Underlier Return of the Lesser Performing Underlier)

 

$1,000 + ($1,000 × -50.00%) = $500.00

 

Example 3 demonstrates that, if the Final Underlier Value of the Lesser Performing Underlier is less than its Barrier Value, your investment in the Notes will be fully exposed to the decline of the Lesser Performing Underlier from its Initial Underlier Value. You will not benefit in any way from the Underlier Return of the other Underlier being higher than the Underlier Return of the Lesser Performing Underlier.

 

You may lose up to 100.00% 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.

 

 PS-8

 

Selected Risk Considerations

 

An investment in the Notes involves significant risks. Investing in the Notes is not equivalent to investing directly in the Underliers or their components. 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 Final Underlier Value of the Lesser Performing Underlier is less than its Barrier Value, your Notes will be fully exposed to the decline of the Lesser Performing Underlier from its Initial Underlier Value. You may lose up to 100.00% of the principal amount of your Notes.

 

·Your Potential Return on the Notes Is Limited to the Digital Percentage—If the Final Underlier Value of the Lesser Performing Underlier is greater than or equal to its Barrier Value, for each $1,000 principal amount Note, you will receive at maturity $1,000 plus a predetermined percentage of the principal amount. We refer to this percentage as the Digital Percentage, which is equal to 19.25%. If the Final Underlier Value of the Lesser Performing Underlier is greater than or equal to its Barrier Value, you will receive the maximum payment at maturity of $1,192.50 per $1,000 principal amount Note regardless of any appreciation of any Underlier, which may be significant. Your return on the Notes will be less than the percentage change in the Lesser Performing Underlier from its Initial Underlier Value to its Final Underlier Value if such percentage is greater than the Digital Percentage.

 

·No Interest Payments—As a holder of the Notes, you will not receive interest payments.

 

·Because the Notes Are Linked to the Lesser Performing Underlier, You Are Exposed to Greater Risk of Sustaining a Significant Loss of Principal at Maturity Than If the Notes Were Linked to a Single Underlier—The risk that you will lose a significant portion or all of your principal amount in the Notes at maturity is greater if you invest in the Notes as opposed to substantially similar securities that are linked to the performance of a single Underlier. With multiple Underliers, it is more likely that the Final Underlier Value of at least one Underlier will be less than its Barrier Value, and therefore, it is more likely that you will suffer a significant loss of principal at maturity. Further, the performance of the Underliers may not be correlated or may be negatively correlated. The lower the correlation between multiple Underliers, the greater the potential for one of those Underliers to close below its Barrier Value on the Final Valuation Date.

 

It is impossible to predict what the correlation among the Underliers will be over the term of the Notes. The Underliers represent different equity markets. These different equity markets may not perform similarly over the term of the Notes.

 

·You Are Exposed to the Market Risk of Each Underlier—Your return on the Notes is not linked to a basket consisting of the Underliers. Rather, it will be contingent upon the independent performance of each Underlier. 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 Underlier. Poor performance by any Underlier 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 the other Underlier. If the Final Underlier Value of any Underlier is less than its Barrier Value, you will be fully exposed to the decline of the Lesser Performing Underlier from its Initial Underlier Value. Accordingly, your investment is subject to the market risk of each Underlier.

 

·Any Payment on the Notes Will Be Determined Based on the Closing Values of the Underliers on the Dates Specified—Any payment on the Notes will be determined based on the Closing Values of the Underliers on the dates specified. You will not benefit from any more favorable values of the Underliers determined at any other time.

 

·Contingent Repayment of the Principal Amount Applies Only at Maturity—You should be willing to hold your Notes to maturity. 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 Underlier has increased from its Initial Underlier Value. See “—Risks Relating to the Estimated Value of the Notes and the Secondary Market—Many Economic and Market Factors Will Impact the Value of the Notes” below.

 

·Owning the Notes Is Not the Same as Owning the Securities Composing the Underliers—The return on the Notes may not reflect the return you would realize if you actually owned the securities composing the Underliers. As a holder of the Notes, you will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or other rights that holders of the securities composing the Underliers would have.

 

·The U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of an Investment in the Notes Are Uncertain— There is no direct legal authority regarding the proper U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Notes, and we do not plan to request a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”). Consequently, significant aspects of the tax treatment of the Notes are uncertain, and the IRS or a court might not agree with the treatment of the Notes as prepaid forward contracts, as described below under “Tax Considerations.” If the IRS were successful in asserting an alternative treatment for the Notes, the tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of the Notes could be materially and adversely affected.

 

In addition, in 2007 the Treasury Department and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on various issues regarding the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar instruments. Any Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of an

 

 PS-9

 

investment in the Notes, possibly with retroactive effect. You should review carefully the sections of the accompanying prospectus supplement entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders—Notes Treated as Prepaid Forward or Derivative Contracts” and, if you are a non-U.S. holder, “—Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders,” and consult your tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the Notes (including possible alternative treatments and the issues presented by the 2007 notice), as well as tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction.

 

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 Underliers

 

·Each Underlier Reflects the Price Return of the Securities Composing That Underlier, Not the Total Return—The return on the Notes is based on the performance of the Underliers, which reflects changes in the market prices of the securities composing each Underlier. Each Underlier is not a “total return” index that, in addition to reflecting those price returns, would also reflect dividends paid on the securities composing that Underlier. Accordingly, the return on the Notes will not include such a total return feature.

 

·Adjustments to the Underliers Could Adversely Affect the Value of the Notes—The sponsor of an Underlier may add, delete, substitute or adjust the securities composing that Underlier or make other methodological changes to that Underlier that could affect its performance. The Calculation Agent will calculate the value to be used as the Closing Value of an Underlier in the event of certain material changes in or modifications to that Underlier. In addition, the sponsor of an Underlier may also discontinue or suspend calculation or publication of that Underlier at any time. Under these circumstances, the Calculation Agent may select a successor index that the Calculation Agent determines to be comparable to the discontinued Underlier or, if no successor index is available, the Calculation Agent will determine the value to be used as the Closing Value of that Underlier. Any of these actions could adversely affect the value of the relevant Underlier and, consequently, the value of the Notes. See “Reference Assets—Indices—Adjustments Relating to Securities with an Index as a Reference Asset” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

 

·The Notes Are Subject to Small-Capitalization Companies Risk with Respect to the RTY Index—The RTY Index tracks companies that are considered small-capitalization companies. These companies often have greater stock price volatility, lower trading volume and less liquidity than large-capitalization companies, and therefore Notes linked to the RTY Index may be more volatile than an investment linked to an index with component stocks issued by large-capitalization companies. Stock prices of small-capitalization companies are also more vulnerable than those of large-capitalization companies to adverse business and economic developments. In addition, small-capitalization companies are typically less stable financially than large-capitalization companies and may depend on a small number of key personnel, making them more vulnerable to loss of personnel. Small-capitalization companies are often subject to less analyst coverage and may be in early, and less predictable, periods of their corporate existences. Such companies tend to have smaller revenues, less diverse product lines, smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer financial resources and less competitive strengths than large-capitalization companies and are more susceptible to adverse developments related to their products.

 

 PS-10

 

·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 an Underlier 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.

 

·Historical Performance of the Underliers Should Not Be Taken as Any Indication of the Future Performance of the Underliers Over the Term of the Notes—The value of each Underlier has fluctuated in the past and may, in the future, experience significant fluctuations. The historical performance of an Underlier is not an indication of the future performance of that Underlier over the term of the Notes. The historical correlation between the Underliers is not an indication of the future correlation between them over the term of the Notes. Therefore, the performance of the Underliers 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 Underlier.

 

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 Underliers or their components. 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 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 determine any values of the Underliers and make any other determinations necessary to calculate any payments on the Notes. In making these determinations, we may be required to make discretionary judgments, including those described in the accompanying prospectus supplement and under “—Risks Relating to the Underliers” above. 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

 

·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 values and expected volatility of the Underliers and the components of each Underlier;

 

ocorrelation (or lack of correlation) of the Underliers;

 

othe time to maturity of the Notes;

 

odividend rates on the components of each Underlier;

 

ointerest and yield rates in the market generally;

 

oa variety of economic, financial, political, regulatory or judicial events;

 

 PS-11

 

osupply and demand for the Notes; and

 

oour creditworthiness, including actual or anticipated downgrades in our credit ratings.

 

·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 and any structuring 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.

 

 PS-12

 

Information Regarding the UNDERLIERS

 

Russell 2000® Index

 

The RTY Index measures the capitalization-weighted price performance of 2,000 U.S. small-capitalization stocks listed on eligible U.S. exchanges and is designed to track the performance of the small-capitalization segment of the U.S. equity market. For more information about the RTY Index, see “Indices—The Russell Indices” in the accompanying underlying supplement.

 

Historical Performance of the RTY Index

 

The graph below sets forth the historical performance of the RTY Index based on the daily Closing Values from January 2, 2020 through June 27, 2025. 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 Russell 2000® Index

 

 

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS

 

 PS-13

 

S&P 500® Index

 

The SPX Index consists of stocks of 500 companies selected to provide a performance benchmark for the U.S. equity markets. For more information about the SPX Index, see “Indices—The S&P U.S. Indices” in the accompanying underlying supplement.

 

Historical Performance of the SPX Index

 

The graph below sets forth the historical performance of the SPX Index based on the daily Closing Values from January 2, 2020 through June 27, 2025. 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 S&P 500® Index

 

 

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS

 

 PS-14

 

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 Prepaid Forward or Derivative Contracts” and, if you are a non-U.S. holder, “—Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders.” 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.

 

Based on current market conditions, in the opinion of our special tax counsel, it is reasonable to treat the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes as prepaid forward contracts with respect to the Underliers. Assuming this treatment is respected, upon a sale or exchange of the Notes (including redemption at maturity), you should recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale or exchange and your tax basis in the Notes, which should equal the amount you paid to acquire the Notes. This gain or loss on your Notes should be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if you hold your Notes for more than a year, whether or not you are an initial purchaser of Notes at the original issue price. However, the IRS or a court may not respect this treatment, in which case the timing and character of any income or loss on the Notes 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 in particular on whether to require investors in these instruments to accrue income over the term of their investment. It also asks for comments on a number of related topics, including the character of income or loss with respect to these instruments; the relevance of factors such as the nature of the underlying property to which the instruments are linked; the degree, if any, to which income (including any mandated accruals) realized by non-U.S. investors should be subject to withholding tax; and whether these instruments are or should be subject to the “constructive ownership” regime, which very generally can operate to recharacterize certain long-term capital gain as ordinary income and impose a notional interest charge. While the notice requests comments on appropriate transition rules and effective dates, 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 the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Notes, including possible alternative treatments and the issues presented by this notice.

 

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.

 

 PS-15

 

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. The agent will pay (and be reimbursed by the Issuer for) structuring fees to other broker-dealers participating in the distribution of the Notes, as described on the cover of this pricing supplement.

 

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. 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 May 15, 2025, filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form F-3ASR by Barclays Bank PLC on May 15, 2025, 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 May 15, 2025, which has been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement referred to above.

 

 PS-16

 

FAQ

What is the call premium on Barclays' Autocallable Lookback Notes (VXZ filing)?

If automatically called on 27 Aug 2026, holders receive $1,118 per $1,000 Note, an 11.80% premium.

How does the lookback feature work for these S&P 500-linked Notes?

Performance thresholds reference the lowest S&P 500 close from 27 Jun – 25 Jul 2025; this value sets both call and barrier levels.

What happens if the S&P 500 falls below the 80% barrier at maturity?

Investors lose principal 1-for-1 with the index decline below the Lookback Underlier Value, up to a total loss.

Are the Notes protected against Barclays’ insolvency?

No. They are unsecured, unsubordinated obligations and subject to U.K. regulatory bail-in, meaning principal can be written down.

Why is the estimated value lower than the $1,000 issue price?

The $981.70 estimate reflects sales commissions, hedging costs and Barclays’ internal funding rates, which reduce intrinsic value.

Will investors receive dividends from the S&P 500 constituents?

No; dividend yield on the index is forgone because the Notes track price return only.
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