Barclays PLC — Capital/Financing Update 2011

Feb 24, 2011

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

USD 25,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due 24 February 2012 (the "Notes")

Series GSN30248

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 24 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:	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. 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(j) AND 1287(a) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

Provisions relating to the Securities

1	Series:		GSN30248
2	Currency:		United States dollar ("USD")
3	Notes:		Applicable
	(i)	Aggregate Nominal Amount as at the Issue Date:	USD 25,000,000
	(ii)	Specified Denomination:	USD 200,000
	(iii)	Calculation Amount per Security as at the Issue Date:	Specified Denomination
4	Certificates:		N/A
5	Form:
	(i)	Global/Definitive/Uncertificated	Global Bearer Securities:
		and dematerialised:	Temporary Global Security, exchangeable for a 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:		15 February 2011
$\overline{7}$	Issue Date:		24 February 2011
8	Redemption Date:		24 February 2012, subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day Convention
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 to the Securities:		N/A

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

12	Interest:		Applicable
	13 Interest Amount:		As per Conditions 4 and 24 of the Base Conditions
14	Interest Rate[s]:
	(i)	Fixed Rate:	N/A
	(ii)	Floating Rate:	ISDA Determination
	(iii)	Variable Rate:	N/A
	(iv)	Zero Coupon:	N/A
	(v)	Bond Linked Securities - Fixed	N/A

Coupon:

	(vi)	Bond Linked Securities - Pass Through Interest:	N/A
15	Screen Rate Determination:		N/A
16	ISDA Determination:		Applicable
	(i)	Floating Rate Option:	USD-LIBOR-BBA, as displayed on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page
	(ii)	Designated Maturity:	1-Month
	(iii)	Reset Date:	The date falling two London Banking Days prior to the first day of each Interest Calculation Period
17	Margin:		Plus 0.35 per cent. per annum
18		Minimum/Maximum Interest Rate:	N/A
19		Interest Commencement Date:	Issue Date
20		Interest Determination Date:	Reset Date
21		Interest Calculation Periods:	As defined in Condition 24 of the Base Conditions
	(i)	Interest Period End Dates:	Each Interest Payment Date subject to 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:	Monthly on the 24 th of each month from and including 24 March 2011 to and including the Redemption Date, each date subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day Convention
23	Day Count Fraction:		Actual/360
24	Fall back provisions, rounding provisions, denominator and any other terms relating to the method of calculating interest, if different from those set out in the Base Conditions:		N/A
Provisions relating to Redemption
25		Settlement Method:	For the purposes of Condition 5.1 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:

	(i)	Final Cash Settlement Amount:	USD 200,000 per Calculation A
	(ii)	Early Cash Settlement Amount:	As defined in Condition 24 of t
	(iii)	Early Cash Redemption Date:	As defined in Condition 24 of t
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 25 of the Base Conditions and any applicable Relevant Annex:	Applicable
	(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	Hedging Disruption
		constitute Additional Disruption Events:	Increased Cost of Hedging
36		Share Linked Securities:	N/A
37	Index Linked Securities (Equity indices only):		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

Amount per Note the Base Conditions the Base Conditions

Provisions relating to Settlement

45	Minimum Settlement Amount:	N/A

• 46 Settlement in respect of VP Notes, APK $N/A$ Registered Securities, Dutch Securities, Italian Securities, Swedish Registered Securities, VPS Registered Securities or Spanish Securities:
• 47 Additional provisions relating to Taxes $N/A$ and Settlement Expenses:

Definitions

48 Business Day: As per Condition 24 of the Base Conditions

to be sold as set out in the Base Prospectus.

49 Additional Business Centre(s):

Selling restrictions and provisions relating to certification

50 Non-US Selling Restrictions: Investors are bound by the selling restrictions of the relevant jurisdiction(s) in which the Securities are

$N/A$

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:

General

• 52 Business Day Convention:
• 53 Relevant Clearing System:

Modified Following Euroclear Clearstream, Luxembourg $N/A$

TEFRA D Rules Applicable

54 If syndicated, names of Managers:

• 55 Details relating to Partly Paid Securities:
• 56 Relevant securities codes:

$N/A$ ISIN: XS0568904758 Common Code: 056890475 $N/A$

• 57 Modifications to the Master Subscription Agreement and/or Agency Agreement:
• 58 Additional Conditions and/or modification to the Conditions of the Securities:

$N/A$

Part B Other Information

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

(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 plus VAT

$2^{\circ}$ RATINGS

Ratings:

The Securities have not been individually rated.

NOTIFICATION $3¹$

$N/A$

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
• $(ii)$ Estimated net proceeds: $N/A$
• $N/A$ $(iii)$ Estimated total expenses:

FIXED RATE SECURITIES ONLY - YIELD 6

$N/A$

7 FLOATING RATE SECURITIES ONLY - HISTORIC INTEREST RATES

Details of historic USD-LIBOR-BBA rates can be obtained from Reuters Screen LIBOR01 page.

8 PERFORMANCE OF REFERENCE ASSET(S) OR OTHER VARIABLE, EXPLANATION 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 Euroclear	N/A
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 Agents(s) (if any):	N/A
Intended to be held in a manner which would allow Eurosystem eligibility:	No.

11 OFFER INFORMATION

$N/A$