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Barclays PLC Capital/Financing Update 2011

Feb 7, 2011

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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

EUR 5,000,000 Fixed Rate Credit Linked Securities due 20 March 2016 (the "Notes")

Series GSN29928

under the Global Structured Securities Programme

Issue Price: 100 per cent. of par

This document constitutes the final terms of the Notes (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.

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 7 February 2011

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.

Part A

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 SUBIECT TO US TAX LAW REOUIREMENTS. SUBIECT 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, THE BASE PROSPECTUS AND THE SUPPLEMENTAL PROSPECTUSES SEE "PURCHASE AND SALE" IN THE BASE PROSPECTUS.

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

Provisions relating to the Securities

$\mathbf{1}$ (i)
Series:
GSN29928
(ii) Tranche: 1
2 Currency: Euro ("EUR")
3 Notes: Applicable
(i) Aggregate Nominal Amount as at
the Issue Date:
EUR 5,000,000
(ii) Specified Denomination: EUR 50,000
(iii) Calculation Amount per Security as
at the Issue Date:
EUR 50,000
(iv) Nominal Amount: EUR 50,000
4 Certificates: N/A
5 Form:
(i) Global/Definitive/Uncertificated and Global Bearer Securities:
dematerialised: Temporary Global Security, exchangeable for
Permanent Global Security
(ii) NGN Form: Applicable
(iii) Held under the NSS: N/A
(iv) CGN Form: N/A
(v) CDIs: N/A
6 Trade Date: 24 January, 2011. The Securityholder bears
the risk of loss from a Credit Event with
effect from the Credit Event Backston Date.

"Credit Event Backstop Date" means (a) for purposes of any event that constitutes a Credit Event (or with respect to Repudiation/Moratorium (as defined in the Base Prospectus), the event described in paragraph (a)(i) of the definition thereof) for purposes of the relevant Reference Entity, as determined by DC Resolution, the date that is 60 calendar days prior to the Credit Event Resolution Request Date or (b) otherwise, the date that is 60 calendar days prior to the earlier of (i) the first date on which both the Credit Event Notice and, if "Notice of Publicly Available Information" is specified as a Condition to Settlement, the Notice of

which may fall prior to the Trade Date.

relevant Credit Derivatives Determinations
Committee has Resolved not to determine
such matters and (C) the Credit Event Notice
if "Notice of Publicly Available
and,
Information" is specified as a Condition to
Settlement, the Notice of Publicly Available
Information are delivered by the Issuer to the
Issue and Paying Agent and are effective no
more than fourteen calendar days after the
day on which ISDA publicly announces that
relevant
the
Credit
Derivatives
Determinations Committee has Resolved not
to determine such matters, the Credit Event
Resolution Request Date. The Credit Event
Backstop Date shall not be subject to
adjustment in accordance with any Business
Day Convention.
7 Issue Date: 7 February, 2011
8 Redemption Date: 20 March 2016 (the "Scheduled Redemption
Date") provided that if an Extension Notice is
effective
and
Relevant
Event
no
Determination Date occurs on or prior to the
Securities Extension Date, the date falling
five Business Days after the Securities
Extension Date or, if an Extension Notice is
effective and a Relevant Event Determination
Date occurs on or prior to the Securities
Extension Date, the Credit Event Redemption
Date.
9 Issue Price: 100 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal
Amount
10 Relevant Stock Exchange[s]: London Stock Exchange
11 The following Relevant Annex(es) shall apply Credit Linked Annex
to the Securities (specify each applicable

Publicly Available Information are delivered by the Issuer to the Issue and Paying Agent and are effective during the Notice Delivery Period and (ii) in circumstances where (A) the conditions to convening a Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee to Resolve such matters are satisfied in accordance with the CDDC Rules, (B) the

Relevant Annex):

Provisions relating to interest (if any) payable on the Securities

12 Interest: Applicable
13 Interest Amount: As defined in Conditions 4 and 24 of the
Base Conditions
14 Interest Rate[s]:
(i) Fixed Rate: 9.05 per cent. per annum
(ii) Floating Rate: N/A
(iii) Variable Rate: N/A
(iv) Zero Coupon: N/A
(v) Bond Linked Securities - Fixed
Coupon:
N/A
(vi) Bond Linked Securities - Pass
Through Interest:
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: Issue Date
20 Interest Determination Date: N/A
21 Interest Calculation Periods: As defined in Condition 24 of the Base
Conditions
(i) Interest Period End Dates: Each Interest Payment Date, without any
adjustment in accordance with the Business
Day Convention
(ii) Interest calculation method for short
or long Interest Calculation Periods:
N/A
22 Interest Payment Dates: Annually in arrear on 20 March in each year,
from and including 20 March 2011, to and
including the Redemption Date, subject to
adjustment in accordance with the Business
Day Convention.
Following the occurrence of an Event
Determination Date, the Notes will cease to
of
the
interest
Event
accrue
as
Determination Date.
23 Day Count Fraction: 30/360
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: For the purposes of Condition 5.1 of the
Base Conditions: Cash Settlement; provided
that no Event Determination Date occurs
prior to the later of the Scheduled
Redemption Date or the Securities Extension
Date. Otherwise, please refer to paragraph
40 "Credit Linked Securities" below.
26 Settlement Currency: EUR
27 Settlement Number: As defined in Condition 24 of the Base
Conditions
28 Terms relating to Cash Settled Securities:
(i) Final Cash Settlement Amount: 100 per cent per Calculation Amount per
Security, subject to the occurrence of any
Credit Events.
(ii) Early Cash Settlement Amount: As defined in Condition 24 of the Base
Conditions
(iii) Early Cash Redemption Date: As defined in Condition 24 of the Base
Conditions
29 Terms relating to Physically Delivered
Securities:
N/A
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:
N/A
35 Additional Disruption Events in addition to
those specified in Condition 24 of the Base
Conditions and any applicable Relevant
Annex:
Applicable
(i) Affected Jurisdiction Hedging
Disruption:
N/A
Affected Jurisdiction Increased Cost
(ii)
of Hedging:
N/A
(iii) Affected Jurisdiction: N/A
(iv) Other Additional Disruption Events: Hedging Disruption and Increased Cost of
Hedging
shall
constitute
Additional
Disruption Events
(v) The following shall not constitute
Additional Disruption Events:
N/A
36 Share Linked Securities: N/A
37 Index Linked Securities: N/A
38 Inflation Linked Securities: N/A
39 FX Linked Securities: N/A
40 Credit Linked Securities: Applicable
(i) Type of Credit Linked Security: Single Name CLS
(ii) Determination Agent City: As defined in the Credit Linked Annex
(iii) Credit Event Accrued Interest: Applicable
(iv) Extension Interest: N/A
Credit Provisions
(v) Reference Entity (together with the
related Reference Obligation(s),
Obligation(s) and/or Deliverable
Obligation(s) thereof, as applicable,
each a "Reference Asset"):
BANCO
POPULAR
SA
ESPANOL
(Subordinated),, and any Successors
(vi) Reference Entity Notional
Amount(s):
Aggregate Nominal Amount
(vii) Specified Reference Obligations:
The obligations identified as follows:
Primary Obligor: BPE FINANCIACIONES
Guarantor: Banco Popular Espanol SA
Maturity: 30 June 2014
Coupon: 3m Euribor + 0.75%
CUSIP/ISIN: ES0257080004
Deliverable Obligations: As set out in respect of the applicable
Transaction Type in the Schedule
Deliverable Obligation Category: As set out in respect of the applicable
Transaction Type in the Schedule
Deliverable Obligation
Characteristics:
As set out in respect of the applicable
Transaction Type in the Schedule
Excluded Deliverable Obligations: None
(viii) Reference CDS N/A
(ix) All Guarantees: As set out in respect of the applicable
Transaction Type in the Schedule
Terms relating to Credit Events
(x) Credit Events: As set out in respect of the applicable
Transaction Type in the Schedule
(xi) For Nth-to-Default Securities only,
specify N:
N/A
(xii) Default Requirement: As defined in the Credit Linked Annex
(xiii) Payment Requirement: As defined in the Credit Linked Annex
(xiv) Conditions to Settlement: As set out in respect of the applicable
Transaction Type in the Schedule
(xv) Obligation(s):
Obligation Category:
(select one only)
As set out in respect of the applicable
Transaction Type in the Schedule
Obligation Characteristics:
(select all of which apply)
As set out in respect of the applicable
Transaction Type in the Schedule
(xvi) Additional Obligation(s): N/A
(xvii) Excluded Obligation(s): None
Credit Event: Terms relating to settlement following a
(xviii) CLS Settlement Method: Auction Settlement
(xix) Fallback CLS Settlement Method: Cash Settlement
(xx) Issuer CLS Settlement Option: N/A
(xxi) Terms relating to Cash Settlement: Applicable
Fallback
where
the
CLS
Settlement Method applies
Credit Event Redemption
(a)
Amount:
In respect of each Security, (a) the product
of the Nominal Amount and the Final Price;
minus (b) such Security's pro rata share of
Settlement Expenses and Swap Costs.
"Final Price" means the Auction Final Price,
unless the Fallback CLS Cash Settlement
Method is applicable in which case Final
Price shall mean the price of the Reference
Obligation determined pursuant to the

"Swap Costs" means an amount determined by the Determination Agent in its sole and

Valuation Method

absolute discretion equal to any loss or costs
incurred (or expected to be incurred) by or
on behalf of the Issuer as a result of its
liquidating,
terminating,
modifying,
obtaining or re-establishing any hedge, term
deposit, related trading position or funding
arrangement entered into by it (including
with its internal treasury function) in
connection with the Securities.
(b) Credit Event Redemption
Date:
5 Business Days following calculation of the
Final Price
(c) CLS Valuation Date: Single CLS Valuation Date
(d) CLS Valuation Time: As specified in the Credit Linked Annex
(e) Quotation Method: Bid
(f) Quotation Amount: An amount in the Settlement Currency
specified by the Issuer which shall not
exceed the Aggregate Nominal Amount
(g) Minimum Quotation Amount: N/A
(h) Accreted Amount: N/A
(i) Valuation Method: Highest
(xxi) Terms relating to Physical
Settlement:
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):

Selling restrictions and provisions relating to certification

50 Non-US Selling Restrictions: Investors
bound
by
the
selling
are
restrictions of the relevant jurisdiction(s) in
which the Securities are to be sold as set out
in the Base Prospectus.
In addition to those described in the Base
Prospectus, no action has been made or will
be taken by the Issuer that would permit a
public offering of the
Securities
or
possession or distribution of any offering
material in relation to the Securities in any
jurisdiction where action for that purpose is
required. Each purchaser or distributor of
the Securities represents and agrees that it
will not purchase, offer, sell, re-sell or deliver
the Securities or, have in its possession or
distribute, the Base Prospectus, any other
offering material or any Final Terms, in any
jurisdiction except in compliance with the
applicable laws and regulations of such
jurisdiction and in a manner that will not
impose any obligation on the Issuer or
Manager (as the case may be) and the
Determination Agent.
51 Applicable TEFRA exemption: TEFRA D Rules Applicable
General
52 Business Day Convention: Modified Following
53 Relevant Clearing System: Euroclear
Clearstream, Luxembourg
54 If syndicated, names of Managers: N/A
55 Details relating to Partly Paid Securities: N/A
56 Relevant securities codes: ISIN: XS0568528243
Common Code: 056852824
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

$\mathbf{1}$ LISTING AND ADMISSION TO TRADING

(i) Listing London
(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 to
admission to trading:
GBP 300
D

$2^{\circ}$ RATINGS

Ratings:

The Securities have not been individually rated.

$\overline{3}$ NOTIFICATION

$N/A$

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

"Save as discussed in "Purchase 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.

$51$ REASONS FOR THE OFFER, ESTIMATED NET PROCEEDS AND TOTAL EXPENSES

(i)
Reasons for the offer:
General funding
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  • $(ii)$ Estimated net proceeds: EUR 5,000,000
  • $(iii)$ Estimated total expenses: $N/A$

$6 \overline{6}$ FIXED RATE SECURITIES ONLY - YIELD

Indication of yield: $N/A$

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

$N/A$

PERFORMANCE OF REFERENCE ASSET(S) OR OTHER VARIABLE, EXPLANATION OF EFFECT 8 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 Euroclear N/A Bank S.A./N.V. and Clearstream Banking Société Anonyme (together with their addresses) and the relevant identification $number(s)$ :

Delivery:

Names and addresses of additional Paying Agents(s) (if any):

Intended to be held in a manner which would allow Eurosystem eligibility:

Delivery free of payment

$N/A$

Yes

Note that the designation "yes" simply means that the Securities are intended upon issue to be deposited with one of the International Central Securities Depositaries (ICSDs) as common safekeeper and does not necessarily mean that the Securities will be recognised as eligible collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy and intra-day credit operations by the Eurosystem either upon issue or at any or all times during their life. Such recognition will depend upon the ECB being satisfied that Eurosystem eligibility criteria have been met.

11 OFFER INFORMATION

The Issue Price includes a commission element shared with a third party, which will be no more than 4.00 % of the Issue Price. Further details of the commission element are available upon request.

Schedule

Transaction Type STANDARD EUROPEAN
CORPORATE
All Guarantees: Applicable
Conditions to Notice of Publicly Available
Settlement: Information Applicable
Credit Events: Bankruptcy
Failure to Pay
Restructuring
Modified Restructuring Maturity
Limitation and Conditionally
Transferable Obligation
Applicable
Obligation Borrowed Money
Category:
Obligation None
Characteristics:
Physical Settlement 30 Business Days
Period:
Deliverable Bond or Loan
Obligation
Category:
Deliverable Not Subordinated
Obligation Specified Currency
Characteristics: Not Contingent
Assignable Loan
Consent Required Loan
Transferable
Maximum Maturity: 30 years
Not Bearer