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Barclays PLC Capital/Financing Update 2010

Sep 29, 2010

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Capital/Financing Update

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Final Terms

BARCLAYS BANK PLC

(Incorporated with limited liability in England and Wales)

BARCLAYS CAPITAL (CAYMAN) LIMITED

(Incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands)

GLOBAL STRUCTURED SECURITIES PROGRAMME

for the issue of Securities

BARCLAYS BANK PLC

11,000 Index Linked Certificates due 4 October 2011 (the "Certificates")

Series GSC956

under the Global Structured Securities Programme

Issue Price: USD 845.757 per Certificate

This document constitutes the final terms of the Certificates (the "Final Terms") described herein for the purposes of Article 5.4 of the Directive 2003/71/EC and is prepared in connection with the Global Structured Securities Programme established by Barclays Bank PLC (the "Bank") and Barclays Capital (Cayman) Limited ("BCCL") and is supplemental to and should be read in conjunction with the Base Prospectus dated 6 August 2010, as supplemented and amended from time to time, which constitutes a base prospectus (the "Base Prospectus") for the purpose of the Directive 2003/71/EC. Full information on the Issuer and the offer of the Securities is only available on the basis of the combination of these Final Terms and the Base Prospectus. The Base Prospectus is available for viewing during normal business hours at the registered office of the Issuer and the specified office of the Issue and Paying Agent for the time being in London and copies may be obtained from such office. Words and expressions defined in the Base Prospectus and not defined in this document shall bear the same meanings when used herein.

Subject as provided below, the Issuer accepts responsibility for the information contained in these Final Terms. To the best of its knowledge and belief (having taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the information contained in these Final Terms is in accordance with the facts and does not contain anything likely to affect the import of such information.

Investors should refer to the sections headed "Risk Factors" in the Base Prospectus for a discussion of certain matters that should be considered when making a decision to invest in the Securities.

Barclays Capital

Final Terms dated 30 September 2010

The distribution of this document and the offer of the Securities in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession these Final Terms come are required by the Bank to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions. Details of selling restrictions for various jurisdictions are set out in "Purchase and Sale" in the Base Prospectus. In particular, the Securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are subject to US tax law requirements. Trading in the Securities has not been approved by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission under the US Commodity Exchange Act of 1936, as amended. Subject to certain exceptions, the Securities may not at any time be offered, sold or delivered in the United States or to US persons, nor may any US persons at any time trade or maintain a position in such Securities.

Index Disclaimer

THIS FINANCIAL PRODUCT IS NOT SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INC. ("MSCI"), ANY AFFILIATE OF MSCI OR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN, OR RELATED TO, MAKING OR COMPILING ANY MSCI INDEX. THE MSCI INDEXES ARE THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF MSCI. MSCI AND THE MSCI INDEX NAMES ARE SERVICE MARK(S) OF MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES AND HAVE BEEN LICENSED FOR USE FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES BY [LICENSEE]. NEITHER MSCI, ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN, OR RELATED TO, MAKING OR COMPILING ANY MSCI INDEX MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY. EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE OWNERS OF THIS FINANCIAL PRODUCT OR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF INVESTING IN FINANCIAL SECURITIES GENERALLY OR IN THIS FINANCIAL PRODUCT PARTICULARLY OR THE ABILITY OF ANY MSCI INDEX TO TRACK CORRESPONDING STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE. MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES ARE THE LICENSORS OF CERTAIN TRADEMARKS. SERVICE MARKS AND TRADE NAMES AND OF THE MSCI INDEXES WHICH ARE DETERMINED. COMPOSED AND CALCULATED BY MSCI WITHOUT REGARD TO THIS FINANCIAL PRODUCT OR THE ISSUER OR OWNER OF THIS FINANCIAL PRODUCT. NEITHER MSCI, ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN, OR RELATED TO, MAKING OR COMPILING ANY MSCI INDEX HAS ANY OBLIGATION TO TAKE THE NEEDS OF THE ISSUERS OR OWNERS OF THIS FINANCIAL PRODUCT INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING, COMPOSING OR CALCULATING THE MSCI INDEXES. NEITHER MSCI. ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN, OR RELATED TO, MAKING OR COMPILING ANY MSCI INDEX IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OR HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE TIMING OF, PRICES AT, OR OUANTITIES OF THIS FINANCIAL PRODUCT TO BE ISSUED OR IN THE DETERMINATION OR CALCULATION OF THE EQUATION BY WHICH THIS FINANCIAL PRODUCT IS REDEEMABLE FOR CASH. NEITHER MSCI, ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN, OR RELATED TO, THE MAKING OR COMPILING ANY MSCLINDEX HAS ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY TO THE OWNERS OF THIS FINANCIAL PRODUCT IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, MARKETING OR OFFERING OF THIS FINANCIAL PRODUCT.

ALTHOUGH MSCI SHALL OBTAIN INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION IN OR FOR USE IN THE CALCULATION OF THE MSCI INDEXES FROM SOURCES WHICH MSCI CONSIDERS RELIABLE, NEITHER MSCI, ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN, OR RELATED TO MAKING OR COMPILING ANY MSCI INDEX WARRANTS OR GUARANTEES THE ORIGINALITY. ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF ANY MSCI INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. NEITHER MSCI, ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN, OR RELATED TO, MAKING OR COMPILING ANY MSCI INDEX MAKES ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY LICENSEE, LICENSEE'S CUSTOMERS OR COUNTERPARTIES, ISSUERS OF THE FINANCIAL SECURITIES, OWNERS OF THE FINANCIAL SECURITIES, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, FROM THE USE OF ANY MSCI INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN IN CONNECTION WITH THE RIGHTS LICENSED HEREUNDER OR FOR ANY OTHER USE. NEITHER MSCI, ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN, OR RELATED TO, MAKING OR COMPILING ANY MSCI INDEX SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR INTERRUPTIONS OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY MSCI INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. FURTHER, NEITHER MSCI, ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN, OR RELATED TO, MAKING OR COMPILING ANY MSCI INDEX MAKES ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND MSCI, ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES AND ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN, OR RELATED TO MAKING OR COMPILING ANY MSCI INDEX HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO ANY MSCI INDEX AND ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL MSCI, ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN, OR RELATED TO, MAKING OR COMPILING ANY MSCI INDEX HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Part

Terms and Conditions of the Securities

The Securities shall have the following terms and conditions, which shall complete, modify and/or amend the Base Conditions and/or any applicable Relevant Annex(es) set out in the Base Prospectus dated 6 August 2010.

Parties
Issuer: Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantor: N/A
$Manager[s]$ : Barclays Bank PLC
Determination Agent: Barclays Bank PLC
Issue and Paying Agent: The Bank of New York Mellon
Stabilising Manager: N/A
Registrar: N/A
CREST Agent: N/A
Paying Agents: N/A
Transfer Agent: N/A
Exchange Agent: N/A
Additional Agents: N/A

THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE US SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT") AND THE SECURITIES COMPRISE BEARER SECURITIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO US TAX LAW REQUIREMENTS. SUBJECT TO CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, US PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ("REGULATION S")). THESE FINAL TERMS HAVE BEEN PREPARED BY THE ISSUER FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO NON-US PERSONS IN RELIANCE ON REGULATION S AND FOR LISTING OF THE SECURITIES ON THE RELEVANT STOCK EXCHANGE, IF ANY, AS STATED HEREIN. FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THESE AND CERTAIN FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON OFFERS AND SALES OF THE SECURITIES AND DISTRIBUTION OF THESE FINAL TERMS AND THE BASE PROSPECTUS SEE "PURCHASE AND SALE" IN THE BASE PROSPECTUS.

ANY UNITED STATES PERSON WHO HOLDS THIS OBLIGATION WILL BE SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS UNDER THE UNITED STATES INCOME TAX LAWS, INCLUDING THE LIMITATIONS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 165(j) AND 1287(a) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

Provisions relating to the Securities

$\mathbf{1}$ Series: GSC956
2 Currency: USD
3 Notes: N/A
4 Certificates: N/A
(i) Number of Certificates: 11,000
(ii) Calculation Amount per
Certificate as at the Issue Date:
USD 845.757 per Certificate
5 Form:
(i) Global/Definitive/Uncertificated Global Bearer Securities:
and dematerialised: Temporary Global Security, exchangeable for a
Permanent Global Security.
(ii) NGN Form: N/A
(iii) Held under the NSS: N/A
(iv) CGN Form: Applicable
(v) CDI s : N/A
6 Trade Date: 20 September 2010
7 Issue Date: 30 September 2010
8 Redemption Date: 4 October 2011
9 Issue Price: USD 845.757 per Security
10 Relevant Stock Exchange[s]: London Stock Exchange
11 The following Relevant Annex(es) shall
apply to the Securities (specify each
applicable Relevant Annex):
Equity Linked Annex.
Provisions relating to interest (if any) payable on the Securities
12 Interact. N/A
L interest: N/A
13 Interest Amount: N/A
14 $Interest Rate[s]$ : N/A
15 Screen Rate Determination: N/A
16 ISDA Determination: N/A
17 Margin: N/A
18 Minimum/Maximum Interest Rate: N/A
19 Interest Commencement Date: N/A
20 Interest Determination Date: N/A
21 Interest Calculation Periods: N/A
22 Interest Payment Dates: N/A
---- ------------------------- -----
  • 23 Day Count Fraction: $N/A$
  • 24 Fall back provisions, rounding provisions, $N/A$ denominator and any other terms relating to the method of calculating interest, if different from those set out in the Base Conditions:

Provisions relating to Redemption

25 Settlement Method: (i) For the purposes of Condition 5.1 of the Base
Conditions:
Cash Settlement; and
(ii) For the purposes of Condition 5.4 of the Base
Conditions:
Cash Settlement.
26 Settlement Currency: USD.
27 Settlement Number: As defined in Condition 24 of the
Base
Conditions.
28 Terms relating to Cash Settled Securities: Applicable
Final Cash Settlement Amount:
(i)
The Final Cash Settlement Amount in respect of
each Certificate will be calculated in accordance
with the following formula:

Calculation Amount $\times$ (AlLF/F0) $\times$ (1-Exit Fee)

Where:

"AILF" means the the Adjusted Daily Index Level as at the Valuation Time on the Final Valuation Date.

"AlLt" means the "Adjusted Daily Index Level" in respect of an Exchange Business Day, determined as follows:

$All_{t-1} \times F_t / F_{t-1} \times (1 - (Fee \times d/365))$

"AlLt-1" means AlLt in respect of the immediately preceding Exchange Business Day $t-1.$

"Exit Fee" means 0.40%.

"Ft" means the Daily Index Level in respect of Exchange Business Day t.

"Ft-1" means the Daily Index Level in respect of Exchange Business Day t-1.

"Daily Index Level" means in respect of any relevant Exchange Business Day, t, the Index Level as at the Valuation Time on such Exchange Business Day.

If a Market Disruption Event or an Index Adjustment Event occurs on any Exchange Business Day, then the Index Level will be determined in accordance with the Market Disruption Event provision or the Adjustments to an Index provision (as the case may be).

"d" means the number of calendar days from but excluding the immediately preceding Business Day (t-1) to and including the relevant Business Day t.

"Final Valuation Date" means 20 September 2011

"Initial Valuation Date" means 20 September 2010.

The Adjusted Daily Index Level in respect of the Initial Valuation Date shall be equal to $F_0$ .

"F0" means the Index Level at the Valuation Time on the Initial Valuation Date, which is 845 757

"Fee" means 0.10 per cent.

As defined in Condition 24 of the Base Conditions.

As defined in Condition 24 of the Base Conditions.

29 Terms relating to Physically Delivered

Early Cash Settlement Amount:

Early Cash Redemption Date:

$(ii)$

$(iii)$

$N/A$

Securities:

30 Nominal Call Event: N/A
31 Call Option: N/A
32 Put Option: N/A
33 Specified Early Redemption Event: N/A
34 Maximum and Minimum Redemption
Requirements:
(i) Daily Maximum Amount: N/A
(ii) Minimum Number/Minimum
Nominal Amount:
N/A
(iii) Daily Maximum Number/Daily
Maximum Amount:
N/A
35 Annex: Additional Disruption Events in addition to
those specified in Condition 24 of the Base
Conditions and any applicable Relevant
(i) Affected Jurisdiction Hedging
Disruption:
N/A
(ii) Affected Jurisdiction Increased
Cost of Hedging:
N/A
(iii) Affected Jurisdiction: N/A
(iv) Other Additional Disruption
Events:
N/A
(v) The following shall not constitute
Additional Disruption Events:
N/A
36 Share Linked Securities: N/A
37 only): Index Linked Securities (Equity indices Applicable
(i) Index/Indices (each a "Reference
Asset"):
MSCI Qatar Net TR Index (USD) (the "Index")
(For
reference
only,
Bloomberg
Ticker:
MGCUQAN Index)
(ii) Future Price Valuation: N/A
(iii) Exchange-traded Contract: N/A
(iv) Exchange[s]: Doha Stock Exchange
(v) Related Exchange[s]: All Exchanges
(vi) Exchange Rate: N/A
(vii) Weighting for each Reference
Asset comprising the Basket of
Reference Assets:
N/A
Index Level of each Reference
(viii)
Asset:
The level of the Index at the Valuation Time on a
Scheduled Trading Day
(ix) Valuation Date: The Initial Valuation Date and the Final Valuation
Date.
(x) Valuation Time: As defined in the Equity Linked Annex
(xi) Averaging: N/A
(x) Additional Disruption Event in
respect of Index Linked Securities:
N/A
(xi) FX Disruption Event: Applicable
(a) Specified Currency: GBP
(b) Specified Jurisdiction: UK
(xii) Other adjustments: N/A
38 Inflation Linked Securities: N/A
39 FX Linked Securities: N/A
40 Credit Linked Securities: N/A
41 Commodity Linked Securities: N/A
42 Proprietary Index Linked Securities: N/A
43 Bond Linked Securities: N/A
44 Mutual Fund Linked Securities: N/A
Provisions relating to Settlement
45 Minimum Settlement Amount: N/A
46 Settlement in respect of VP Notes, APK
Registered Securities, Dutch Securities,
Italian Securities, Swedish Registered
Securities, VPS Registered Securities or
Spanish Securities:
N/A
47 Additional provisions relating to Taxes and
Settlement Expenses:
N/A
Definitions
48 Business Day: As defined in Condition 24 of the Base
Conditions
49 Additional Business Centre(s): N/A

Selling restrictions and provisions relating to certification

50 Non-US Selling Restrictions: Applicable as set out in the Base Prospectus.
51 Applicable TEFRA exemption: TEFRA D: D Rules Applicable
General
52 Business Day Convention: Modified Following
53 Relevant Clearing System[s]: Euroclear
Clearstream
54 If syndicated, names of Managers: N/A
55 Details relating to Partly Paid Securities: N/A
56 Relevant securities codes: ISIN: GB00B3P3WC02
Common Code: 054471459
57 Modifications to the Master Subscription
Agreement and/or Agency Agreement:
N/A
58 Additional Conditions and/or
modification to the Conditions of the
Securities:
N/A

Part B Other Information

LISTING AND ADMISSION TO TRADING $1 \quad$

(i) Listing London Stock Exchange
(ii) Admission to trading: Application is expected to be made by the
Issuer (or on its behalf) for the Securities to
be admitted to trading on the London Stock
Exchange's Regulated Market on or around
the Issue Date.
(iii) Estimate of total expenses related £352.50
  • to admission to trading:
  • $2^{\circ}$ RATINGS

Ratings:

$N/A$

3 NOTIFICATION

$N/A$

$\overline{4}$ INTERESTS OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE ISSUE

Save as discussed in "Subscription and Sale", so far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the offer of the Securities has an interest material to the offer.

5 REASONS FOR THE OFFER, ESTIMATED NET PROCEEDS AND TOTAL EXPENSES

(i) Reasons for the offer: General funding
(ii) Estimated net proceeds: USD 9.303.327
(iii) Estimated total expenses: N/A

6 FIXED RATE SECURITIES ONLY - YIELD

$N/A$ Indication of vield:

FLOATING RATE SECURITIES ONLY - HISTORIC INTEREST RATES $\overline{7}$

$N/A$

PERFORMANCE OF REFERENCE ASSET(S) OR OTHER VARIABLE, EXPLANATION 8 OF EFFECT ON VALUE OF INVESTMENT AND ASSOCIATED RISKS AND OTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THE REFERENCE ASSET(S) AND/OR OTHER UNDERLYING

$N/A$

9 PERFORMANCE OF RATE[S] OF EXCHANGE AND EXPLANATION OF EFFECT ON VALUE OF INVESTMENT

$N/A$

10 OPERATIONAL INFORMATION

Any clearing system(s) other than N/A
Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. and Clearstream
Banking Société Anonyme (together with
their addresses) and the relevant
identification number(s):
Delivery: Delivery free of payment
Names and addresses of additional Paying N/A
Agents $(s)$ (if any):
Intended to be held in a manner which
would allow Eurosystem eligibility:
Nο

11 OFFER INFORMATION

$N/A$