424B2 1 dp228176_424b2-7205ms.htm FORM 424B2

April 2025

Registration Statement No. 333-265158

Pricing Supplement dated April 25, 2025

Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)

STRUCTURED INVESTMENTS

Opportunities in U.S. Equities

PLUS Based on the Performance of a Basket of Four Equity Securities due June 30, 2026

Performance Leveraged Upside SecuritiesSM

Principal at Risk Securities

Unlike conventional debt securities, the Performance Leveraged Upside SecuritiesSM (the “PLUS”) will pay no interest and do not guarantee the return of the full principal amount at maturity. Instead, if the final basket value is greater than the initial basket value, at maturity investors will receive the stated principal amount plus the leveraged upside performance of the basket, subject to the maximum payment at maturity. However, if the final basket value is less than the initial basket value, at maturity investors will lose 1% of the stated principal amount for every 1% that the final basket value is less than the initial basket value. Under these circumstances, the amount investors receive will be less than the stated principal amount and could be zero. The initial basket value is 100 and the final basket value will be based on the equally weighted returns of the basket components from their respective closing prices on the pricing date to their respective closing prices on the valuation date. The PLUS are for investors who seek exposure to the basket and who are willing and able to risk their principal and forgo current income and upside above the maximum payment at maturity in exchange for the leverage feature, which applies to a limited range of positive performance of the basket. Investors may lose their entire initial investment in the PLUS. The PLUS are unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Barclays Bank PLC. Any payment on the PLUS, including any repayment of principal, is subject to the creditworthiness of Barclays Bank PLC and is not guaranteed by any third party. If Barclays Bank PLC were to default on its payment obligations or become subject to the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power (as described on page 5 of this document) by the relevant U.K. resolution authority, you might not receive any amounts owed to you under the PLUS. See “Risk Factors” and “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power” in this document and “Risk Factors” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

FINAL TERMS  
Issuer: Barclays Bank PLC
Reference asset*: An equally weighted basket (the “basket”) consisting of four equity securities (each, a “basket component” and, together, the “basket components”). The basket components, the Bloomberg ticker symbol for each basket component and the weighting of each basket component are as follows:

  Basket Component Bloomberg Ticker Weighting Initial Component Value(1)*
  Bank of America Corporation common stock (the “BAC Basket Component”) BAC UN<Equity> 25% $39.69
  Citigroup Inc. common stock (the “C Basket Component”) C UN<Equity> 25% $68.43
  The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. common stock (the “GS Basket Component”) GS UN<Equity> 25% $544.86
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. common stock (the “JPM Basket Component”) JPM UN<Equity> 25% $243.55
  (1) With respect to each basket component, the closing price of that basket component on the pricing date

Aggregate principal amount: $3,707,000
Stated principal amount: $1,000 per PLUS
Pricing date: April 25, 2025
Original issue date: April 30, 2025
Valuation date: June 25, 2026
Maturity date*: June 30, 2026
Interest: None
Payment at maturity:

You will receive on the maturity date a cash payment per PLUS determined as follows:

·

If the final basket value is greater than the initial basket value:

the lesser of (a) $1,000 + leveraged upside payment and (b) maximum payment at maturity

·

If the final basket value is less than or equal to the initial basket value:

$1,000 × basket performance factor

This amount will be less than or equal to the stated principal amount of $1,000 and could be zero. Investors may lose their entire initial investment in the PLUS. Any payment on the PLUS, 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 by the relevant U.K. resolution authority.

Maximum payment at maturity: $1,281.50 per PLUS (128.15% of the stated principal amount)
Leveraged upside payment: $1,000 × leverage factor × basket return
Leverage factor: 300%
Basket return: (final basket value – initial basket value) / initial basket value
Basket performance factor: final basket value / initial basket value
U.K. Bail-in Power acknowledgment: Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of the PLUS or any other agreements, arrangements or understandings between Barclays Bank PLC and any holder or beneficial owner of the PLUS (or the trustee on behalf of the holders of the PLUS), by acquiring the PLUS, each holder and beneficial owner of the PLUS 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 5 of this document.
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Commissions and initial issue price: Initial issue price(1) Price to public(1) Agent’s commissions Proceeds to issuer
Per PLUS $1,000 $1,000

$17.50(2)

$5.00(3)

$977.50
Total $3,707,000.00 $3,707,000.00 $83,407.50 $3,623,592.50
(1)Our estimated value of the PLUS on the pricing date, based on our internal pricing models, is $967.70 per PLUS. The estimated value is less than the initial issue price of the PLUS. See “Additional Information Regarding Our Estimated Value of the PLUS” on page 4 of this document.

(2)Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and its financial advisors will collectively receive from the agent, Barclays Capital Inc., a fixed sales commission of $17.50 for each PLUS they sell. See “Supplemental Plan of Distribution” in this document.

(3)Reflects a structuring fee payable to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management by the agent or its affiliates of $5.00 for each PLUS.

One or more of our affiliates may purchase up to 15% of the aggregate principal amount of the PLUS and hold such PLUS for investment for a period of at least 30 days. Accordingly, the total principal amount of the PLUS may include a portion that was not purchased by investors on the original issue date. Any unsold portion held by our affiliate(s) may affect the supply of PLUS available for secondary trading and, therefore, could adversely affect the price of the PLUS in the secondary market. Circumstances may occur in which our interests or those of our affiliates could be in conflict with your interests.

Investing in the PLUS involves risks not associated with an investment in conventional debt securities. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 14 of this document and beginning on page S-9 of the prospectus supplement. You should read this document together with the related prospectus and prospectus supplement, each of which can be accessed via the hyperlinks below, before you make an investment decision.

The PLUS 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 the PLUS or determined that this document is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

We may use this document in the initial sale of the PLUS. In addition, Barclays Capital Inc. or another of our affiliates may use this document in market resale transactions in any of the PLUS after their initial sale. Unless we or our agent informs you otherwise in the confirmation of sale, this document is being used in a market resale transaction.

The PLUS constitute our unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. The PLUS 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.

Prospectus
dated May 23, 2022
Prospectus Supplement
dated June 27, 2022

 

 

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Performance Leveraged Upside SecuritiesSM

Principal at Risk Securities

 
Terms continued from previous page:
Initial basket value: 100
Final basket value*:

The final basket value will be calculated as follows:

100 × [1 + (component return of the BAC Basket Component × 25.00%) + (component return of the C Basket Component × 25.00%) + (component return of the GS Basket Component × 25.00%) + (component return of the JPM Basket Component × 25.00%)]

Component return:

The component return of each basket component will equal:

(final component value – initial component value) / initial component value 

Final component value*: With respect to each basket component, the closing price of that basket component on the valuation date
Closing price*: Closing price has the meaning set forth under “Reference Assets—Equity Securities—Special Calculation Provisions” in the prospectus supplement.
Calculation agent: Barclays Bank PLC
Additional terms: Terms used in this document, but not defined herein, will have the meanings ascribed to them in the prospectus supplement.
CUSIP / ISIN: 06746BN49 / US06746BN490
Listing: The PLUS will not be listed on any securities exchange.
Selected dealer: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (“MSWM”)
* In the case of certain corporate events related to a basket component, the calculation agent may adjust any variable, including but not limited to that basket component and the initial component value, final component value and closing price of that basket component, if the calculation agent determines that the event has a diluting or concentrative effect on the theoretical value of the shares of that basket component. The calculation agent may accelerate the maturity date upon the occurrence of certain reorganization events and additional adjustment events. For more information, see “Reference Assets—Equity Securities—Share Adjustments Relating to Securities with an Equity Security as a Reference Asset” and “Reference Assets—Baskets—Adjustments Relating to Securities Linked to a Basket” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
The valuation date may be postponed if the valuation date is not a scheduled trading day with respect to any basket component or if a market disruption event occurs with respect to any basket component on the valuation date as described under “Reference Assets—Equity Securities—Market Disruption Events for Securities with an Equity Security as a Reference Asset” and “Reference Assets—Baskets—Scheduled Trading Days and Market Disruption Events for Securities Linked to a Basket of Equity Securities, Exchange-Traded Funds and/or Indices of Equity Securities” in the accompanying prospectus supplement. In addition, the maturity date will be postponed if that day is not a business day or if the valuation date is postponed as described under “Terms of the Notes—Payment Dates” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

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Additional Terms of the PLUS

 

You should read this document together with the prospectus dated May 23, 2022, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated June 27, 2022 relating to our Global Medium-Term Notes, Series A, of which the PLUS are a part. This document, together with the documents listed below, contains the terms of the PLUS 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, as the PLUS 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 PLUS.

 

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 23, 2022:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/312070/000119312522157585/d337542df3asr.htm

 

§Prospectus supplement dated June 27, 2022:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000312070/000095010322011301/dp169388_424b2-prosupp.htm

 

Our SEC file number is 1-10257 and our Central Index Key, or CIK, on the SEC website is 0000312070. As used in this document, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Barclays Bank PLC.

 

In connection with this offering, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is acting in its capacity as a selected dealer.

 

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Additional Information Regarding Our Estimated Value of the PLUS

 

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 pricing date is based on our internal funding rates. Our estimated value of the PLUS 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 PLUS on the pricing date is less than the initial issue price of the PLUS. The difference between the initial issue price of the PLUS and our estimated value of the PLUS 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 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. These other costs will include a fee paid to LFT Securities, LLC, an entity in which an affiliate of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has an ownership interest, for providing certain electronic platform services with respect to this offering.

 

Our estimated value on the pricing date is not a prediction of the price at which the PLUS may trade in the secondary market, nor will it be the price at which Barclays Capital Inc. may buy or sell the PLUS 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 PLUS in the secondary market but it is not obligated to do so.

 

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 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 pricing date for a temporary period expected to be approximately 40 days after the initial issue date of the PLUS because, in our discretion, we may elect to effectively reimburse to investors a portion of the estimated cost of hedging our obligations under the PLUS and other costs in connection with the PLUS that we will no longer expect to incur over the term of the PLUS. 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 PLUS and/or any agreement we may have with the distributors of the PLUS. 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 PLUS based on changes in market conditions and other factors that cannot be predicted.

 

We urge you to read “Risk Factors” beginning on page 14 of this document.

 

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Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power

 

Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of the PLUS or any other agreements, arrangements or understandings between us and any holder or beneficial owner of the PLUS (or the trustee on behalf of the holders of the PLUS), by acquiring the PLUS, each holder and beneficial owner of the PLUS 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, interest on, or any other amounts payable on, the PLUS; (ii) the conversion of all, or a portion, of the principal amount of, interest on, or any other amounts payable on, the PLUS 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 PLUS such shares, securities or obligations); (iii) the cancellation of the PLUS and/or (iv) the amendment or alteration of the maturity of the PLUS, or amendment of the amount of interest or any other amounts due on the PLUS, 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 PLUS 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 PLUS further acknowledges and agrees that the rights of the holders or beneficial owners of the PLUS 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 PLUS 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 “Risk Factors—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 document 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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Investment Summary

 

Performance Leveraged Upside SecuritiesSM

Principal at Risk Securities

 

The PLUS Based on the Performance of a Basket of Four Equity Securities due June 30, 2026 (the “PLUS”) can be used:

 

§As an alternative to direct exposure to the basket components that enhances returns for a certain range of positive performance of the basket, based on the equally weighted returns of the basket components from their respective initial component values to their respective final component values

 

§To enhance returns and potentially outperform the basket in a moderately bullish scenario

 

§To achieve similar levels of upside exposure to the basket as a direct investment, subject to the maximum payment at maturity, while using fewer dollars by taking advantage of the leverage factor

 

If the final basket value is less than the initial basket value, the PLUS are exposed on a 1:1 basis to the negative performance of the basket.

 

Maturity: Approximately 14 months
Leverage factor: 300%
Maximum payment at maturity: $1,281.50 per PLUS (128.15% of the stated principal amount)
Minimum payment at maturity: None. Investors may lose their entire initial investment in the PLUS.
Basket component weighting: 25.00% for each basket component
Interest: None
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Key Investment Rationale

 

The PLUS are for investors who seek exposure to the basket and who are willing and able to risk their principal and forgo current income and upside above the maximum payment at maturity in exchange for the leverage feature, which applies to a limited range of positive performance of the basket. Investors may lose their entire initial investment in the PLUS.

 

Leveraged Performance The PLUS offer investors an opportunity to capture enhanced returns for a certain range of positive performance of the basket relative to a direct investment in the basket.
Upside Scenario The final basket value is greater than the initial basket value. In this case, at maturity, the PLUS pay the stated principal amount of $1,000 plus a return equal to 300% of the basket return, subject to the maximum payment at maturity of $1,281.50 per PLUS (128.15% of the stated principal amount).
Par Scenario The final basket value is equal to the initial basket value. In this case, at maturity, the PLUS pay the stated principal amount of $1,000 per PLUS.
Downside Scenario The final basket value is less than the initial basket value. In this case, at maturity, the PLUS pay less than the stated principal amount and the percentage loss of the stated principal amount will be equal to the percentage decrease from the initial basket value to the final basket value. For example, if the final basket value is 55% less than the initial basket value, the PLUS will pay $450.00 per PLUS, or 45% of the stated principal amount, for a loss of 55% of the stated principal amount. There is no minimum payment at maturity on the PLUS. Accordingly, investors could lose their entire investment in the PLUS.
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Selected Purchase Considerations

 

The PLUS are not appropriate for all investors. The PLUS 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 anticipate that the final basket value will be greater than the initial basket value, and you are willing and able to accept the risk that, if the final basket value is less than the initial basket value, you will lose some, and possibly all, of the stated principal amount of the PLUS.

 

§You understand and accept that any potential return on the PLUS is limited by the maximum payment at maturity.

 

§You are willing and able to accept the risks associated with an investment linked to the performance of the basket, as explained in more detail in the “Risk Factors” section of this document.

 

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

 

§You do not seek an investment for which there will be an active secondary market and you are willing and able to hold the PLUS to maturity.

 

§You are willing and able to assume our credit risk for all payments on the PLUS.

 

§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 PLUS 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 provides for the full repayment of principal at maturity.

 

§You anticipate that the final basket value will be less than the initial basket value, or you are unwilling or unable to accept the risk that, if it is, you will lose some, and possibly all, of the stated principal amount of the PLUS.

 

§You seek an investment with uncapped exposure to any positive performance of the basket.

 

§You are unwilling or unable to accept the risks associated with an investment linked to the performance of the basket, as explained in more detail in the “Risk Factors” section of this document.

 

§You seek an investment that entitles you to dividends or distributions on, or voting rights related to, the basket components.

 

§You seek an investment for which there will be an active secondary market and/or you are unwilling or unable to hold the PLUS to maturity.

 

§You are unwilling or unable to assume our credit risk for all payments on the PLUS.

 

§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 PLUS. You should reach a decision whether to invest in the PLUS after carefully considering, with your advisors, the appropriateness of the PLUS in light of your investment objectives and the specific information set forth in this document, the prospectus and the prospectus supplement. Neither the issuer nor Barclays Capital Inc. makes any recommendation as to the appropriateness of the PLUS for investment.

 

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How the PLUS Work

 

Payoff Diagram

 

The payoff diagram below illustrates the payment at maturity on the PLUS based on the following terms:

 

Stated principal amount: $1,000 per PLUS
Leverage factor: 300%
Maximum payment at maturity: $1,281.50 per PLUS (128.15% of the stated principal amount)
Minimum payment at maturity: None. You could lose your entire initial investment in the PLUS.

 

PLUS Payoff Diagram

 

Scenario Analysis

 

§Upside Scenario. If the final basket value is greater than the initial basket value, at maturity investors will receive the $1,000 stated principal amount plus 300% of the appreciation of the basket from the initial basket value to the final basket value, subject to the maximum payment at maturity. Under the terms of the PLUS, investors will realize the maximum payment at maturity at a final basket value of approximately 109.383% of the initial basket value.

 

§For example, if the basket appreciates by 3%, at maturity investors would receive a 9% return, or $1,090.00 per PLUS.

 

§If the basket appreciates by 50%, investors would receive only the maximum payment at maturity of $1,281.50 per PLUS, or 128.15% of the stated principal amount.

 

§Par Scenario. If the final basket value is equal to the initial basket value, at maturity investors will receive the stated principal amount of $1,000 per PLUS.

 

§Downside Scenario. If the final basket value is less than the initial basket value, at maturity investors will receive an amount that is less than the $1,000 stated principal amount and that will reflect a 1% loss of principal for each 1% decline in the basket. Investors may lose their entire initial investment in the PLUS.

 

§For example, if the basket depreciates by 50%, investors would lose 50% of their principal and receive only $500.00 per PLUS at maturity, or 50% of the stated principal amount.

 

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What Is the Total Return on the PLUS at Maturity, Assuming a Range of Performances for the Basket?

 

The following table and examples illustrate the hypothetical payment at maturity and hypothetical total return at maturity on the PLUS. The “total return” as used in this document is the number, expressed as a percentage, that results from comparing the payment at maturity per $1,000 stated principal amount to $1,000.00. The table and examples set forth below reflect the maximum payment at maturity of $1,281.50 per PLUS (128.15% of the stated principal amount), the initial basket value of 100.00 and the leverage factor of 300%. Each hypothetical payment at maturity or total return set forth below is for illustrative purposes only and may not be the actual payment at maturity or total return applicable to a purchaser of the PLUS. The numbers appearing in the following table and examples have been rounded for ease of analysis. The table and examples below do not take into account any tax consequences from investing in the PLUS.

 

Final Basket Value Basket Return Basket Performance Factor Payment at Maturity Total Return on PLUS
150.00 50.00% N/A $1,281.50 28.15%
140.00 40.00% N/A $1,281.50 28.15%
130.00 30.00% N/A $1,281.50 28.15%
120.00 20.00% N/A $1,281.50 28.15%
110.00 10.00% N/A $1,281.50 28.15%
109.39 9.39% N/A $1,281.50 28.15%
105.00 5.00% N/A $1,150.00 15.00%
102.50 2.50% N/A $1,075.00 7.50%
101.00 1.00% N/A $1,030.00 3.00%
100.00 0.00% 100.00% $1,000.00 0.00%
90.00 -10.00% 90.00% $900.00 -10.00%
80.00 -20.00% 80.00% $800.00 -20.00%
70.00 -30.00% 70.00% $700.00 -30.00%
60.00 -40.00% 60.00% $600.00 -40.00%
50.00 -50.00% 50.00% $500.00 -50.00%
40.00 -60.00% 40.00% $400.00 -60.00%
30.00 -70.00% 30.00% $300.00 -70.00%
20.00 -80.00% 20.00% $200.00 -80.00%
10.00 -90.00% 10.00% $100.00 -90.00%
0.00 -100.00% 0.00% $0.00 -100.00%
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Hypothetical Examples of Amount Payable at Maturity

 

The following examples illustrate how the payment at maturity and total return in different hypothetical scenarios are calculated, and are based on the hypothetical initial component value of $100.00 for each basket component and the maximum payment at maturity of $1,281.50 per PLUS (128.15% of the stated principal amount). The hypothetical initial component value of $100.00 for each basket component has been chosen for illustrative purposes only and does not represent the actual initial component value for any basket component. Please see “Basket Overview” below for recent actual values of the basket components. The actual initial component values applicable to the PLUS are set forth on the cover page of this document.

 

Example 1: The value of the basket increases from the initial basket value of 100.00 to a final basket value of 150.00.

 

Basket Component Hypothetical Initial Component Value Hypothetical Final Component Value Hypothetical Component Return Weighting
BAC Basket Component $100.00 $160.00 60.00% 25.00%
C Basket Component $100.00 $140.00 40.00% 25.00%
GS Basket Component $100.00 $120.00 20.00% 25.00%
JPM Basket Component $100.00 $180.00 80.00% 25.00%

 

Step 1: Calculate the final basket value based on the final component values and weightings for each basket component.

 

The final basket value is calculated as follows:

 

100.00 × (1+ [(60.00% × 25.00%) + (40.00% × 25.00%) + (20.00% × 25.00%) + (80.00% × 25.00%)]) = 150.00

 

Therefore, the final basket value is 150.00.

 

Step 2: Calculate the payment at maturity.

 

Because the final basket value is greater than the initial basket value, the payment at maturity is calculated as follows:

 

the lesser of (a) $1,000 + leveraged upside payment and (b) maximum payment at maturity

 

= the lesser of (a) $1,000 + ($1,000 × leverage factor × basket return) and (b) $1,281.50

 

First, calculate the basket return:

 

basket return = (final basket value – initial basket value) / initial basket value = (150.00 – 100.00) / 100.00 = 50.00%

 

Next, calculate the leveraged upside payment:

 

leveraged upside payment = $1,000 × leverage factor × basket return = ($1,000 × 300% × 50.00%) = $1,500.00

 

Because $1,000 plus the leveraged upside payment of $1,500.00 is greater than the maximum payment at maturity, the payment at maturity is equal to the maximum payment at maturity of $1,281.50 per PLUS, representing a total return of 28.15% on the PLUS.

 

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Example 2: The value of the basket increases from the initial basket value of 100.00 to a final basket value of 105.00.

 

Basket Component Hypothetical Initial Component Value Hypothetical Final Component Value Hypothetical Component Return Weighting
BAC Basket Component $100.00 $112.00 12.00% 25.00%
C Basket Component $100.00 $102.00 2.00% 25.00%
GS Basket Component $100.00 $86.00 -14.00% 25.00%
JPM Basket Component $100.00 $120.00 20.00% 25.00%

 

Step 1: Calculate the final basket value based on the final component values and weightings for each basket component.

 

The final basket value is calculated as follows:

 

100.00 × (1+ [(12.00% × 25.00%) + (2.00% × 25.00%) + (-14.00% × 25.00%) + (20.00% × 25.00%)]) = 105.00

 

Therefore, the final basket value is 105.00.

 

Step 2: Calculate the payment at maturity.

 

Because the final basket value is greater than the initial basket value, the payment at maturity is calculated as follows:

 

the lesser of (a) $1,000 + leveraged upside payment and (b) maximum payment at maturity

 

= the lesser of (a) $1,000 + ($1,000 × leverage factor × basket return) and (b) $1,281.50

 

First, calculate the basket return:

 

basket return = (final basket value – initial basket value) / initial basket value = (105.00 – 100.00) / 100.00 = 5.00%

 

Next, calculate the leveraged upside payment:

 

leveraged upside payment = $1,000 × leverage factor × basket return = ($1,000 × 300% × 5.00%) = $150.00

 

Because $1,000 plus the leveraged upside payment of $150.00 is less than the maximum payment at maturity, the payment at maturity is equal to $1,150.00 per PLUS, representing a total return of 15.00% on the PLUS.

 

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Example 3: The value of the basket decreases from the initial basket value of 100.00 to a final basket value of 50.00.

 

Basket Component Hypothetical Initial Component Value Hypothetical Final Component Value Hypothetical Component Return Weighting
BAC Basket Component $100.00 $60.00 -40.00% 25.00%
C Basket Component $100.00 $70.00 -30.00% 25.00%
GS Basket Component $100.00 $40.00 -60.00% 25.00%
JPM Basket Component $100.00 $30.00 -70.00% 25.00%

 

Step 1: Calculate the final basket value based on the final component values and weightings for each basket component.

 

The final basket value is calculated as follows:

 

100.00 × (1+ [(-40.00% × 25.00%) + (-30.00% × 25.00%) + (-60.00% × 25.00%) + (-70.00% × 25.00%)]) = 50.00

 

Therefore, the final basket value is 50.00.

 

Step 2: Calculate the payment at maturity.

 

Because the final basket value is less than the initial basket value, the payment at maturity is equal to $500.00, calculated as follows:

 

($1,000 × basket performance factor)

 

= $1,000 × (final basket value / initial basket value)

 

= $1,000 × (50.00 / 100.00) = $500.00

 

The total return on the PLUS is -50.00%.

 

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Risk Factors

 

An investment in the PLUS involves significant risks. We urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisors before you invest in the PLUS. Investing in the PLUS is not equivalent to investing directly in the basket or any basket component. Some of the risks that apply to an investment in the PLUS are summarized below, but we urge you to read the more detailed explanation of risks relating to the PLUS generally in the “Risk Factors” section of the prospectus supplement. You should not purchase the PLUS unless you understand and can bear the risks of investing in the PLUS.

 

Risks Relating to the PLUS Generally

 

§The PLUS do not pay interest or guarantee the return of any principal. The terms of the PLUS differ from those of ordinary debt securities in that the PLUS do not pay interest or guarantee the return of any of the stated principal amount at maturity. Instead, if the final basket value is less than the initial basket value, the payment at maturity will be an amount in cash that is less than the $1,000 stated principal amount of each PLUS by a percentage equal to the percentage decrease from the initial basket value to the final basket value. There is no minimum payment at maturity on the PLUS and, accordingly, you could lose your entire initial investment in the PLUS.

 

§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 $1,281.50 per PLUS (128.15% of the stated principal amount). Although the leverage factor provides 300% exposure to any increase in the final basket value as compared to the initial basket value, because the payment at maturity will be limited to 128.15% of the stated principal amount for the PLUS, any increase in the final basket value as compared to the initial basket value by more than approximately 9.383% of the initial basket value will not further increase the return on the PLUS.

 

§Any payment on the PLUS will be determined based on the closing prices of the basket components on the dates specified. Any payment on the PLUS will be determined based on the closing prices of the basket components on the dates specified. You will not benefit from any more favorable values of the basket components determined at any other time.

 

§Investing in the PLUS is not equivalent to investing in the basket or the basket components. 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 basket components.

 

§Correlation (or lack of correlation) of performances among the basket components may adversely affect your return on the PLUS, and changes in the value of the basket components may offset each other. “Correlation” is a measure of the degree to which the returns of a pair of assets are similar to each other over a given period in terms of timing and direction. Movements in the value of the basket components may not correlate with each other. At a time when one basket component increases in value, the value of another basket component may not increase as much, or may even decline in value. Therefore, in calculating the basket components’ performance on the valuation date, an increase in the value of one basket component may be moderated, or wholly offset, by a lesser increase or by a decline in the value of another basket component. In addition, however, high correlation of movements in the values of the basket components could adversely affect your return on the PLUS during periods of negative performance of the basket components. Changes in the correlation of the basket components may adversely affect the market value of the PLUS.

 

§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, as described below under “Additional provisions—Tax considerations.” If the IRS were successful in asserting an alternative treatment for the PLUS, the tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of the PLUS 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 investment in the PLUS, 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 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.

 

Risks Relating to the Issuer

 

§Credit of issuer. The PLUS 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 PLUS, 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

 

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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 might not receive any amount owed to you under the terms of the PLUS.

 

§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 PLUS or any other agreements, arrangements or understandings between Barclays Bank PLC and any holder or beneficial owner of the PLUS (or the trustee on behalf of the holders of the PLUS), by acquiring the PLUS, each holder and beneficial owner of the PLUS 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 document. 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 PLUS losing all or a part of the value of your investment in the PLUS or receiving a different security from the PLUS, which may be worth significantly less than the PLUS 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 PLUS. The exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority with respect to the PLUS 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 PLUS. See “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power” in this document 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 Basket Components

 

§No affiliation with the issuers of the basket components. The issuers of the basket components are not affiliates of ours, are not involved with this offering in any way, and have no obligation to consider your interests in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the PLUS. We have not made any due diligence inquiry with respect to the issuer of any basket component in connection with this offering.

 

§Single equity risk. The price of each basket component can rise or fall sharply due to factors specific to each basket component and its issuer, such as stock price volatility, earnings, financial conditions, corporate, industry and regulatory developments, management changes and decisions and other events, as well as general market factors, such as general stock market volatility and levels, interest rates and economic and political conditions. We urge you to review financial and other information filed periodically with the SEC by the issuer of each basket component.

 

§Anti-dilution protection is limited, and the calculation agent has discretion to make anti-dilution adjustments. The calculation agent may in its sole discretion make adjustments affecting the amounts payable on the PLUS upon the occurrence of certain corporate events (such as stock splits or extraordinary or special dividends) that the calculation agent determines have a diluting or concentrative effect on the theoretical value of a basket component. However, the calculation agent might not make such adjustments in response to all events that could affect a basket component. The occurrence of any such event and any adjustment made by the calculation agent (or a determination by the calculation agent not to make any adjustment) may adversely affect the market price of, and any amounts payable on, the PLUS. See “Reference Assets—Equity Securities—Share Adjustments Relating to Securities with an Equity Security as a Reference Asset” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

 

§Reorganization or other events could adversely affect the value of the PLUS or result in the PLUS being accelerated. Upon the occurrence of certain reorganization events or a nationalization, expropriation, liquidation, bankruptcy, insolvency or de-listing of a basket component, the calculation agent will make adjustments to that basket component that may result in payments on the PLUS being based on the performance of shares, cash or other assets distributed to holders of the basket component upon the occurrence of such event or, in some cases, the calculation agent may accelerate the maturity date for a payment determined by the calculation agent. Any of these actions could adversely affect the value of the relevant basket component and, consequently, the value of the PLUS. Any amount payable upon acceleration could be significantly less than the amount(s) that would be due on the PLUS if they were not accelerated. However, if we elect not to accelerate the PLUS, the value of, and any amount payable on, the PLUS could be adversely affected, perhaps significantly. See “Reference Assets—Equity Securities—Share Adjustments Relating to Securities with an Equity Security as a Reference Asset” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

 

§Governmental legislative or regulatory actions, such as sanctions, could adversely affect your investment in the PLUS. Governmental legislative or regulatory actions, including, without limitation, sanctions-related actions by the U.S. or a foreign government, could prohibit or otherwise restrict persons from holding the PLUS or any basket component, or engaging in transactions in them, and any such action could adversely affect the value of that basket component. These legislative or regulatory actions could result in restrictions on the PLUS or the de-listing of any basket component. You may lose a significant portion or all of your initial investment in the PLUS if any basket component is de-listed or if you are forced to divest the PLUS due to government mandates, especially if such de-listing occurs or such divestment must be made at a time when the value of the

 

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PLUS has declined. See “—Reorganization or other events could adversely affect the value of the securities or result in the securities being accelerated” above.

 

§Historical performance of the basket components should not be taken as any indication of the future performance of the basket components over the term of the PLUS. The value of each basket component has fluctuated in the past and may, in the future, experience significant fluctuations. The historical performance of a basket component is not an indication of the future performance of that basket component over the term of the PLUS. The historical correlation between basket components is not an indication of the future correlation between them over the term of the PLUS. Therefore, the performance of the basket components over the term of the PLUS may bear no relation or resemblance to the historical performance of any of the basket components.

 

Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest

 

§We may engage in business with or involving any issuer of any basket component without regard to your interests. We or our affiliates may presently or from time to time engage in business with any issuer of any basket component without regard to your interests and thus may acquire non-public information about any issuer of any basket component. Neither we nor any of our affiliates undertakes to disclose any such information to you. In addition, we or our affiliates from time to time have published and in the future may publish research reports with respect to any issuer of any basket component, which may or may not recommend that investors buy or hold any basket component.

 

§Hedging and trading activity by the issuer 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 values of the basket components and the basket 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 have increased the initial component values and, therefore, the value at or above which the basket components must close on the valuation date 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 basket components on the valuation date and, accordingly, the amount of cash an investor will receive at maturity, if any.

 

§We and our affiliates, and any dealer participating in the distribution of the PLUS, 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 play a variety of roles in connection with the issuance of the PLUS, as described below. In performing these roles, our and our affiliates’ economic interests are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the PLUS.

 

In connection with our normal business activities and in connection with hedging our obligations under the PLUS, 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 basket components. In any such market making, trading and hedging activity, investment banking and other financial services, we or our affiliates may take positions or take actions that are inconsistent with, or adverse to, the investment objectives of the holders of the 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. Such market making, trading and hedging activity, investment banking and other financial services may negatively impact the value of the PLUS.

 

In addition, the role played by Barclays Capital Inc., as the agent for the PLUS, could present 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 the PLUS instead of other investments. Furthermore, 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.

 

Furthermore, the selected dealer or its affiliates will have the option to conduct a material portion of the hedging activities for us in connection with the PLUS. The selected dealer or its affiliates would expect to realize a projected profit from such hedging activities, and this projected profit would be in addition to any selling concession that the selected dealer realizes for the sale of the PLUS to you. This additional projected profit may create a further incentive for the selected dealer to sell the PLUS to you.

 

In addition to the activities described above, we will also act as the calculation agent for the PLUS. As calculation agent, we will determine any values of the basket components and the basket and make any other determinations necessary to calculate any payments on the PLUS. In making these determinations, we may be required to make discretionary judgments, including determining whether a market disruption event has occurred with respect to a basket component on any date that the values of the basket components are to be determined; determining whether to adjust any variable described herein in the case of certain corporate events related to a basket component that the calculation agent determines have a diluting or concentrative effect on the theoretical value of the shares of that basket component; and determining whether to accelerate the maturity date upon the occurrence of certain reorganization events and additional adjustment events. In making these discretionary judgments, our economic interests are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the PLUS, and any of these determinations may adversely affect any payments on the PLUS.

 

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Risks Relating to the Estimated Value of the PLUS and the Secondary Market

 

§The PLUS will not be listed on any securities exchange, and secondary trading may be limited. 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, without notice. 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. The PLUS are not designed to be short-term trading instruments. Accordingly, you should be willing and able to hold your PLUS to maturity.

 

§The market price of the PLUS 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. Although we expect that generally the values of the basket components on any day will affect the value of the PLUS more than any other single factor, other factors that may influence the value of the PLUS include:

 

othe volatility (frequency and magnitude of changes in value) of the basket components;

 

othe correlation (or lack of correlation) among the basket components;

 

odividend rates on the basket components;

 

ointerest and yield rates in the market;

 

otime remaining until the PLUS mature;

 

osupply and demand for the PLUS;

 

ogeopolitical conditions and economic, financial, political, regulatory and judicial events that affect the basket components and that may affect the final basket value; and

 

oany actual or anticipated changes in our credit ratings or credit spreads.

 

The values of the basket components may be, and have recently been, volatile, and we can give you no assurance that the volatility will lessen. See “Basket Overview” below. You may receive less, and possibly significantly less, than the stated principal amount if you try to sell your PLUS prior to maturity.

 

§The estimated value of your PLUS is lower than the initial issue price of your PLUS. The estimated value of your PLUS on the pricing date is 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 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 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. These other costs will include a fee paid to LFT Securities, LLC, an entity in which an affiliate of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has an ownership interest, for providing certain electronic platform services with respect to this offering.

 

§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 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 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.

 

§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

 

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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.

 

§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 sell the PLUS 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 PLUS.

 

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Basket Overview

 

The basket is an equally weighted basket composed of four equity securities.

 

Basket component information as of April 25, 2025
  Bloomberg Ticker Symbol Current Basket Component Value 52 Weeks Ago (4/26/2024) 52 Week High 52 Week Low Weighting
Common stock of Bank of America Corporation BAC $39.69 $37.83 $47.77 $34.39 25.00%
Common stock of Citigroup Inc. C $68.43 $62.66 $84.63 $56.11 25.00%
Common stock of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. GS $544.86 $427.57 $672.19 $426.71 25.00%
Common stock of JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM $243.55 $193.49 $279.95 $190.51 25.00%

 

The following graph is calculated to show the performance of the basket during the period from January 2, 2020 through April 25, 2025 assuming that on January 2, 2020, the basket components were weighted as set forth above, the initial component values were determined and the initial basket value was set equal to 100, and illustrates the effect of the offset and/or correlation among the basket components during such period. The graph does not take into account the leverage factor or the maximum payment at maturity on the PLUS, nor does it attempt to show your expected return on an investment in the PLUS. You cannot predict the future performance of any basket component or of the basket as a whole, or whether an increase in the value of a basket component will be offset by a decrease in the value of another basket component. The historical performance of the basket and the degree of correlation between the value trends of the basket components (or lack thereof) should not be taken as an indication of the future performance of the basket.

 

Historical Basket Performance—

January 2, 2020 through April 25, 2025

 

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

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The following tables set forth the published high, low and period-end closing prices of the BAC Basket Component, the C Basket Component, the GS Basket Component and the JPM Basket Component for each quarter for the period of January 2, 2020 through April 25, 2025. The associated graphs show the closing prices of each basket component for each day in the same period. The closing price of each basket component on April 25, 2025 is set forth in the table above under the column “Current Basket Component Value.” We obtained the closing prices of the basket components from Bloomberg Professional® service, without independent verification. Historical performance of the basket components should not be taken as an indication of future performance. Future performance of the basket components may differ significantly from historical performance, and no assurance can be given as to the closing price of the basket components during the term of the PLUS, including on the valuation date. We cannot give you assurance that the performance of the basket components will not result in a loss on your initial investment. The closing prices below may have been adjusted to reflect certain corporate actions, such as stock splits, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, extraordinary dividends, delistings and bankruptcy.

 

Bank of America Corporation Overview

 

According to publicly available information, Bank of America Corporation is a financial institution, serving individual consumers, small- and middle-market businesses, institutional investors, large corporations and governments with a range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. Information filed by Bank of America Corporation with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), can be located by reference to its SEC file number: 001-06523. The Company’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “BAC.”

 

We urge you to read the following section in the accompanying prospectus supplement: “Reference Assets—Equity Securities—Reference Asset Issuer and Reference Asset Information.” Companies with securities registered under the Exchange Act are required to file financial and other information specified by the SEC periodically. Information provided to or filed with the SEC by Bank of America Corporation can be located on a website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov by reference to Bank of America Corporation’s SEC file number provided above.

 

The summary information above regarding Bank of America Corporation comes from Bank of America Corporation’s SEC filings. You are urged to refer to the SEC filings made by Bank of America Corporation and to other publicly available information (such as Bank of America Corporation’s annual report) to obtain an understanding of Bank of America Corporation’s business and financial prospects. The summary information contained above is not designed to be, and should not be interpreted as, an effort to present information regarding the financial prospects of any issuer or any trends, events or other factors that may have a positive or negative influence on those prospects or as an endorsement of any particular issuer.

 

Information from outside sources is not incorporated by reference in, and should not be considered part of, this document or the accompanying prospectus or prospectus supplement. We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in outside sources.

 

Common Stock of Bank of America Corporation High Low Period End
2020      
First Quarter $35.64 $18.08 $21.23
Second Quarter $28.54 $19.77 $23.75
Third Quarter $26.92 $22.77 $24.09
Fourth Quarter $30.31 $23.47 $30.31
2021      
First Quarter $38.99 $29.65 $38.69
Second Quarter $43.27 $38.08 $41.23
Third Quarter $43.26 $36.93 $42.45
Fourth Quarter $48.37 $43.08 $44.49
2022      
First Quarter $49.38 $38.34 $41.22
Second Quarter $40.90 $31.13 $31.13
Third Quarter $36.64 $30.13 $30.20
Fourth Quarter $38.41 $29.77 $33.12
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Common Stock of Bank of America Corporation High Low Period End
2023      
First Quarter $36.77 $26.97 $28.60
Second Quarter $30.56 $26.99 $28.69
Third Quarter $32.65 $27.17 $27.38
Fourth Quarter $33.94 $25.17 $33.67
2024      
First Quarter $37.92 $31.73 $37.92
Second Quarter $40.02 $34.68 $39.77
Third Quarter $44.13 $36.65 $39.68
Fourth Quarter $47.77 $39.22 $43.95
2025      
First Quarter $47.74 $39.61 $41.73
Second Quarter (through April 25, 2025) $41.85 $34.39 $39.69

 

Bank of America Corporation common stock – daily closing prices
January 2, 2020 to April 25, 2025

 

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

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Citigroup Inc. Overview

 

According to publicly available information, Citigroup Inc. provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, trade and securities services and wealth management. Information filed by Citigroup Inc. with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), can be located by reference to its SEC file number: 001-09924. The common stock of Citigroup Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “C.”

 

We urge you to read the following section in the accompanying prospectus supplement: “Reference Assets—Equity Securities—Reference Asset Issuer and Reference Asset Information.” Companies with securities registered under the Exchange Act are required to file financial and other information specified by the SEC periodically. Information provided to or filed with the SEC by Citigroup Inc. can be located on a website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov by reference to Citigroup Inc.’s SEC file number provided above.

 

The summary information above regarding Citigroup Inc. comes from Citigroup Inc.’s SEC filings. You are urged to refer to the SEC filings made by Citigroup Inc. and to other publicly available information (such as Citigroup Inc.’s annual report) to obtain an understanding of Citigroup Inc.’s business and financial prospects. The summary information contained above is not designed to be, and should not be interpreted as, an effort to present information regarding the financial prospects of any issuer or any trends, events or other factors that may have a positive or negative influence on those prospects or as an endorsement of any particular issuer.

 

Information from outside sources is not incorporated by reference in, and should not be considered part of, this document or the accompanying prospectus or prospectus supplement. We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in outside sources.

 

Common Stock of Citigroup Inc. High Low Period End
2020      
First Quarter $81.91 $35.39 $42.12
Second Quarter $61.24 $37.49 $51.10
Third Quarter $53.76 $41.85 $43.11
Fourth Quarter $61.66 $41.13 $61.66
2021      
First Quarter $75.18 $57.99 $72.75
Second Quarter $79.86 $67.61 $70.75
Third Quarter $74.30 $65.08 $70.18
Fourth Quarter $72.53 $58.28 $60.39
2022      
First Quarter $67.84 $53.40 $53.40
Second Quarter $54.09 $45.69 $45.99
Third Quarter $54.38 $41.67 $41.67
Fourth Quarter $50.19 $40.45 $45.23
2023      
First Quarter $52.35 $43.11 $46.89
Second Quarter $50.40 $44.23 $46.04
Third Quarter $47.88 $40.22 $41.13
Fourth Quarter $51.52 $38.24 $51.44
2024      
First Quarter $63.24 $51.11 $63.24
Second Quarter $64.74 $57.02 $63.46
Third Quarter $67.61 $56.11 $62.60
Fourth Quarter $72.50 $61.31 $70.39
2025      
First Quarter $84.63 $67.23 $70.99
Second Quarter (through April 25, 2025) $71.76 $58.13 $68.43
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Citigroup Inc. common stock – daily closing prices
January 2, 2020 to April 25, 2025

 

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

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The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Overview

 

According to publicly available information, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a global financial institution that provides a range of financial services to a client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. Information filed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. with the SEC under the Exchange Act can be located by reference to its SEC file number: 001-14965. The common stock of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “GS.

 

We urge you to read the following section in the accompanying prospectus supplement: “Reference Assets—Equity Securities—Reference Asset Issuer and Reference Asset Information.” Companies with securities registered under the Exchange Act are required to file financial and other information specified by the SEC periodically. Information provided to or filed with the SEC by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. can be located on a website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov by reference to The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.’s SEC file number provided above.

 

The summary information above regarding The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. comes from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.’s SEC filings. You are urged to refer to the SEC filings made by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and to other publicly available information (such as The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.’s annual report) to obtain an understanding of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.’s business and financial prospects. The summary information contained above is not designed to be, and should not be interpreted as, an effort to present information regarding the financial prospects of any issuer or any trends, events or other factors that may have a positive or negative influence on those prospects or as an endorsement of any particular issuer.

 

Information from outside sources is not incorporated by reference in, and should not be considered part of, this document or the accompanying prospectus or prospectus supplement. We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in outside sources.

 

Common Stock of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. High Low Period End
2020      
First Quarter $249.72 $134.97 $154.59
Second Quarter $220.81 $145.29 $197.62
Third Quarter $216.90 $186.12 $200.97
Fourth Quarter $263.71 $189.04 $263.71
2021      
First Quarter $348.81 $265.00 $327.00
Second Quarter $391.45 $323.54 $379.53
Third Quarter $419.69 $354.72 $378.03
Fourth Quarter $423.85 $371.61 $382.55
2022      
First Quarter $407.48 $321.37 $330.10
Second Quarter $341.06 $279.79 $297.02
Third Quarter $355.85 $281.59 $293.05
Fourth Quarter $388.86 $294.21 $343.38
2023      
First Quarter $375.10 $303.54 $327.11
Second Quarter $343.96 $312.36 $322.54
Third Quarter $358.93 $313.00 $323.57
Fourth Quarter $386.41 $289.91 $385.77
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Common Stock of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. High Low Period End
2024      
First Quarter $417.69 $376.91 $417.69
Second Quarter $470.41 $389.49 $452.32
Third Quarter $510.25 $459.02 $495.11
Fourth Quarter $608.57 $486.10 $572.62
2025      
First Quarter $672.19 $524.81 $546.29
Second Quarter (through April 25, 2025) $563.10 $462.22 $544.86

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. common stock – daily closing prices

January 2, 2020 to April 25, 2025

 

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Overview

 

According to publicly available information, JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a financial services firm engaged in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management. Information filed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), can be located by reference to its SEC file number: 001-05805. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “JPM.”

 

We urge you to read the following section in the accompanying prospectus supplement: “Reference Assets—Equity Securities—Reference Asset Issuer and Reference Asset Information.” Companies with securities registered under the Exchange Act are required to file financial and other information specified by the SEC periodically. Information provided to or filed with the SEC by JPMorgan Chase & Co. can be located on a website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov by reference to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s SEC file number provided above.

 

The summary information above regarding JPMorgan Chase & Co. comes from JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s SEC filings. You are urged to refer to the SEC filings made by JPMorgan Chase & Co. and to other publicly available information (such as JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s annual report) to obtain an understanding of JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s business and financial prospects. The summary information contained above is not designed to be, and should not be interpreted as, an effort to present information regarding the financial prospects of any issuer or any trends, events or other factors that may have a positive or negative influence on those prospects or as an endorsement of any particular issuer.

 

Information from outside sources is not incorporated by reference in, and should not be considered part of, this document or the accompanying prospectus or prospectus supplement. We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in outside sources.

 

Common Stock of JPMorgan Chase & Co. High Low Period End
2020      
First Quarter $141.09 $79.03 $90.03
Second Quarter $113.45 $84.03 $94.06
Third Quarter $103.82 $91.28 $96.27
Fourth Quarter $127.07 $96.54 $127.07
2021      
First Quarter $157.65 $125.65 $152.23
Second Quarter $166.44 $147.37 $155.54
Third Quarter $166.98 $146.97 $163.69
Fourth Quarter $171.78 $153.94 $158.35
2022      
First Quarter $168.44 $128.30 $136.32
Second Quarter $135.91 $112.61 $112.61
Third Quarter $123.63 $104.50 $104.50
Fourth Quarter $138.18 $101.96 $134.10
2023      
First Quarter $143.80 $124.91 $130.31
Second Quarter $145.44 $127.47 $145.44
Third Quarter $158.00 $143.21 $145.02
Fourth Quarter $170.30 $135.69 $170.10
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Common Stock of JPMorgan Chase & Co. High Low Period End
2024      
First Quarter $200.30 $167.09 $200.30
Second Quarter $204.79 $180.08 $202.26
Third Quarter $224.80 $194.90 $210.86
Fourth Quarter $250.29 $205.23 $239.71
2025      
First Quarter $279.95 $225.19 $245.30
Second Quarter (through April 25, 2025) $245.82 $210.28 $243.55

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. common stock – daily closing prices
January 2, 2020 to April 25, 2025

 

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

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Additional Information about the PLUS

 

Please read this information in conjunction with the terms on the cover page of this document.

 

Additional provisions:  
Minimum ticketing size: $1,000 / 1 PLUS
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 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 basket. Assuming this treatment is respected, upon a sale or exchange of the PLUS (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 PLUS, which should equal the amount you paid to acquire the PLUS. This 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.

 

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 PLUS 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 PLUS 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 PLUS.

Trustee: The Bank of New York Mellon
Use of proceeds and hedging:

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 the basket components, futures and options contracts on the basket components 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 value of the basket components, the market value of the PLUS or any amounts payable on your PLUS. For further

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  information on our use of proceeds and hedging, see “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the prospectus supplement.
ERISA: See “Benefit Plan Investor Considerations” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
Validity of the PLUS: In the opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, as special United States products counsel to Barclays Bank PLC, when the PLUS offered by this pricing supplement have been executed and issued by Barclays Bank PLC and authenticated by the trustee pursuant to the indenture, and delivered against payment as contemplated herein, such PLUS 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 the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above. 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 July 12, 2024, filed as an exhibit to a report on Form 6-K by Barclays Bank PLC on July 12, 2024, 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 PLUS 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 July 12, 2024, which has been filed as an exhibit to the report on Form 6-K referred to above.

 

This document represents a summary of the terms and conditions of the PLUS. We encourage you to read the accompanying prospectus and prospectus supplement for this offering, which can be accessed via the hyperlinks on the cover page of this document.

 

Supplemental Plan of Distribution

 

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley Wealth Management”) and its financial advisors will collectively receive from the agent, Barclays Capital Inc., a fixed sales commission for each PLUS they sell, and Morgan Stanley Wealth Management will receive a structuring fee for each PLUS, in each case as specified on the cover page of this document.

 

We expect that delivery of the PLUS will be made against payment for the PLUS on the original issue date, which is more than one business day following the pricing date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the accompanying prospectus supplement, under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, effective May 28, 2024, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the PLUS on any date prior to one business day before delivery will be required to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement and should consult their own advisor.

 

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