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As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2025.

Registration No.  333    

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM F-6

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FOR

DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS

 

 

 

BARCLAYS PLC

(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)

 

N/A

(Translation of issuer’s name into English)

 

England

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

 

270 Park Avenue, Floor 8

New York, New York 10017

Telephone: +1-800- 990-1135

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)

 

 

 

Barclays Bank PLC

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

United States of America

Telephone: +1-212-526-7000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

Copies to:

 

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
270 Park Avenue, Floor 8

New York, New York 10017

Telephone: +1-800-990-1135

 

 

Scott R. Saks, Esq.

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

1301 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019-6022

Telephone: +1-212-318-3151

 

It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466

 

x  immediately upon filing

¨  on (Date) at (Time)

 

If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box. ¨

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of Each Class of

Securities to be Registered

Amount

to be Registered

Proposed Maximum Aggregate Price Per Unit (1)

Proposed Maximum

Aggregate Offering Price (2)

Amount of

Registration Fee

American Depositary Shares, evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing four (4) ordinary shares of Barclays PLC. 1,000,000,000 American Depositary Shares $0.05 $50,000,000 $6,905.00

(1)Each unit represents one American Depositary Share.

(2)Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART I

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

The Prospectus consists of the form of American Depositary Receipt (“ADR” or “American Depositary Receipt”) included as Exhibit A to Amendment No. 4 to the Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a)(5) to this Registration Statement on Form F-6, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

 

CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

 

Item Number and Caption    

Location in Form of American Depositary

Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus

1.       Name of the depositary and the address of its principal executive office     Introductory Article
     
2.       Title of the American Depositary Receipts and identity of the deposited securities     Face of American Depositary Receipt, top center
     
Terms of Deposit:      
     
(a)      Amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Receipts     Face of American Depositary Receipt, upper left corner
     
(b)     Procedure for voting the deposited securities     Articles 15, 16 and 18
     
(c)     Procedure for collecting and distributing dividends     Articles 4, 12, 13, 15 and 18
     
(d)     Procedures for transmitting notices, reports and proxy soliciting material     Articles 11, 15, 16 and 18
     
(e)     Sale or exercise of rights     Articles 13, 14, 15 and 18
     

 

 

 

Item Number and Caption    

Location in Form of American Depositary

Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus

 

(f)      Deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization     Articles 12, 13, 15, 17 and 18
     
(g)     Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement     Articles 20 and 21
     
(h)     Rights that holders of American Depositary Receipts have to inspect the books of the depositary and the list of receipt holders     Article 11
     
(i)      Restrictions on the right to transfer or withdraw the underlying securities     Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 22
     
(j)      Limitation on the depositary’s liability     Articles 14, 18, 19 and 21
     
3.       Fees and charges that a holder of ADRs may have to pay, either directly or indirectly     Article 7
     
4.       Fees and other direct and indirect payments made by the depositary to the foreign issuer of the deposited securities     Article 7
     
Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION     Article 11
     
Barclays PLC is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and accordingly files certain reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  These reports can be inspected and retrieved by holders of American Depositary Receipts through the EDGAR system on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Internet Website, currently located at www.sec.gov, and can be inspected and copied at public reference facilities maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission, currently located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.

 

 

 

 

PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 3. EXHIBITS

 

(a)(1)Deposit Agreement. Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2008 (as from time to time amended, the “Deposit Agreement”), among Barclays PLC (the “Company”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the “Depositary”), and all Holders from time to time of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) issued thereunder. Filed as Exhibit (a)(1) to the Registration Statement on Form F-6 (File No. 333-261527) and incorporated herein by this reference.

 

(a)(2)Amendment No. 1 to the Deposit Agreement. Amendment No. 1 to the Deposit Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2013, among the Company, the Depositary and all Holders from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder. Filed as Exhibit (a)(2) to the Registration Statement on Form F-6 (File No. 333-261527) and incorporated herein by this reference.

 

(a)(3)Amendment No. 2 to the Deposit Agreement. Amendment No. 2 to the Deposit Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2014, among the Company, the Depositary and all Holders from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder. Filed as Exhibit (a)(3) to the Registration Statement on Form F-6 (File No. 333-261527) and incorporated herein by this reference.

 

(a)(4)Amendment No. 3 to the Deposit Agreement. Amendment No. 3 to the Deposit Agreement, dated as of March 13, 2018, among the Company, the Depositary and all Holders from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder. Filed as Exhibit (a)(4) to the Registration Statement on Form F-6 (File No. 333-261527) and incorporated herein by this reference.

 

(a)(5)Amendment No. 4 to the Deposit Agreement. Amendment No. 4 to the Deposit Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2021, among the Company, the Depositary and all Holders from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder, including the Form of ADR attached as Exhibit A thereto. Filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(5).

 

(b)Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereby or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby. Not Applicable.

 

(c)Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years. Not Applicable.

 

(d)Opinion of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered. Filed herewith as Exhibit (d).

 

(e)Certification under Rule 466. Filed herewith as Exhibit (e).

 

(f)(1)Power of Attorney of certain officers and directors of the Company. Filed herewith as Exhibit (f)(1).

 

(f)(2)Power of Attorney of Authorized U.S. Representative of the Company. Filed herewith as Exhibit (f)(2).

 

 

 

 

Item 4. UNDERTAKINGS

 

(a)The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the American Depositary Receipts, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.

 

(b)If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an American Depositary Receipt thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., acting solely in its capacity as depositary (the “Depositary”) on behalf of the legal entity created by the Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Deposit Agreement”) among Barclays PLC, the Depositary and all Holders from time to time of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) issued thereunder, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, on November 20, 2025.

 

  Legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares
   
  By: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., solely in its capacity as Depositary
   
    By: /s/ Timothy E. Green
      Name: Timothy E. Green
      Title: Vice President

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Barclays PLC certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of London, United Kingdom, on November 20, 2025.

 

  BARCLAYS PLC
   
  By: /s/ Garth Wright
    Name: Garth Wright
    Title: Assistant Secretary

 

SIGNATURES

 

Signature   Title
     
*    
    Group Chief Executive
C.S. Venkatakrishnan   (Principal Executive Officer) and Director
*    
    Group Finance Director
Anna Cross   (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
*    
  Group Chairman
Nigel Higgins    
*    
    Director
Robert Berry    
*  
    Director
Dawn Fitzpatrick    

 

 

 

 

*    
    Director
Mary Francis CBE    
*  
    Director
Brian Gilvary    
*    
    Director
Sir John Kingman    
*    
    Director
Dioni-Catherine Lebot    
*    
    Director
Mary Mack    
*    
    Director
Marc Moses    
*    
    Director
Brian Shea    
*    
    Director
Julia Wilson    
*    
    Authorized Representative in the United States; Deputy Treasurer – Barclays Americas
Sandeep Singh    

 

  * By: /s/ Garth Wright
    Name: Garth Wright
    Title: Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number
   
(a)(5)    Amendment No. 4, dated as of December 10, 2021, to the Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2008 (as from time to time amended, the “Deposit Agreement”), among Barclays PLC (the “Company”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the “Depositary”), and all Holders from time to time of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) issued thereunder, including the Form of ADR attached as Exhibit A thereto.
     
(d)   Opinion of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered.
     
(e)   Rule 466 Certification.
     
(f)(1)    Power of Attorney of Certain Officers and Directors of the Company.
     
(f)(2)    Power of Attorney of Authorized U.S. Representative of the Company.