Barclays PLC — Capital/Financing Update 2011

May 12, 2011

These notes do not constitute collective investment schemes in the meaning of the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes ("CISA"). Accordingly, holders of the notes do not benefit from protection under the CISA or supervision by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA

Final Terms BARCLAYS

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 9,770,000 Floating Rate Notes due May 2016 (the "Notes")

Series GSN40500

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 12 May 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.

Notice to Swiss Investors:

The Notes may not be publicly distributed in Switzerland. These Final Terms shall not be dispatched, copied to or otherwise made available to, and the Notes may not be offered for sale to any person in Switzerland, except to Qualified Investors as defined in article 10 of the Swiss Act on Collective Investment Schemes, i.e. to a) prudentially regulated financial intermediaries such as banks, securities dealers and fund management companies, b) regulated insurance institutions, c) public entities and retirement benefits institutions with professional treasury department, d) companies with professional treasury department, e) High-Net-Worth Individuals (as defined below) and f) investors who have concluded a written discretionary management agreement with a financial intermediary as defined under lit. a) or with an independent asset manager that complies with the requirements below. A High-Net-Worth Individual is a private individual who confirms in writing at the time of the investment to own a minimum of Swiss Franc ("CHF") 2 million of financial investments, whether directly or indirectly.

These Final Terms are neither a prospectus according to Art 652a or Art 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations nor a simplified prospectus according to Art 5 of the CISA.

The Notes do not constitute an investment in a collective investment scheme and are not subject to the CISA nor to the supervision of the FINMA.

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 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:		GSN40500
2	Currency:		Euro ("EUR")
3	Notes:		Applicable
	(i)	Aggregate Nominal Amount as at the Issue Date:	EUR 9,770,000
	(ii)	Specified Denomination:	EUR 1,000
	(iii)	Calculation Amount per Security as at the Issue Date:	Specified Denomination
4	Certificates:		N/A
5	Form:
	(i)	Global/Definitive/Uncertificated and	Global Bearer Securities:
		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)	CDI s :	N/A
6	Trade Date:		28 April 2011
7	Issue Date:		12 May 2011
8		Redemption Date:	12 May 2016, 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:	London Stock Exchange
11	the Securities:	The following Relevant Annex shall apply to	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:
	(i)	Fixed Rate	N/A
	(ii)	Floating Rate:	Screen Rate Determination

3M-EUR-EURIBOR

	(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:	Applicable
	(i)	Reference Rate:	If the Reference Rate is less than Strike, the Floating Rate will be as follows:
			max(Minimum Interest Rate, 3M Euribor)
			otherwise the Floating Rate will be the equal to the Maximum Interest Rate.
			Where:
			"Strike" means 3.50 per cent.
	(ii)	Relevant Screen Page:	EURIBOR01 Page
16		ISDA Determination:	N/A
17	Margin:		N/A
18		Minimum/Maximum Interest Rate:	Applicable
	(i)	Minimum Interest Rate:	3.00 per cent. per annum
	(ii)	Maximum Interest Rate:	5.00 per cent. per annum
19		Interest Commencement Date:	Issue Date
20		Interest Determination Date:	As defined in Condition 24 of the Base Conditions
21		Interest Calculation Periods:	As defined in Condition 24 of the Base Conditions
	(i)	Interest Period End Dates:	without Each Interest Payment Date, adjustment
	(ii)	Interest calculation method for short or long Interest Calculation Periods:	N/A
22		Interest Payment Dates:	12 May, 12 August, 12 November and 12 February in each year from and including 12 August to and including the Redemption Date, each date subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day Convention.
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
26	Settlement Currency:	EUR
27	Settlement Number:	As defined in Condition 24 of the Base Conditions
28	Terms relating to Cash Settled Securities:
	Final Cash Settlement Amount: (i)	EUR 1,000 per Calculation Amount per Security
	(ii) Early Cash Settlement Amount:	As defined in Condition 24 of the Base Conditions
	Early Cash Redemption Date: (iii)	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:	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:	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:	Investors the selling bound by are

Investors are bound by the selling 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 taken 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 these 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 Systems:	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: XS0602861915
		Common Code: 060286191
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 London $(i)$ Listing Application is expected to be made by the Issuer (or $(ii)$ Admission to trading: 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. GBP 300 plus VAT $(iii)$ Estimate of total expenses related to admission to trading: $\overline{2}$ RATINGS The Securities have not been individually rated.

$\overline{3}$ NOTIFICATION

Ratings:

$N/A$

$\mathbf{1}$

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

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.

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

(i)	Reasons for the offer:	General funding
(ii)	Estimated net proceeds:	N/A
(iii)	Estimated total expenses:	N/A
$E$ ived D ate Cecunities $\bigcap_{v \in V} E$

6 FIXED RATE SECURITIES ONLY - YIELD

Indication of yield:	N/A
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FLOATING RATE SECURITIES ONLY - HISTORIC INTEREST RATES $\overline{7}$

Details of historic EUR-EURIBOR-Reuters can be obtained from Reuters Screen EURIBOR01 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 Bank S.A./N.V. and Clearstream Banking Société Anonyme (together with their addresses) and the relevant identification number(s):	N/A
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:	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

11 OFFER INFORMATION

The Issue Price includes a commission element shared with a third party, ehich eill not be more than 2.50 per cent. of the Issue Price. Further details of which are available upon request.

criteria have been met.

either upon issue or at any or all times during their life. Such recognition will depend upon the ECB being satisfied that Eurosystem eligibility Barclays relies on and looks towards the intermediary to comply with the Swiss law obligation regarding retrocession and, when applicable, will disclose or forward any retrocession payment he receives from a Barclays entity to his client, unless the intermediary and his client have validly agreed otherwise. Since Barclays does not know the identity of the intermediary's client, it is impossible for Barclays to disclose such retrocession payments to the client of the intermediary. As a consequence thereof, the intermediary herewith undertakes to duly fulfil all legal requirements under Swiss law.