21 Nov 2012 14:45
Publication of Prospectus
The following prospectus has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and is available for viewing:
Prospectus dated 19 November 2012 for the Barclays Bank PLC issuance of U.S.$3,000,000,000 7.625 per cent. Contingent Capital Notes due November 2022
To view the full document, please paste the following URL into the address bar of your browser.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7198R_1-2012-11-21.pdf
A copy of the above document has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do
For further information, please contact
Barclays Treasury
1 Churchill Place
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HP
DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES
IMPORTANT: You must read the following before continuing: The following applies to the Prospectus available by clicking on the link above, and you are therefore advised to read this carefully before reading, accessing or making any other use of the Prospectus. In accessing the Prospectus, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions, including any modifications to them, any time you receive any information from us as a result of such access.
THE PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE FORWARDED OR DISTRIBUTED OTHER THAN AS PROVIDED BELOW AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER. THE PROSPECTUS MAY ONLY BE DISTRIBUTED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO PERSONS THAT ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS AS DEFINED IN, AND IN RELIANCE ON, REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"). ANY FORWARDING, DISTRIBUTION OR REPRODUCTION OF THE PROSPECTUS IN WHOLE OR IN PART IS PROHIBITED. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS NOTICE MAY RESULT IN A VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
NOTHING IN THIS ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION CONSTITUTES AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN ANY JURISDICTION.
Please note that the information contained in the Prospectus may be addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries (specified in the Prospectus) only and is not intended for use and should not be relied upon by any person outside these countries and/or to whom the offer contained in the Prospectus is not addressed. Prior to relying on the information contained in the Prospectus you must ascertain from the Prospectus whether or not you are part of the intended addressees of the information contained therein.
Confirmation of your Representation: In order to be eligible to view the Prospectus, you must be a person other than a U.S. person (within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act) viewing this Prospectus outside the United States. By accessing the Prospectus, you shall be deemed to have represented that you are outside the United States and are not a U.S. person.
You are reminded that the Prospectus has been made available to you on the basis that you are a person into whose possession the Prospectus may be lawfully delivered in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are located and you may not, nor are you authorised to, deliver the Prospectus to any other person.
The Prospectus does not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer or solicitation in any place where offers or solicitations are not permitted by law. If a jurisdiction requires that the offering be made by a licensed broker or dealer and the underwriters or any affiliate of the underwriters is a licensed broker or dealer in that jurisdiction, the offering shall be deemed to be made by the underwriters or such affiliate on behalf of the issuers in such jurisdiction. Under no circumstances shall the Prospectus constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of any Notes issued or to be issued pursuant to the Prospectus, in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
The Prospectus has been made available to you in an electronic form. You are reminded that documents transmitted via this medium may be altered or changed during the process of electronic transmission and consequently none of the issuers, their advisers nor any person who controls any of them nor any director, officer, employee nor agent of it or affiliate of any such person accepts any liability or responsibility whatsoever in respect of any difference between the Prospectus made available to you in electronic format and the hard copy version available to you on request from the issuers.
Notice to US investors: The Issuer has filed a registration statement on Form F-3 (including a prospectus which is different from the Prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the offering to which this communication relates and the Notes are being sold pursuant to that registration statement and prospectus. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the prospectus supplement relating to the Notes and the other documents that the Issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Issuer and the offering of the Notes. Copies of these documents may be obtained from Barclays Capital Inc. through Broadgate Integrated Prospectus Distribution, 1155 Long Island Avenue, New York, NY 11717, United States of America. Alternatively, these documents are available at no charge by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.