8-A12B/A 1 d624638d8a12ba.htm FORM 8-A FORM 8-A

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Amendment No. 3 to

FORM 8-A

 

 

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Barclays Bank PLC

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

England   None
(State of Incorporation Or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Churchill Place, London, England   E14 5HP
(Address of Principal Executive Office)   (Post Code)

 

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box.  x

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box.  ¨

Securities Act registration statement file numbers to which this form relates: 333-12384, 333-85646, 333-126811, 333-145845, 333-169119 and 333-190038

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

To be so registered:

 

Name of each exchange on which

Each class is to be registered:

iPath® S&P 500 VIX Short-Term FuturesTM ETN   NYSE Arca, Inc.

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

 

 

 


INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

The description of the terms and provisions of the iPath® S&P 500 Short-Term FuturesTM ETNs issued by the Registrant (the “ETNs”) as set forth in the pricing supplement dated November 8, 2013 (the “Pricing Supplement”) and a prospectus supplement dated July 19, 2013 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to a prospectus dated July 19, 2013 (the “Prospectus”) each filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Rule 424(b)”) relating to the ETNs to be registered hereunder included in the Registration Statement on Form F-3 ASR (File No. 333-190038) which became effective on July 19, 2013. The Registrant incorporates by reference the Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement and the Pricing Supplement to the extent set forth below.

 

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

The Registrant previously issued 150,000,000 ETNs, each with a principal amount of $1,600. This Amendment No. 3 on Form 8-A is being filed to reflect a one for four reverse split. Upon effectiveness of the reverse split, there will be 37,500,000 ETNs outstanding, each with a principal amount of $6,400.

Further information about the ETNs required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the information contained in the sections captioned “Specific Terms of the Securities” and “Supplemental Tax Considerations” in the Pricing Supplement, the information contained in the sections captioned “Description of Medium-Term Notes” in the Prospectus Supplement and the information contained in the sections captioned “Description of Debt Securities” and “Tax Considerations” in the Prospectus.

 

Item 2. Exhibits.

 

  4.1    Senior Debt Indenture, among the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, dated as of September 16, 2004 (the “Indenture”) (incorporated by reference to Registration Statement on Form F-3 ASR (File No. 333-190038) filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 19, 2013).
  4.2    Form of Global Security relating thereto.
99.1    Prospectus, Prospectus Supplement and Pricing Supplement (incorporated herein to the extent provided above by reference to the Registrant’s filings under the Registration Statement on Form F-3 ASR (File No. 333-190038) and Rule 424(b) filed with the Commission on July 19, 2013, July 19, 2013 and November 8, 2013, respectively).


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: November 8, 2013      

Barclays Bank PLC

(Registrant)

    By:  

/s/ JONATHAN IMUNDO

      Name:   Jonathan Imundo
      Title:   Managing Director


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description of Exhibit

  4.1    Senior Debt Indenture, among the Registrant and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, dated as of September 16, 2004 (the “Indenture”) (incorporated by reference to Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-190038) filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 19, 2013).
  4.2    Form of Global Security relating thereto.
99.1    Prospectus, Prospectus Supplement and Pricing Supplement (incorporated herein to the extent provided above by reference to the Registrant’s filings under the Registration Statement on Form F-3 ASR (File No. 333-190038) and Rule 424(b) filed with the Commission on July 19, 2013, July 19, 2013 and November 8, 2013, respectively)..