CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of Each Class of Securities Offered

 

Maximum Aggregate Offering Price

 

Amount of Registration Fee (1)

 

 

 

 

 

Global Medium-Term Notes, Series A

 

$9,135,000

 

$1,246.01

 

(1) Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) of the Securities Act of 1933.

 



 

Pricing Supplement to the Prospectus dated July 19, 2013, to
the Prospectus Supplement dated July 19, 2013 and to the Index Supplement dated July 19, 2013.

 

Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)

Registration No. 333-190038

 

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Barclays Bank PLC

 

 

$9,135,000

Leveraged S&P 500 ®  Index-Linked Global Medium-Term Notes, Series A, due 2015

E-8085


The notes will not bear interest.   The amount that you will be paid on your notes on the stated maturity date (August 10, 2015) is based on the performance of the S&P 500 ®  Index (which we refer to as the index or underlier) as measured from the trade date to and including the determination date (August 5, 2015).  If the final underlier level (defined below) on the determination date is greater than the initial underlier level, the return on your notes will be positive, subject to the maximum settlement amount (equal to $1,221.40 for each $1,000 face amount of your notes) and will be calculated in the manner set forth below.  If the final underlier level declines from the initial underlier level, the return on your notes will be negative. You could lose your entire investment in the notes. Any payment on the notes is subject to the credit risk of Barclays Bank PLC.

 

To determine your payment at maturity, we will calculate the underlier return, which is the percentage increase or decrease in the final underlier level from the initial underlier level. On the stated maturity date, for each $1,000 face amount of your notes, you will receive an amount in cash equal to:

 

·                    if the underlier return is positive (the final underlier level is greater than the initial underlier level), the sum of (i) $1,000 plus (ii) the product of (a) $1,000 times (b) 3.0 times (c) the underlier return, subject to the maximum settlement amount; or

·                    if the underlier return is zero or negative (the final underlier level is equal to or less than the initial underlier level), the sum of (i) $1,000 plus (ii) the product of (a) the underlier return times (b) $1,000. If the underlier return is negative, you will receive less than $1,000.

 

Because we have provided only a brief summary of the terms of your notes above, you should read the detailed description of the terms of the notes found in “ Summary Information ” on page PS-1 in this pricing supplement.

Your investment in the notes involves certain risks, including among other things, our credit risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning  on page S-6 of the accompanying prospectus supplement; the “Risk Factors” beginning on page IS-2 of the accompanying index supplement; and the “ Additional Risk Factors Specific to Your Notes ” on page PS-11 of this pricing supplement so that you may better understand those risks.

 

 

 

Initial Issue Price

 

Price to Public

 

Agent’s Commission‡

 

Proceeds to Barclays Bank PLC

Per Note

 

$1,000 (face amount)

 

100% of face amount

 

2.00% of face amount

 

98.00% of face amount

Total

 

$9,135,000

 

$9,135,000

 

$182,700

 

$8,952,300

 

Our estimated value of the notes on the trade date, based on our internal pricing models, is $968.30 per note. The estimated value is less than the initial issue price of the notes.  See “ Additional Information Regarding Our Estimated Value of the notes ” on page PS-1 of this pricing supplement.

 

 Barclays Capital Inc. will receive commissions from the issuer equal to 2.00% of the face amount of the notes, or $20.00 per $1,000 face amount of your notes, and may retain all or a portion of these commissions or use all or a portion of these commissions to pay selling concessions or fees to other dealers.


The notes will not be listed on any U.S. securities exchange or quotation system. Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined that this pricing supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The notes constitute our direct, unconditional, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and are not deposit liabilities of Barclays Bank PLC  and are not insured by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency of the United States, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction.

 

Barclays Bank PLC may use this pricing supplement in the initial sale of the notes. In addition, Barclays Capital Inc. or any other affiliate of Barclays Bank PLC may use this pricing supplement in a market-making transaction in a note after its initial sale.  Unless Barclays Bank PLC or its agent informs the purchaser otherwise in the confirmation of sale, this pricing supplement is being used in a market-making transaction.

 

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Pricing Supplement dated August 5, 2013




 

 

 

SUMMARY INFORMATION

 

This pricing supplement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying prospectus dated July 19, 2013, as supplemented by the accompanying prospectus supplement dated July 19, 2013 and the accompanying index supplement dated July 19, 2013 relating to our Global Medium-Term Notes, Series A, of which these notes are a part.  This pricing supplement, together with the documents listed below, contains the terms of the notes 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 accompanying prospectus supplement and the accompanying index supplement, as well as “Additional Risk Factors Specific to Your Notes” on page PS-11 of this pricing supplement, as the notes 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 notes.

 

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 July 19, 2013

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/312070/000119312513295636/d570220df3asr.htm

 

·      Prospectus Supplement dated July 19, 2013

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/312070/000119312513295715/d570220d424b3.htm

 

·      Index Supplement dated July 19, 2013

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/312070/000119312513295727/d570220d424b3.htm

 

Our SEC file number is 1-10257.  As used in this pricing supplement, the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refers to Barclays Bank PLC.

 

We refer to the notes we are offering by this pricing supplement as the “offered notes” or the “notes”. Each of the notes has the terms described below.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING OUR ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE NOTES

 

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 trade date is based on our internal funding rates.  Our estimated value of the notes may be lower if such valuation were based on the levels at which our benchmark debt securities trade in the secondary market.

 

 

 

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Our estimated value of the notes on the trade date is less than the initial issue price of the notes.  The difference between the initial issue price of the notes and our estimated value of the notes 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 notes, the estimated cost which we may incur in hedging our obligations under the notes, and estimated development and other costs which we may incur in connection with the notes.

 

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

 

Assuming that all relevant factors remain constant after the trade date, the price at which Barclays Capital Inc. may initially buy or sell the notes 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 trade date for a temporary period expected to be approximately three months after the initial issue date of the notes because, in our discretion, we may elect to effectively reimburse to investors a portion of the estimated cost of hedging our obligations under the notes and other costs in connection with the notes which we will no longer expect to incur over the term of the notes.  We made such discretionary election and determined this temporary reimbursement period on the basis of a number of factors, including the tenor of the notes and any agreement we may have with the distributors of the notes.  The amount of our estimated costs which 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 notes based on changes in market conditions and other factors that cannot be predicted.

 

We urge you to read the “ Additional Risk Factors Specific to Your Notes ” beginning on page PS-11 of this pricing supplement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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KEY TERMS

 

Issuer:   Barclays Bank PLC

 

Index or Underlier:   the S&P 500 ®  Index (Bloomberg ticker symbol, “SPX <Index>“), as published by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“Standard & Poor’s”)

 

Specified currency:   U.S. dollars (“$”)

 

Face amount:  each note will have a face amount of $1,000; $9,135,000 in the aggregate for all the offered notes

 

Purchase at amount other than face amount: the amount we will pay you at the stated maturity date for your notes will not be adjusted based on the issue price you pay for your notes, so if you acquire notes at a premium (or discount) to face amount and hold them to the stated maturity date, it could affect your investment in a number of ways. The return on your investment in such notes will be lower (or higher) than it would have been had you purchased the notes at face amount. Additionally, the cap level would be triggered at a lower (or higher) percentage return than indicated below, relative to your initial investment. See “Additional Risk Factors Specific to Your Notes — If You Purchase Your Notes at a Premium to Face Amount, the Return on Your Investment Will Be Lower Than the Return on Notes Purchased at Face Amount and the Impact of Certain Key Terms of the Notes Will be Negatively Affected” on page PS-12 of this pricing supplement.

 

Cash settlement amount ( on the stated maturity date ): for each $1,000 face amount of your notes, we will pay you on the stated maturity date an amount in cash equal to:

 

·      if the final underlier level is greater than or equal to the cap level, the maximum settlement amount;

·      if the final underlier level is greater than the initial underlier level but less than the cap level, the sum of (1) $1,000 plus (2) the product of (i) $1,000 times (ii) the upside participation rate times (iii) the underlier return;

·      if the final underlier level is equal to or less than the initial underlier level, the sum of (1) $1,000 plus (2) the product of (i) $1,000 times (ii) the underlier return

 

Initial underlier level: 1,707.14, the closing level of the underlier on the trade date

 

Final underlier level:   the closing level of the underlier on the determination date, subject to adjustment in  limited circumstances as provided under “Reference Assets—Adjustments Relating to Securities with the Reference Asset Comprised of an Index or Indices” on page S-98 of the accompanying prospectus supplement; and subject to market disruption events as described under “Reference Assets—Indices—Market Disruption Events for Securities with the Reference Asset Comprised of an Index or Indices of Equity Securities” on page S-95 of the accompanying prospectus supplement.

 

Underlier return:   the quotient of (1) the final underlier level minus the initial underlier level divided by (2) the initial underlier level, expressed as a percentage

 

Upside participation rate:   300.00%

 

 

 

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Cap level: 107.38% of the initial underlier level

 

Maximum settlement amount: $1,221.40

 

Trade date : August 5, 2013

 

Original issue date (settlement date) :   August 12, 2013

 

Determination date : August 5, 2015 , subject to postponement in the event of a market disruption event as described under “Reference Assets—Indices—Market Disruption Events for Securities with the Reference Asset Comprised of an Index or Indices of Equity Securities” on page S-95 of the accompanying prospectus supplement.

 

Stated maturity date: August 10, 2015, subject to postponement in the event of a market disruption event as described under “Terms of the Notes—Maturity Date” on page S-41 of the accompanying prospectus supplement and “Reference Assets—Indices—Market Disruption Events for Securities with the Reference Asset Comprised of an Index or Indices of Equity Securities” on page S-95 of the accompanying prospectus supplement.

 

No interest:   the offered notes will not bear interest

 

No listing:   the offered notes will not be listed on any securities exchange or interdealer quotation system

 

No redemption:   the offered notes will not be subject to redemption right or price dependent redemption right

 

Closing level:  the closing level of the underlier as published at the regular weekday close of trading on that trading day as displayed on Bloomberg Professional® service page “SPX<Index>“ or any successor page on Bloomberg Professional® service or any successor service, as applicable.  In certain circumstances, the closing level of the underlier will be based on the alternate calculation of the underlier as described under “Reference Assets—Adjustments Relating to Securities with the Reference Asset Comprised of an Index or Indices” on page S-98 of the accompanying prospectus supplement.

 

Business day:   any day that is a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in New York City or London generally, are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close

 

Trading day:   with respect to the underlier, a day, as determined by the calculation agent in its sole discretion, on which (i) each of the relevant exchanges on which each underlier stock is traded is scheduled to be open for trading and trading is generally conducted on each such relevant exchange; and (ii) the underlier is calculated and published by the underlier sponsor.

 

Use of proceeds and hedging:   as described under “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” on page S-125 of the accompanying prospectus supplement.

 

Supplemental discussion of material federal income tax consequences:   The material tax consequences of your investment in the notes are summarized below.  The discussion below supplements the discussion under “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the accompanying prospectus

 

 

 

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supplement.  As described in the prospectus supplement, this section applies to you only if you are a U.S. holder (as defined in the accompanying prospectus supplement) and you hold your notes as capital assets for tax purposes and does not apply to you if you are a member of a class of holders subject to special rules or are otherwise excluded from the discussion in the prospectus supplement (for example, if you did not purchase your notes in the initial issuance of the notes).

 

The U.S. federal income tax consequences of your investment in the notes are uncertain and the Internal Revenue Service could assert that the notes should be taxed in a manner that is different than described below.  Pursuant to the terms of the notes, Barclays Bank PLC and you agree, in the absence of a change in law or an administrative or judicial ruling to the contrary, to characterize your notes as a pre-paid cash-settled derivative contract with respect to the underlier.  If your notes are so treated, you should generally recognize capital gain or loss upon the sale or maturity of your notes in an amount equal to the difference between the amount you receive at such time and the amount you paid for your notes.  Such gain or loss should generally be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held your notes for more than one year.

 

In the opinion of our special tax counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, your notes should be treated in the manner described above.  This opinion assumes that the description of the terms of the notes in this pricing supplement is materially correct.

 

As discussed further in the accompanying prospectus supplement, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service are actively considering various alternative treatments that may apply to instruments such as the notes, possibly with retroactive effect.

 

For a further discussion of the tax treatment of your notes as well as possible alternative characterizations, please see the discussion under the heading “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—Certain Notes Treated as Forward Contracts or Derivative Contracts” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.  You should consult your tax advisor as to the possible alternative treatments in respect of the notes.  For additional, important considerations related to tax risks associated with investing in the notes, you should also examine the discussion in “Additional Risk Factors Specific to Your Notes—The Tax Treatment of the Notes is Uncertain”, in this pricing supplement.

 

ERISA:   as described under “Employee Retirement Income Security Act” on page S-114 of the accompanying prospectus supplement

 

Supplemental plan of distribution:   we have agreed to sell to Barclays Capital Inc. (the “Agent”), and the Agent has agreed to purchase from us, the principal amount of the notes, and at the price, specified on the cover of this pricing supplement. The Agent commits to take and pay for all of the notes, if any are taken. The Agent proposes initially to offer the notes to the public at the original issue price set forth on the cover page of this pricing supplement.

 

We will deliver the notes against payment therefor in New York, New York on August 12, 2013, which is the fifth scheduled business day following the date of this pricing supplement and of the pricing of the notes. Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, trades in the secondary market generally are

 

 

 

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required to settle in three business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade notes on any date prior to three business days before delivery will be required, by virtue of the fact that the notes will initially settle in five business days (T+5), to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement.

 

We have been advised by Barclays Capital Inc. that it intends to make a market in the notes. However, neither Barclays Capital Inc. nor any of our affiliates that makes a market is obligated to do so and any of them may stop doing so at any time without notice. No assurance can be given as to the liquidity or trading market for the notes.

 

Calculation agent:   Barclays Bank PLC

 

CUSIP no.: 06741TA56

 

ISIN no.: US06741TA565

 

Conflicts of interest : Barclays Capital Inc. is an affiliate of Barclays Bank PLC and, as such, has a “conflict of interest” in this offering within the meaning of Rule 5121 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.  Consequently, the offering is being conducted in compliance with the provisions of Rule 5121.  Barclays Capital Inc. is not permitted to sell notes in this offering to an account over which it exercises discretionary authority without the prior specific written approval of the account holder.

 

FDIC: the notes are not bank deposits and are not insured by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) or any other governmental agency, nor are they obligations of, or guaranteed by, a bank.

 

Supplemental Terms of the Notes

 

For purposes of the notes offered by this pricing supplement, all references to each of the following defined terms used in the accompany prospectus supplement and prospectus will be deemed to refer to the corresponding term used in this pricing supplement as set forth in the table below:

 

 

 

Prospectus Supplement Defined Term

Pricing Supplement Defined Term

 

 

Reference asset

underlier

 

 

Payment at maturity

cash settlement amount

 

 

Maturity date

stated maturity date

 

 

Maximum return

maximum settlement amount

 

 

Valuation date

determination date

 

 

Index return

underlier return

 

 

Initial level

initial underlier level

 

 

Final level

final underlier level

 

 

Initial valuation date

trade date

 

 

Scheduled trading day

trading day

 

 

Reference asset sponsor

underlier sponsor

 

 

 

 

 

 

If information in this pricing supplement is inconsistent with the accompanying prospectus, prospectus  supplement and index supplement,  this  pricing supplement will supersede those documents.

 

 

 

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HYPOTHECTICAL EXAMPLES

 

The following table and chart are provided for purposes of illustration only.  They should not be taken as an indication or prediction of future investment results and are intended merely to illustrate the impact that the various hypothetical closing levels on the determination date could have on the cash settlement amount at maturity assuming all other variables remain constant.

 

The examples below are based on a range of final underlier levels that are entirely hypothetical; no one can predict what the closing level will be on any day throughout the life of your notes, and no one can predict what the final underlier level will be on the determination date.  The underlier has been highly volatile in the past—meaning that the closing level has changed considerably in relatively short periods—and its performance cannot be predicted for any future period.

 

The information in the following examples reflects hypothetical rates of return on the offered notes assuming that they are purchased on the original issue date at the face amount and held to the stated maturity date.  If you sell your notes in a secondary market prior to the stated maturity date, your return will depend upon the market value of your notes at the time of sale, which may be affected by a number of factors that are not reflected in the table below such as interest rates and the volatility of the underlier.  In addition, assuming no changes in market conditions or our creditworthiness and any other relevant factors, the value of your notes on the trade date will, and the price you may receive for your notes may, be significantly less than the issue price.  For more information on the value of your notes in the secondary market, see “Risk Factors” on page S-6 of the accompanying prospectus supplement and “Additional Risk Factors Specific to Your Notes — The Estimated Value of Your Notes Is Not a Prediction of the Prices at Which You May Sell Your Notes in the Secondary Market, if any, and Such Secondary Market Prices, If Any, Will Likely be Lower Than the Initial Issue Price of Your Notes and Maybe Lower Than the Estimated Value of Your Notes” on page PS-14 of this pricing supplement.  The information in the table also reflects the key hypothetical terms and assumptions in the following box.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Key Hypothetical Terms and Assumptions

 

 

 

 

 

Face amount

$1,000

 

 

 

Upside participation rate

300.00%

 

 

 

Cap level

107.380% of the initial underlier level

 

 

 

Maximum settlement amount

$1,221.40

 

 

 

Neither a market disruption event nor a non-trading day occurs on the originally scheduled determination date

 

 

 

No change in or affecting any of the underlier stocks or the method by which the underlier sponsor calculates the underlier

 

 

 

Notes purchased on original issue date for the initial issue price noted on the cover page of this pricing supplement and held to the stated maturity date

 

 

 

 

 

The actual performance of the underlier over the life of your notes, as well as the amount payable at maturity, if any, may bear little relation to the hypothetical examples shown below or to the historical closing levels of the underlier shown elsewhere in this pricing supplement.  For information about the historical closing levels of the underlier during recent periods, see “The Underlier — Historical High, Low and Closing Levels of the Underlier” below.  Before investing in the offered notes, you should consult publicly available information to determine the levels of the underlier between the date of this pricing supplement and the date of your purchase of the offered notes.

 

Also, the hypothetical examples shown below do not take into account the effects of applicable taxes.  Because of the U.S. tax treatment applicable to your notes, tax liabilities could affect the after-tax rate of return on your notes to a comparatively greater extent than the after-tax return on the underlier stocks.

 

The levels in the left column of the table below represent hypothetical final underlier levels and are expressed as percentages of the initial underlier level.  The amounts in the right column represent the hypothetical cash settlement amounts, based on the corresponding hypothetical final underlier level (expressed as a percentage of the initial underlier level), and are expressed as percentages of the face amount of a note (rounded to the nearest one-thousandth of a percent).  Thus, a hypothetical cash settlement amount of 100.000% means that the value of the cash payment that we would deliver for each $1,000 of the outstanding face amount of the offered notes on the stated maturity date would equal 100.000% of the face amount of a note, based on the corresponding hypothetical final underlier level (expressed as a percentage of the initial underlier level) and the assumptions noted above.

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical Final Underlier Level

(as Percentage of Initial Underlier

Level)

Hypothetical Cash Settlement

Amount

(as Percentage of Face Amount)

 

 

 

 

150.000%

122.140%

 

 

 

 

140.000%

122.140%

 

 

 

 

130.000%

122.140%

 

 

 

 

120.000%

122.140%

 

 

 

 

110.000%

122.140%

 

 

 

 

107.380%

122.140%

 

 

 

 

105.000%

115.000%

 

 

 

 

102.500%

107.500%

 

 

 

 

100.000%

100.000%

 

 

 

 

95.000%

95.000%

 

 

 

 

90.000%

90.000%

 

 

 

 

85.000%

85.000%

 

 

 

 

80.000%

80.000%

 

 

 

 

70.000%

70.000%

 

 

 

 

60.000%

60.000%

 

 

 

 

50.000%

50.000%

 

 

 

 

40.000%

40.000%

 

 

 

 

30.000%

30.000%

 

 

 

 

25.000%

25.000%

 

 

 

 

0.000%

0.000%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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If, for example, the final underlier level were determined to be 25.000% of the initial underlier level, the cash settlement amount that we would deliver on your notes at maturity would be 25.000% of the face amount of your notes, as shown in the table above.  As a result, if you purchased your notes on the original issue date at the face amount and held them to the stated maturity date, you would lose 75.000% of your investment (if you purchased your notes at a premium to face amount, you would lose a correspondingly higher percentage of your investment).  In addition, if the final underlier level were determined to be 107.380% or more of the initial underlier level, the cash settlement amount that we would deliver on your notes at maturity would be capped at the maximum settlement amount (expressed as a percentage of the face amount), or 122.140% of each $1,000 face amount of your notes, as shown in the table above.  As a result, if you held your notes to the stated maturity date, you would not benefit from any increase in the final underlier level over 107.380% of the initial underlier level.

 

The following chart also shows a graphical illustration of the hypothetical cash settlement amounts (expressed as a percentage of the face amount of your notes) that we would pay on your notes on the stated maturity date, if the final underlier level (expressed as a percentage of the initial underlier level) were any of the hypothetical levels shown on the horizontal axis. The chart shows that any hypothetical final underlier level (expressed as a percentage of the initial underlier level) of less than 100.000% (the section left of the 100.000% marker on the horizontal axis) would result in a hypothetical cash settlement amount of less than 100.000% of the face amount of your notes (the section below the 100.000% marker on the vertical axis) and, accordingly, in a loss of principal to the holder of the notes. The chart also shows that any hypothetical final underlier level (expressed as a percentage of the initial underlier level) of greater than 107.380% (the section right of the 107.380% marker on the horizontal axis) would result in a capped return on your investment.

 

 


 

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The cash settlement amounts shown above are entirely hypothetical; they are based on closing levels for the underlier that may not be achieved on the determination date and on assumptions that may prove to be erroneous. The actual market value of your notes on the stated maturity date or at any other time, including any time you may wish to sell your notes, may bear little relation to the hypothetical cash settlement amounts shown above, and these amounts should not be viewed as an indication of the financial return on an investment in the offered notes. The hypothetical cash settlement amounts on notes held to the stated maturity date in the examples above assume you purchased your notes at their face amount and have not been adjusted to reflect the actual issue price you pay for your notes. The return on your investment (whether positive or negative) in your notes will be affected by the amount you pay for your notes. If you purchase your notes for a price other than the face amount, the return on your investment will differ from, and may be significantly lower than, the hypothetical returns suggested by the above examples.

 

 

 

 

 

Please read “Additional Risk Factors Specific to Your Notes —Many Economic and Market Factors Will Impact the Value of the Notes” on page PS-11 of this pricing supplement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We cannot predict the actual final underlier level or what the market value of your notes will be on any particular trading day, nor can we predict the relationship between the closing level of the underlier and the market value of your notes at any time prior to the stated maturity date.  The actual amount that you will receive, if any, at maturity and the rate of return on the offered notes will depend on the actual final underlier level determined by the calculation agent as described above.  Moreover, the assumptions on which the hypothetical returns are based may turn out to be inaccurate.  Consequently, the amount of cash to be paid in respect of your notes, if any, on the stated maturity date may be very different from the information reflected in the table and chart above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ADDITIONAL RISK FACTORS SPECIFIC TO YOUR NOTES

 

 

 

An investment in your notes is subject to the risks described below, as well as the risks described under the “Risk Factors” section of the prospectus supplement, including the risk factors discussed under the following headings: “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to All Securities”; “Risk Factors—Additional Risks Relating to Notes Which Are Not Characterized as Being Fully Principal Protected or Are Characterized as Being Partially Protected or Contingently Protected”; “Risk Factors—Additional Risks Relating to Notes Which Pay No Interest or Pay Interest at a Low Rate”; and “Risk Factors—Additional Risks Relating to Securities with Reference Assets That Are Equity Securities or Shares or Other Interests in Exchange-Traded Funds, That Contain Equity Securities or Shares or Other Interests in Exchange-Traded Funds or That Are Based in Part on Equity Securities or Shares or Other Interests in Exchange-Traded Funds.” Your notes are a riskier investment than ordinary debt securities. Also, your notes are not equivalent to investing directly in the underlier stocks, i.e. the stocks comprising the underlier to which your notes are linked.  You should carefully consider whether the offered notes are suited to your particular circumstances.

 

 

 

You May Lose Your Entire Investment in the Notes

 

You can lose your entire investment in the notes. The cash payment on your notes, if any, on the stated maturity date will be based on the performance of the S&P 500 ®  Index as measured from the initial underlier level set on the trade date to the closing level of the underlier on the determination date (also referred to as the “final underlier level”). If the final underlier level is less than the initial underlier level, you will have a loss for each $1,000 of the face amount of your notes equal to the product of the underlier return times $1,000. Thus, you may lose your entire investment in the notes, which would include any premium to face amount you paid when you purchased the notes.

 

Also, the market price of your notes prior to the stated maturity date may be significantly lower than the purchase price you pay for your notes.  Consequently, if you sell your notes before the stated maturity date, you may receive far less than the amount of your investment in the notes.

 

The Potential for the Value of Your Notes to Increase Will Be Limited

 

Your ability to participate in any change in the value of the underlier over the life of your notes will be limited because of the cap level.  The maximum settlement amount will limit the cash settlement amount you may receive for each of your notes at maturity, no matter how much the level of the underlier may rise beyond the cap level over the life of your notes.  Accordingly, the amount payable for each of your notes may be significantly less than it would have been had you invested directly in the underlier.

 

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Credit of Issuer

 

The notes are senior unsecured debt obligations of the issuer, Barclays Bank PLC, and are not, either directly or indirectly, an obligation of any third party.  Any payment to be made on the notes depends on the ability of Barclays Bank PLC to satisfy its obligations as they come due and is not guaranteed by any third party.  In the event Barclays Bank PLC were to default on its obligations, you may not receive any amounts owed to you under the terms of the notes.

 

 

 

Lack of Liquidity

 

The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange.  Barclays Capital Inc. and other affiliates of Barclays Bank PLC intend to make a secondary market for the notes but are not required to do so, and may discontinue any such secondary market making at any time, without notice.  Barclays Capital Inc. may at any time hold unsold inventory, which may inhibit the development of a secondary market for the notes. Even if there is a secondary market, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to trade or sell the notes easily.  Because other dealers are not likely to make a secondary market for the notes, the price at which you may be able to trade your notes 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 notes.  The notes are not designed to be short-term trading instruments.  Accordingly, you should be able and willing to hold your notes to maturity.

 

If You Purchase Your Notes at a Premium to Face Amount, the Return on Your Investment Will Be Lower Than the Return on Notes Purchased at Face Amount and the Impact of Certain Key Terms of the Notes Will be Negatively Affected

 

The cash settlement amount will not be adjusted based on the issue price you pay for the notes. If you purchase notes at a price that differs from the face amount of the notes, then the return on your investment in such notes held to the stated maturity date will differ from, and may be substantially less than, the return on notes purchased at face amount. If you purchase your notes at a premium to face amount and hold them to the stated maturity date the return on your investment in the notes will be lower than it would have been had you purchased the notes at face amount or a discount to face amount. In addition, the impact of the cap level on the return on your investment will depend upon the price you pay for your notes relative to face amount. For example, if you purchase your notes at a premium to face amount, the cap level will only permit a lower percentage increase in your investment in the notes than would have been the case for notes purchased at face amount or a discount to face amount.

 

The Cash Settlement Amount Payable at Maturity of Your Notes is Not Based on the Level of the Underlier at Any Time Other than the Closing Level on the Determination Date

 

The final underlier level will be based solely on the closing level of the underlier on the determination date. Therefore, if the closing level of the underlier dropped precipitously on the determination date, the cash settlement amount payable at maturity, if any, that you will receive for your notes may be significantly less than it would otherwise have been had the cash settlement amount payable at maturity been linked to the level of the underlier prior to such drop. Although, the actual level of the underlier on the stated maturity date

 

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or at other times during the life of your notes may be higher than the final underlier level, you will not benefit from the closing level of the underlier at any other time other than on the determination date.

 

Market Disruption Events and Adjustments

 

The determination date, the stated maturity date and the cash settlement amount payable at maturity are subject to adjustment as described in the following sections of the accompanying prospectus supplement: “Reference Assets—Indices—Market Disruption Events for Securities with the Reference Asset Comprised of an Index or Indices of Equity Securities”; and “Reference Assets—Indices—Adjustments Relating to Securities with the Reference Asset Comprised of an Index”.

 

 

Exposure to the U.S. Equities Underlying the Underlier

 

The return on the notes is linked to the performance of the underlier as measured from the initial underlier level to the final underlier level, as described in this pricing supplement.  The underlier consists of 500 component stocks selected to provide a performance benchmark for the U.S. equity markets. For additional information regarding the underlier, see “The Underlier” on page PS-16 of this pricing supplement .

 

No Interest or Dividend Payments or Voting Rights

 

As a holder of the notes, you will not receive interest payments.  As a result, even if the amount payable on the stated maturity date exceeds the principal amount of your notes, the overall return you earn on your notes may be less than you would have earned by investing in a non-index-linked debt security of comparable maturity that bears interest at a prevailing market rate.  In addition, as a holder of the notes, you will not have voting rights or receive cash dividends or other distributions or other rights that holders of the underlier stocks would have.

 

The Estimated Value of Your Notes 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 notes provided in this pricing supplement 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 may 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 Your Notes is Lower than the Initial Issue Price of Your Notes

 

The estimated value of your notes provided in this pricing supplement is lower than the initial issue price of your notes. The difference between the initial issue price of your notes and the estimated value of the notes is as 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

 

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with structuring the notes, the estimated cost which we may incur in hedging our obligations under the notes, and expected development and other costs which we may incur in connection with the notes.

 

The Estimated Value of the Notes 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 notes provided in this pricing supplement 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 notes may not be consistent with those of other financial institutions which may be purchasers or sellers of notes in the secondary market.  As a result, the secondary market price of your notes may be materially different from the estimated value of the notes determined by reference to our internal pricing models.

 

 

 

The Estimated Value of Your Notes Is Not a Prediction of the Prices at Which You May Sell Your Notes in the Secondary Market, if any, and Such Secondary Market Prices, If Any, Will Likely be Lower Than the Initial Issue Price of Your Notes and May Be Lower Than the Estimated Value of Your Notes

 

The estimated value of the notes 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 notes from you in secondary market transactions (if they are willing to purchase, which they are not obligated to do).  The price at which you may be able to sell your notes in the secondary market at any time will be influenced by many factors that cannot be predicted, such as market conditions (described below under “Many Economic and Market Factors Will Impact the Value of Your Notes”), and any bid and ask spread for similar sized trades, and may be substantially less than our estimated value of the notes.  Further, as secondary market prices of your notes 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 notes such as fees, commissions, discounts, and the costs of hedging our obligations under the notes, secondary market prices of your notes will likely be lower than the initial issue price of your notes.  As a result, the price, at which Barclays Capital Inc., other affiliates of ours or third parties may be willing to purchase the notes from you in secondary market transactions, if any, will likely be lower than the price you paid for your notes, and any sale prior to the maturity date could result in a substantial loss to you.

 

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The Temporary Price at Which We May Initially Buy The Notes 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 Notes

 

Assuming that all relevant factors remain constant after the trade date, the price at which Barclays Capital Inc. may initially buy or sell the notes in the secondary market (if Barclays Capital Inc. makes a market in the notes, 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 notes on the trade date, as well as the secondary market value of the notes, for a temporary period after the initial issue date of the notes.  The price at which Barclays Capital Inc. may initially buy or sell the notes 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 notes.

 

We and Our Affiliates May Engage in Various Activities or Make Determinations That Could Materially Affect Your Notes in Various Ways and Create Conflicts of Interest

 

We and our affiliates establish the offering price of the notes for initial sale to the public (which we refer to as the “price to public”), and the price to public is not based upon any independent verification or valuation.  Additionally, the role played by Barclays Capital Inc., as a dealer in the notes, could present it with significant conflicts of interest with the role of Barclays Bank PLC, as issuer of the notes. For example, Barclays Capital Inc. or its representatives may derive compensation or financial benefit from the distribution of the notes and such compensation or financial benefit may serve as an incentive to sell these notes instead of other investments.  We may pay dealer compensation to any of our affiliates acting as agents or dealers in connection with the distribution of the notes.  Furthermore, we and our affiliates make markets in and trade various financial instruments or products for their own accounts and for the account of their clients and otherwise provide investment banking and other financial services with respect to these financial instruments and products. These financial instruments and products may include securities, instruments or assets that may serve as the underliers, basket underliers or constituents of the underliers of the notes.  In addition, we and our affiliates may enter into certain transactions in order to hedge our obligations under the notes. Such market making, trading activities, hedging activities, other investment banking and financial services may negatively impact the value of the notes.  Furthermore, in any such market making, trading activities, hedging activities and other services, we or our affiliates may take positions or take actions that are inconsistent with, or adverse to, the investment objectives of the holders of the notes.  In addition to these activities, we also act as the calculation agent of the notes.  We and our affiliates have no obligation to take the needs of any buyer, seller or holder of the notes into account in conducting these activities.

 

Many Economic and Market Factors Will Impact the Value of Your Notes

 

In addition to the level of the underlier, the value of the notes will be affected by a number of economic and market factors that may either offset or magnify each other, including: the expected volatility of the underlier; the time to maturity of the notes; the dividend rate on the underlier stocks; interest and yield rates in the market generally; a variety of economic, financial, political, regulatory or judicial events; and our creditworthiness, including actual or anticipated downgrades in our credit ratings.

 

The Tax Treatment of the Notes is Uncertain

 

The U.S. federal income tax treatment of the notes is uncertain and the Internal Revenue Service could assert that the notes should be taxed in a manner that is different than described above.  As discussed

 

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further in the accompanying prospectus supplement, the Internal Revenue Service issued a notice in 2007 indicating that it and the Treasury Department are actively considering whether, among other issues, you should be required to accrue interest over the term of an instrument such as the notes and whether all or part of the gain you may recognize upon the sale or maturity of an instrument such as the notes should be treated as ordinary income.  Similarly, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department have current projects open with regard to the tax treatment of pre-paid forward contracts and contingent notional principal contracts.  While it is impossible to anticipate how any ultimate guidance would affect the tax treatment of instruments such as the notes (and while any such guidance may be issued on a prospective basis only), such guidance could be applied retroactively and could in any case increase the likelihood that you will be required to accrue income over the term of an instrument such as the notes even though you will not receive any payments with respect to the notes until maturity.  The outcome of this process is uncertain.  You should consult your tax advisor as to the possible alternative treatments in respect of the notes.

 

THE UNDERLIER

 

All information regarding the underlier set forth in this pricing supplement reflects the policies of, and is subject to change by, S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P Dow Jones”). The underlier is calculated, maintained and published by S&P Dow Jones.

 

The underlier is reported by Bloomberg under the ticker symbol “SPX <Index>“.The underlier is intended to provide an indication of the pattern of stock price movement in the U.S. equities market. The daily calculation of the level of the underlier, discussed in further detail in the accompanying index supplement, is based on the aggregate market value of the common stocks of 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy as of a particular time compared to the aggregate average market value of the common stocks of 500 similar companies during the base period of the years 1941 through 1943.

 

The above information supplements the description of the underlier found in the accompanying index supplement.  For more details about the underlier, the index sponsor and license agreement between the index sponsor and the issuer,  as well as certain risk factors that you should consider, see “Reference Assets--Non-Proprietary Indices-Equity Indices-S&P 500 Index” and “Risk Factors” on page IS-36 and IS-2, respectively, of the accompanying index supplement.

 

“Standard & Poor’s ® , S&P 500 ®  and S&P ®  are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC (“S&P”) and Dow Jones ®  is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”).  Standard & Poor’s ® , S&P 500 ® , and S&P ®  are registered trademarks of S&P and have been licensed for use by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and its affiliates and sublicensed for certain purposes by Barclays Bank PLC.   The underlier is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, and has been licensed for use by Barclays Bank PLC. Barclays Bank PLC’s notes are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, Dow Jones, S&P or their respective affiliates and neither S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, Dow Jones, S&P or their respective affiliates make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such notes.

 

Historical High, Low and Closing Levels of the Underlier

 

The closing level of the underlier has fluctuated in the past and may, in the future, experience significant fluctuations.  Any historical upward or downward trend in the closing level of the underlier during any period shown below is not an indication that the underlier is more or less likely to increase or decrease at any time during the life of your notes.

 

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You should not take the historical levels of the underlier as an indication of the future performance of the underlier.   We cannot give you any assurance that the future performance of the underlier or the underlier stocks will result in your receiving an amount greater than the outstanding face amount of your notes on the stated maturity date.

 

Neither we nor any of our affiliates make any representation to you as to the performance of the underlier.  The actual performance of the underlier over the life of the offered notes, as well as the cash settlement amount, may bear little relation to the historical levels shown below.

 

The table below shows the high, low and final closing levels of the underlier for each of the four calendar quarters in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and the first three calendar quarters of 2013 (through August 5, 2013). We obtained the closing levels listed in the table below from Bloomberg, L.P. We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information obtained from Bloomberg, L.P.

 

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Quarterly High, Low and Closing Levels of the Underlier

 

 

High

Low

Close

2008

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31

1,447.16

1,273.37

1,322.70

Quarter ended June 30

1,426.63

1,278.38

1,280.00

Quarter ended September 30

1,305.32

1,106.39

1,166.36

Quarter ended December 31

1,161.06

752.44

903.25

2009

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31

934.70

676.53

797.87

Quarter ended June 30

946.21

811.08

919.32

Quarter ended September 30

1,071.66

879.13

1,057.08

Quarter ended December 31

1,127.78

1,025.21

1,115.10

2010

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31

1,174.17

1,056.74

1,169.43

Quarter ended June 30

1,217.28

1,030.71

1,030.71

Quarter ended September 30

1,148.67

1,022.58

1,141.20

Quarter ended December 31

1,259.78

1,137.03

1,257.64

2011

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31

1,343.01

1,256.88

1,325.83

Quarter ended June 30

1,363.61

1,265.42

1,320.64

Quarter ended September 30

1,353.22

1,119.46

1,131.42

Quarter ended December 31

1,285.09

1,099.23

1,257.60

2012

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31

1,416.51

1,277.06

1,408.47

Quarter ended June 30

1,419.04

1,278.04

1,362.16

Quarter ended September 30

1,465.77

1,334.76

1,440.67

Quarter ended December 31

1,461.40

1,353.33

1,426.19

2013

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31

1,569.19

1,457.15

1,569.19

Quarter ended June 30

1,669.16

1,541.61

1,606.28

Quarter ending September 30 (through August 5, 2013)

1,709.67

1,614.08

1,707.14

 

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The following graph sets forth the historical performance of the underlier based on the daily closing levels from January 1, 2008 through August 5, 2013.  The closing level of the underlier on August 1, 2013 was 1,707.14.

 

 

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