May 2014
Preliminary Terms No. 158
Registration Statement No. 333-190038
Dated April 30, 2014
Filed pursuant to Rule 433
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SUMMARY TERMS
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Issuer:
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Barclays Bank PLC
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Underlier:
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EURO STOXX 50® Index (Bloomberg ticker symbol “SX5E <Index>”)
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Aggregate principal amount:
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$
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Stated principal amount:
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$10 per PLUS
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Initial issue price:
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$10 per PLUS (see “Commissions and initial issue price” below)
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Pricing date: †
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May , 2014 (expected to price on or about May 30, 2014)
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Original issue date:†
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June , 2014 (3 business days after the pricing date)
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Valuation date:†
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June 30, 2015, subject to postponement
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Maturity date:†
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July 3, 2015, subject to postponement
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Interest:
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None
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Payment at maturity
(per PLUS):
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§ If the final underlier value is greater than the initial underlier value:
the lesser of (a) $10 + leveraged upside payment and (b) the maximum payment at maturity
In no event will the payment at maturity exceed the maximum payment at maturity.
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§ If the final underlier value is less than or equal to the initial underlier value:
$10 × underlier performance factor
This amount will be less than or equal to the stated principal amount of $10 and could be zero.
Investors may lose their entire initial investment in the PLUS. Any payment on the PLUS is subject to the creditworthiness of the Issuer and is not guaranteed by any third party. For a description of risks with respect to the ability of Barclays Bank PLC to satisfy its obligations as they come due, see “Risk Factors—Credit of Issuer” in this document.
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Maximum payment at maturity:
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At least $11.65 per PLUS (at least 116.50% of the stated principal amount). The actual maximum payment at maturity will be determined on the pricing date.
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Leveraged upside payment:
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$10 × leverage factor × underlier percent increase
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Leverage factor:
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300%
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Underlier percent increase:
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(final underlier value – initial underlier value) / initial underlier value
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Underlier performance factor:
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final underlier value / initial underlier value
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Initial underlier value:
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, which is the closing level of the underlier on the pricing date
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Final underlier value:
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The closing level of the underlier on the valuation date
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CUSIP/ISIN:
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06742K436 / US06742K4360
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(terms continued on the next page)
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Commissions and initial issue price:
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Initial issue price(1)
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Price to public(1)
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Agent’s commissions(2)
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Proceeds to issuer
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Per PLUS
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$10
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$10
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$0.20
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$9.80
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Total
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$
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$
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$
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$
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(1)
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Our estimated value of the PLUS on the pricing date, based on our internal pricing models, is expected to be between $9.600 and $9.734 per PLUS. The estimated value is expected to be less than the initial issue price of the PLUS. See “Additional Information Regarding Our Estimated Value of the PLUS” on page 3 of this document.
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(2)
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Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and its financial advisors will collectively receive from the agent, Barclays Capital Inc., a fixed sales commission of $0.20 for each PLUS they sell. See “Supplemental Plan of Distribution.”
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PLUS Based on the Value of the EURO STOXX 50® Index due July 3, 2015
Performance Leverage Upside Securities
Principal at Risk Securities
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Terms continued from previous page:
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Closing level:
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On any scheduled trading day, the closing level of the underlier as published at the regular weekday close of trading on that scheduled trading day as displayed on the Bloomberg Professional® service page as set forth under “Underlier” above or any successor page on Bloomberg Professional® service or any successor service, as applicable. In certain circumstances, the closing level will be based on the alternate calculation of the underlier as described in “Reference Assets—Indices—Adjustments Relating to Securities with the Reference Asset Comprised of an Index or Indices” starting on page S-98 of the accompanying prospectus supplement.
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Listing:
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We do not intend to list the PLUS on any securities exchange.
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Selected Dealer:
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Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (“MSWM”)
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Expected. In the event that we make any change to the pricing date or the original issue date, the valuation date and the maturity date may be changed so that the stated term of the PLUS remains the same. In addition, the maturity date and valuation date are subject to postponement, see “Additional Information about the PLUS—Additional provisions—Postponement of maturity date,” “Additional Information about the PLUS—Additional provisions—Postponement of valuation date” and “Additional Information about the PLUS—Additional provisions—Market disruption events and adjustments.”
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Barclays Capital Inc.
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May 2014
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PLUS Based on the Value of the EURO STOXX 50® Index due July 3, 2015
Performance Leverage Upside Securities
Principal at Risk Securities
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May 2014
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PLUS Based on the Value of the EURO STOXX 50® Index due July 3, 2015
Performance Leverage Upside Securities
Principal at Risk Securities
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May 2014
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PLUS Based on the Value of the EURO STOXX 50® Index due July 3, 2015
Performance Leverage Upside Securities
Principal at Risk Securities
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§
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As an alternative to direct exposure to the underlier that enhances returns for a certain range of positive performance of the underlier
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To enhance returns and potentially outperform the underlier in a moderately bullish scenario
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To achieve similar levels of upside exposure to the underlier as a direct investment, subject to the maximum payment at maturity, while using fewer dollars by taking advantage of the leverage factor
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Maturity:
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Approximately 13 months
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Leverage factor:
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300%
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Maximum payment at maturity:
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At least $11.65 per PLUS (at least 116.50% of the stated principal amount). The actual maximum payment at maturity will be determined on the pricing date.
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Minimum payment at maturity:
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None. Investors may lose their entire initial investment in the PLUS.
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Interest:
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None
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Leveraged Performance
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The PLUS offer investors an opportunity to capture enhanced returns for a certain range of positive performance of the underlier relative to a direct investment in the underlier.
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Upside Scenario
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The underlier increases in value and, at maturity, the PLUS redeem for the stated principal amount of $10 plus 300% of the underlier percent increase, subject to the maximum payment at maturity of at least $11.65 per PLUS (at least 116.50% of the stated principal amount). The actual maximum payment at maturity will be determined on the pricing date.
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Downside Scenario
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The underlier declines in value and, at maturity, the PLUS redeem for less than the stated principal amount by an amount that is proportionate to the percentage decrease of the underlier from the initial underlier value.
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PLUS Based on the Value of the EURO STOXX 50® Index due July 3, 2015
Performance Leverage Upside Securities
Principal at Risk Securities
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Stated principal amount:
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$10 per PLUS
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Leverage factor:
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300%
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Hypothetical maximum payment at maturity:
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$11.65 per PLUS (116.50% of the stated principal amount). The actual maximum payment at maturity will be determined on the pricing date.
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PLUS Payoff Diagram
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Upside Scenario. If the final underlier value is greater than the initial underlier value, investors will receive the $10 stated principal amount plus 300% of the appreciation of the underlier over the term of the PLUS, subject to the maximum payment at maturity. Under the hypothetical terms of the PLUS, investors will realize the maximum payment at maturity at a final underlier value of 105.50% of the initial underlier value.
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If the underlier appreciates by 3%, investors would receive a 9% return, or $10.90 per PLUS, at maturity.
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If the underlier appreciates by 10%, investors would receive only the hypothetical maximum payment at maturity of $11.65 per PLUS, or 116.50% of the stated principal amount.
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Downside Scenario. If the final underlier value is less than or equal to the initial underlier value, investors would receive an amount less than or equal to the $10 stated principal amount, based on a 1% loss of principal for each 1% decline in the underlier. Investors may lose their entire initial investment in the PLUS.
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If the underlier depreciates 50%, investors would lose 50% of their principal and receive only $5 per PLUS at maturity, or 50% of the stated principal amount.
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May 2014
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PLUS Based on the Value of the EURO STOXX 50® Index due July 3, 2015
Performance Leverage Upside Securities
Principal at Risk Securities
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Final underlier value
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Underlier return
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Underlier percent increase
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Underlier performance factor
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Payment at maturity
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Total return on PLUS
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150.00
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50.00%
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50.00%
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N/A
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$11.650
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16.50%
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140.00
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40.00%
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40.00%
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N/A
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$11.650
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16.50%
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130.00
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30.00%
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30.00%
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N/A
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$11.650
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16.50%
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120.00
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20.00%
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20.00%
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N/A
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$11.650
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16.50%
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110.00
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10.00%
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10.00%
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N/A
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$11.650
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16.50%
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105.50
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5.50%
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5.50%
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N/A
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$11.650
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16.50%
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102.50
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2.50%
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2.50%
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N/A
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$10.750
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7.50%
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100.00
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0.00%
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0.00%
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N/A
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$10.000
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0.00%
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90.00
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-10.00%
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N/A
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90.00%
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$9.000
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-10.00%
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80.00
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-20.00%
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N/A
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80.00%
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$8.000
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-20.00%
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70.00
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-30.00%
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N/A
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70.00%
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$7.000
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-30.00%
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60.00
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-40.00%
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N/A
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60.00%
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$6.000
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-40.00%
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50.00
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-50.00%
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N/A
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50.00%
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$5.000
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-50.00%
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40.00
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-60.00%
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N/A
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40.00%
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$4.000
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-60.00%
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30.00
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-70.00%
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N/A
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30.00%
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$3.000
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-70.00%
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20.00
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-80.00%
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N/A
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20.00%
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$2.000
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-80.00%
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10.00
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-90.00%
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N/A
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10.00%
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$1.000
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-90.00%
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0.00
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-100.00%
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N/A
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0.00%
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$0.000
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-100.00%
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May 2014
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PLUS Based on the Value of the EURO STOXX 50® Index due July 3, 2015
Performance Leverage Upside Securities
Principal at Risk Securities
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May 2014
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PLUS Based on the Value of the EURO STOXX 50® Index due July 3, 2015
Performance Leverage Upside Securities
Principal at Risk Securities
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“Risk Factors—Risks Relating to All Securities”;
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“Risk Factors—Additional Risks Relating to Notes Which Are Not Characterized as Being Fully Principal Protected or Are Characterized as Being Partially Protected or Contingently Protected”;
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“Risk Factors—Additional Risks Relating to Notes Which Pay No Interest or Pay Interest at a Low Rate”;
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“Risk Factors—Additional Risks Relating to Securities with a Maximum Return, Maximum Rate, Ceiling or Cap”;
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“Risk Factors—Additional Risks Relating to Securities Which Contain a Multiplier”; and
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“Risk Factors—Additional Risks Relating to Securities with Reference Assets That Are Equity Securities or Shares or Other Interests in Exchange-Traded Funds, That Contain Equity Securities or Shares or Other Interests in Exchange-Traded Funds or That Are Based in Part on Equity Securities or Shares or Other Interests in Exchange-Traded Funds.”
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The PLUS do not pay interest or guarantee return of principal. The terms of the PLUS differ from those of ordinary debt securities in that the PLUS do not pay interest or guarantee payment of the principal amount at maturity. If the final underlier value is less than the initial underlier value, the payment at maturity will be an amount in cash that is less than the $10 stated principal amount of each PLUS by an amount proportionate to the decrease in the value of the underlier, and may be zero. There is no minimum payment at maturity on the PLUS and, accordingly, you could lose your entire initial investment in the PLUS.
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The appreciation potential of the PLUS is limited by the maximum payment at maturity. The appreciation potential of the PLUS is limited by the maximum payment at maturity of at least $11.65 per PLUS (at least 116.50% of the stated principal amount). The actual maximum payment at maturity will be determined on the pricing date. Although the leverage factor provides 300% exposure to any increase in the final underlier value over the initial underlier value, because the payment at maturity will be limited to at least 116.50% of the stated principal amount for the PLUS, any increase in the final underlier value over the initial underlier value by more than 5.50% (in the case where the maximum payment at maturity is 116.50% of the stated principal amount) of the initial underlier value will not further increase the return on the PLUS.
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The market price will be influenced by many unpredictable factors. Several factors will influence the value of the PLUS in the secondary market and the price at which Barclays Capital Inc. and other affiliates of Barclays Bank PLC may be willing to purchase or sell the PLUS in the secondary market, including: the value, volatility and dividend yield of the underlier, interest and yield rates, time remaining to maturity, supply and demand for the securities, geopolitical conditions and economic, financial, political and regulatory or judicial events, the exchange rates of the U.S. dollar relative to the currency in which the stocks composing the underlier trade, and any actual or anticipated changes to our credit ratings or credit spreads. You may receive less, and possibly significantly less, than the stated principal amount per PLUS if you try to sell your PLUS prior to maturity.
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Credit of Issuer. The PLUS are senior unsecured 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 PLUS depends on the ability of Barclays Bank PLC to satisfy its obligations as they come due and is not guaranteed by a third party. As a result, the actual and perceived creditworthiness of Barclays Bank PLC may affect the market value of the PLUS and, in the event Barclays Bank PLC were to default on its obligations, you may not receive the amounts owed to you under the terms of the PLUS.
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The PLUS do not provide direct exposure to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. The value of the PLUS will not be adjusted for exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and the currencies in which the stocks composing the underlier are denominated, although any currency fluctuations could affect the performance of the underlier. Therefore, if any applicable currency appreciates or depreciates relative to the U.S. dollar over the term of the PLUS, you will not receive any additional payment or incur any reduction in your payment at maturity.
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There are risks associated with investments in securities, such as the PLUS, linked to the value of non-U.S. equity securities. The underlier is linked to the value of non-U.S. equity securities. Investments in securities linked to the value of any non-U.S. equity securities involve risks associated with the securities markets in those countries, including risks of volatility in those markets, governmental intervention in those markets and cross-shareholdings in companies in certain countries. Also, there is generally less publicly available information about non-U.S. companies than about U.S. companies that are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and non-U.S. companies are subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and requirements different from those applicable to U.S. reporting companies. The prices of securities issued in non-U.S. markets may be affected by political, economic, financial and social factors in those countries, or global regions, including changes in government, economic and fiscal policies and currency exchange laws.
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PLUS Based on the Value of the EURO STOXX 50® Index due July 3, 2015
Performance Leverage Upside Securities
Principal at Risk Securities
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Adjustments to the underlier could adversely affect the value of the PLUS. The underlier publisher may discontinue or suspend calculation or publication of the underlier at any time. In these circumstances, the calculation agent will have the sole discretion to substitute a successor index that is comparable to the discontinued underlier and is not precluded from considering indices that are calculated and published by the calculation agent or any of its affiliates.
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Investing in the PLUS is not equivalent to investing in the underlier. Investing in the PLUS is not equivalent to investing in the underlier or the stocks composing the underlier. Investors in the PLUS will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to the stocks that compose the underlier.
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The payment at maturity of the PLUS is not based on the value of the underlier at any time other than at closing on the final valuation date. The payment at maturity is not based on the value of the underlier at any time other than the final underlier value on the valuation date and will be based solely on the final underlier value of the underlier as compared to the initial underlier value of the underlier. Therefore, if the value of the underlier drops precipitously by the valuation date, the payment at maturity, if any, that you will receive for your PLUS may be significantly less than it would otherwise have been had such payment been linked to the value of the underlier at any time prior to such drop.
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The estimated value of your PLUS 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 PLUS on the pricing 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 values referenced above may be lower if such estimated values were based on the levels at which our benchmark debt securities trade in the secondary market.
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The estimated value of your PLUS is expected to be lower than the initial issue price of your PLUS. The estimated value of your PLUS on the pricing date is expected to be lower, and may be significantly lower, than the initial issue price of your PLUS. The difference between the initial issue price of your PLUS and the estimated value of the PLUS is expected as a result of certain factors, such as any sales commissions expected to be paid to Barclays Capital Inc. or another affiliate of ours, any selling concessions, discounts, commissions or fees expected 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 PLUS, the estimated cost that we may incur in hedging our obligations under the PLUS, and estimated development and other costs that we may incur in connection with the PLUS.
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The estimated value of the PLUS 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 PLUS on the pricing 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 PLUS may not be consistent with those of other financial institutions that may be purchasers or sellers of PLUS in the secondary market. As a result, the secondary market price of your PLUS may be materially different from the estimated value of the PLUS determined by reference to our internal pricing models.
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The estimated value of your PLUS is not a prediction of the prices at which you may sell your PLUS in the secondary market, if any, and such secondary market prices, if any, will likely be lower than the initial issue price of your PLUS and may be lower than the estimated value of your PLUS. The estimated value of the PLUS 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 PLUS 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 PLUS 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 PLUS. Further, as secondary market prices of your PLUS 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 PLUS such as fees, commissions, discounts, and the costs of hedging our obligations under the PLUS, secondary market prices of your PLUS will likely be lower than the initial issue price of your PLUS. As a result, the price, at which Barclays Capital Inc., other affiliates of ours or third parties may be willing to purchase the PLUS from you in secondary market transactions, if any, will likely be lower than the price you paid for your PLUS, and any sale prior to the maturity date could result in a substantial loss to you.
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The temporary price at which we may initially buy the PLUS 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 PLUS. Assuming that all relevant factors remain constant after the pricing date, the price at which Barclays Capital Inc. may initially buy or sell the PLUS in the secondary market (if Barclays Capital Inc. makes a market in the PLUS, 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 PLUS on the pricing date, as well as the secondary market value of the PLUS, for a temporary period after the initial issue date of the PLUS. The price at which Barclays Capital Inc. may initially buy or
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PLUS Based on the Value of the EURO STOXX 50® Index due July 3, 2015
Performance Leverage Upside Securities
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We and our affiliates may engage in various activities or make determinations that could materially affect your PLUS in various ways and create conflicts of interest. We and our affiliates establish the offering price of the PLUS for initial sale to the public, and the offering price is not based upon any independent verification or valuation. Additionally, the role played by Barclays Capital Inc., as a dealer in the PLUS, could present it with significant conflicts of interest with the role of Barclays Bank PLC, as issuer of the PLUS. For example, Barclays Capital Inc. or its representatives may derive compensation or financial benefit from the distribution of the PLUS and such compensation or financial benefit may serve as an incentive to sell these PLUS instead of other investments. We may pay dealer compensation to any of our affiliates acting as agents or dealers in connection with the distribution of the PLUS. Furthermore, we and our affiliates make markets in and trade various financial instruments or products for their own accounts and for the account of their 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, instruments or assets that may serve as the underliers, basket underliers or constituents of the underliers of the securities. Such market making, trading activities, other investment banking and financial services may negatively impact the value of the PLUS. Furthermore, in any such market making, trading activities, and other 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 PLUS. We and our affiliates have no obligation to take the needs of any buyer, seller or holder of the PLUS into account in conducting these activities.
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The PLUS will not be listed on any securities exchange, and secondary trading may be limited. There may be little or no secondary market for the PLUS. We do not intend to list the PLUS on any securities exchange. Barclays Capital Inc. and other affiliates of Barclays Bank PLC intend to offer to purchase the PLUS in the secondary market but are not required to do so and may cease any such market making activities at any time. Even if a secondary market develops, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to trade or sell the PLUS easily. Because other dealers are not likely to make a secondary market for the PLUS, the price, if any, at which you may be able to trade your PLUS 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 PLUS. In addition, Barclays Capital Inc. or one or more of our other affiliates may at any time hold an unsold portion of the PLUS (as described on the cover page of this document), which may inhibit the development of a secondary market for the PLUS Accordingly, you should be willing to hold your PLUS to maturity.
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Potential adverse economic interest of the calculation agent. The economic interests of the calculation agent and other affiliates of ours are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the PLUS. The calculation agent will determine the initial underlier value and the final underlier value, and will calculate the amount of cash, if any, you will receive at maturity. Determinations made by the calculation agent, including with respect to the occurrence or non-occurrence of market disruption events and the selection of a successor index or calculation of the final underlier value in the event of a discontinuance of the underlier, may adversely affect the payout to you at maturity.
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Hedging and trading activity by the calculation agent and its affiliates could potentially adversely affect the value of the PLUS. The hedging or trading activities of the issuer’s affiliates and of any other hedging counterparty with respect to the PLUS on or prior to the pricing date and prior to maturity could adversely affect the value of the underlier and, as a result, could decrease the amount an investor may receive on the PLUS at maturity. Any of these hedging or trading activities on or prior to the pricing date could potentially increase the initial underlier value and, therefore, could increase the value at or above which the underlier must close so that the investor does not suffer a loss on their initial investment in the PLUS. Additionally, such hedging or trading activities during the term of the PLUS, including on the valuation date, could potentially affect the value of the underlier on the valuation date and, accordingly, the amount of cash an investor will receive at maturity.
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The U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the PLUS are uncertain. There is no direct legal authority regarding the proper U.S. federal income tax treatment of the PLUS, 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 PLUS are uncertain, and the IRS or a court might not agree with the treatment of the PLUS as prepaid forward contracts. If the IRS were successful in asserting an alternative treatment for the PLUS, the tax consequences of ownership and disposition of the PLUS could be materially and adversely affected. In addition, as described below under “Additional provisions—Tax considerations,” in 2007 the U.S. 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 investment in the PLUS, possibly with retroactive effect. You should review carefully the sections of the accompanying prospectus supplement entitled “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—Certain Notes Treated as Forward Contracts or Derivative Contracts” and, if you are a non-U.S. holder, “—Tax Treatment of Non-U.S. Holders,” and consult your tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the PLUS (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.
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Bloomberg Ticker Symbol:
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SX5E
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52 Week High:
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3,230.33
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Current Closing Level:
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3,165.84
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52 Week Low:
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2,511.83
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52 Weeks Ago:
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2,683.43
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EURO STOXX 50® Index
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High
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Low
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Period End
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2008
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First Quarter
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4,339.23
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3,431.82
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3,628.06
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Second Quarter
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3,882.28
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3,340.27
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3,352.81
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Third Quarter
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3,445.66
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3,000.83
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3,038.20
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Fourth Quarter
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3,113.82
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2,165.91
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2,447.62
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2009
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First Quarter
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2,578.43
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1,809.98
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2,071.13
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Second Quarter
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2,537.35
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2,097.57
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2,401.69
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Third Quarter
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2,899.12
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2,281.47
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2,872.63
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Fourth Quarter
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2,992.08
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2,712.30
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2,964.96
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2010
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First Quarter
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3,017.85
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2,631.64
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2,931.16
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Second Quarter
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3,012.65
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2,488.50
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2,573.32
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Third Quarter
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2,827.27
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2,507.83
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2,747.90
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Fourth Quarter
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2,890.64
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2,650.99
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2,792.82
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2011
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First Quarter
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3,068.00
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2,721.24
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2,910.91
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Second Quarter
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3,011.25
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2,715.88
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2,848.53
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Third Quarter
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2,875.67
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1,995.01
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2,179.66
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Fourth Quarter
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2,476.92
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2,090.25
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2,316.55
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2012
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First Quarter
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2,608.42
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2,286.45
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2,477.28
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Second Quarter
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2,501.18
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2,068.66
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2,264.72
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Third Quarter
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2,594.56
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2,151.54
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2,454.26
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Fourth Quarter
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2,659.95
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2,427.32
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2,635.93
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2013
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Performance Leverage Upside Securities
Principal at Risk Securities
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First Quarter
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2,749.27
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2,570.52
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2,624.02
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Second Quarter
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2,835.87
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2,511.83
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2,602.59
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Third Quarter
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2,936.20
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2,570.76
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2,893.15
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Fourth Quarter
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3,111.37
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2,902.12
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3,109.00
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2014
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First Quarter
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3,172.43
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2,962.49
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3,161.60
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Second Quarter (through April 28, 2014)
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3,230.33
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3,091.52
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3,165.84
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Underlier Historical Performance—
January 2, 2008 to April 28, 2014
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Additional provisions:
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Postponement of maturity date:
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The maturity date will be postponed if the valuation date is postponed due to the occurrence or continuance of a market disruption event on the valuation date. In such a case, the maturity date will be postponed by the same number of business days from but excluding the originally scheduled valuation date. See “Terms of the Notes — Maturity Date” in the accompanying prospectus supplement and “Market disruption events and adjustments” below.
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Postponement of valuation date:
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The valuation date may be postponed due to the occurrence or continuance of a market disruption event on such date. See “Market disruption events and adjustments” below. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the accompanying prospectus supplement, the valuation date may be postponed by up to five scheduled trading days due to the occurrence or continuance of a market disruption event on such date.
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Market disruption events and adjustments:
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For a description of what constitutes a market disruption event as well as the consequences of that market disruption event, see “Reference Assets—Indices—Market Disruption Events for Securities with the Reference Asset Comprised of an Index or Indices of Equity Securities” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
For a description of adjustments that may affect the underlier, see “Reference Assets—Indices—Adjustments Relating to Securities with the Reference Asset Comprised of an Index or Indices” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
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Listing:
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The PLUS will not be listed on any securities exchange.
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Minimum ticketing size:
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$1,000 / 100 PLUS
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Tax considerations:
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You should review carefully the sections entitled “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—Certain Notes Treated as Forward Contracts or Derivative Contracts” and, if you are a non-U.S. holder, “—Tax Treatment of Non-U.S. Holders,” in the accompanying prospectus supplement. 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 PLUS. The following discussion supersedes the discussion in the accompanying prospectus supplement to the extent it is inconsistent therewith.
Based on current market conditions, in the opinion of our special tax counsel, the PLUS should be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as prepaid forward contracts with respect to the underlier. Assuming this treatment is respected, gain or loss on your PLUS should be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if you hold your PLUS for more than a year, whether or not you are an initial purchaser of PLUS 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 PLUS 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 PLUS, possibly with retroactive effect. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the PLUS, including possible alternative treatments and the issues presented by this notice.
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Principal at Risk Securities
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Trustee:
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The Bank of New York Mellon
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Calculation agent:
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Barclays Bank PLC
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Use of proceeds and hedging:
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The net proceeds we receive from the sale of the PLUS will be used for various corporate purposes as set forth in the prospectus and prospectus supplement and, in part, in connection with hedging our obligations under the PLUS through one or more of our subsidiaries.
We, through our subsidiaries or others, hedge our anticipated exposure in connection with the PLUS by taking positions in futures and options contracts on the underlier and any other securities or instruments we may wish to use in connection with such hedging. Trading and other transactions by us or our affiliates could affect the level, value or price of reference assets and their components, the market value of the PLUS or any amounts payable on your PLUS. For further information on our use of proceeds and hedging, see “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the prospectus supplement.
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ERISA:
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See “Employee Retirement Income Security Act” starting on page S-120 in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
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Contact:
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Morgan Stanley Wealth Management clients may contact their local Morgan Stanley branch office or our principal executive offices at 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036 (telephone number (866) 477-4776). All other clients may contact their local brokerage representative. Third-party distributors may contact Morgan Stanley Structured Investment Sales at (800) 233-1087.
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