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Barclays PLC Capital/Financing Update 2012

May 2, 2012

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Capital/Financing Update

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

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

GBP 15,000,000 Index Linked Notes due July 2018 (the "Notes")

Series NX00075083

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 Directive 2003/71/EC (the "Prospectus Directive") 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 5 August 2011, as supplemented and amended from time to time, which constitutes a base prospectus (the "Base Prospectus") for the purpose of the Prospectus Directive. 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.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Final Terms dated 2 May 2012

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:

FTSE 100 Index

The Securities are not in any way sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by FTSE International Limited ("FTSE") or by the London Stock Exchange Plc (the "Exchange") or by The Financial Times Limited ("FT") and neither FTSE nor the Exchange nor FT makes any warranty or representation whatsoever, expressly or impliedly, either as to the results to be obtained from the use of the FTSE 100 Index and/or the figure at which such index stands at any particular time on any particular day or otherwise. The FTSE 100 Index is compiled and calculated by FTSE. However, neither FTSE nor the Exchange nor FT shall be liable (whether in negligence or otherwise) to any person for any error in the Index and neither FTSE or the Exchange or FT shall be under any obligation to advise any person of any error therein.

"FTSE®", "FT-SE®" and "Footsie®" are trade marks of the London Stock Exchange Plc and The Financial Times Limited and are used by FTSE International Limited under licence. "All-World", "All-Share" and "All-Small" are trade marks of FTSE International Limited.

Notice to Swiss Investors:

The Securities may not be publicly distributed in Switzerland. These Final Terms shall not be dispatched, copied to or otherwise made available to, and the Securities may not be offered for sale to any person in Switzerland, except to Qualified Investors as defined in article 10 of CISA, 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 pursuant to Art. 6 para 2 of the Collective Investment Schemes Ordinance. 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 Francs 2 million of financial investments, whether directly or indirectly.

This document is 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 CISA.

The Securities do not constitute an investment in a collective investment scheme and are not subject to CISA nor to the supervision of 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 5 August 2011.

Parties
Issuer: Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantor: N/A
Managers: 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
Italian Securities Agent: 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"). 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.

Swiss Federal Act: The Securities do not constitute collective investment schemes within the meaning of CISA. Accordingly, holders of the Securities do not benefit from protection under CISA or supervision by the FINMA.

Provisions relating to the Securities

1 Series: NX00075083
2 Currency: Pound Sterling ("GBP")
3 Notes: Applicable
(i) Aggregate Nominal Amount as
at the Issue Date:
GBP 15,000,000
(ii) Specified Denomination: GBP 1.00
(iii) Minimum Tradable Amount: N/A
(iv) Calculation Amount as at the Specified Denomination
Issue Date: For the purposes hereof, all references in the
Conditions to "Calculation Amount per Security"
shall be construed as references to "Calculation
Amount" as defined in these Final Terms.
4 Certificates: N/A
5 Form:
(i) Global/Definitive/Uncertificated
and dematerialised:
Global Bearer Securities:
Permanent Global Security
(ii) NGN Form: N/A
(iii) Held under the NSS: N/A
(iv) CGN Form: Applicable
(v) CDIs: N/A
6 Trade Date: 18 April 2012
7 Issue Date: 2 May 2012
8 Redemption Date: The later of:
(i) 6 July 2018; and
(ii) 5 Business Days immediately following the
Final Valuation Date.
Where:
"Final Valuation Date" means 29 June 2018.
9 Issue Price: 100 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount
10 Relevant Stock Exchange: London Stock Exchange
11 The following Relevant Annex(es) shall
apply to the Securities:
Equity Linked Annex

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

12 Interest: Applicable
13 Interest Amount: 0.50% x Calculation Amount
14 Interest Rate: 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: Each date as set out in the Schedule, subject to
adjustment in accordance with the Business Day
Convention
23 Day Count Fraction: N/A
24 Fallback 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: GBP
27 Settlement Number: As
defined
in
Condition
24
of
the
Base
Conditions.
28 Terms
relating
to
Cash
Settled
Securities:
(i)
Final Cash Settlement Amount:
An amount in the Settlement Currency, payable
on the Redemption Date, calculated as follows:
(i) If FMin
is greater than or equal to Barrier, then
the Final Cash Settlement Amount will be GBP
1.00 per Calculation Amount.
(ii) If FMin
is less than Barrier, then the Final Cash
Settlement Amount will be calculated as follows:




F

F

MAX
0,MIN
100%,
Calculation Amount x




F




I

Where:

"Barrier" means FI
x 50 per cent.
"FF" means the Index Level on the Final Valuation
Date.
"FI" means the Index Level on the Strike Date.
"FMin" means the lowest Index Level observed
during the period from and including the Strike
Date to and including the Final Valuation Date.
"Strike Date" means 29 June 2012.
(ii) Early Cash Settlement Amount: As defined
Conditions
in Condition 24 of the Base
(iii) Early Cash Redemption Date: As defined
Conditions
in Condition 24 of the Base
29 Securities: Terms relating to Physically Delivered 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: Applicable
(i) Index/Indices (each a
"Reference Asset"):
The FTSE 100 Index (the "Index"), as calculated
and sponsored by FTSE International Limited
(the "Index Sponsor")
(Bloomberg ticker: UKX Index)
(ii) Future Price Valuation: N/A
(iii) Exchange-traded Contract: N/A
(iv) Exchange: London Stock Exchange
(v) Related Exchanges: All Exchanges
(vi) Exchange Rate: N/A
(vii) Weighting for each Reference
Asset comprising the Basket of
Reference Assets:
N/A

(viii) Index Level of each Reference The level of the Index at the Valuation Time on

Asset: any Scheduled Trading Day (the "Index Level")
(ix) Valuation Date: The Strike Date and the Final Valuation Date
(x) Valuation Time: As per the Equity Linked Annex
(xi) Averaging: N/A
(xii) Additional Disruption Event in
respect of Index Linked
Securities:
N/A
(xiii) FX Disruption Event: N/A
(xiv) 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 (a) Barclays Commodity Index Linked
Securities (Section 2 of the Barclays
Index Annex):
N/A
(Section
Annex):
(b) Barclays Equity Index Securities
3
of
the
Barclays
Index
N/A
(Section
Annex):
(c) Barclays FX Index Linked Securities
4
of
the
Barclays
Index
N/A
(d) Barclays Interest Rate Index Linked
Securities (Section 5 of the Barclays
Index Annex):
N/A
(e) Barclays Emerging Market Index
Linked Securities (Section 6 of the
Barclays Index Annex):
N/A
43 Bond Linked Securities: N/A
44 Fund Linked Securities: N/A
Provisions relating to Settlement
45 Securities: Settlement in respect of VP Notes, APK
Registered Securities, Dutch Securities,
Swedish Registered Securities, VPS
Registered Securities or Spanish
N/A
46 Additional provisions relating to Taxes
and Settlement Expenses:
N/A
Definitions

47 Business Day: As defined in Condition 24 of the Base

Conditions

48 Additional Business Centre(s): N/A

Selling restrictions and provisions relating to certification

49 Non-US Selling Restrictions: 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 made or will be taken 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 the Manager (as the case may be) and the Determination Agent.

50 Applicable TEFRA exemption: N/A
General
51 Business Day Convention: Modified Following
52 Relevant Clearing Systems: Euroclear
Clearstream
53 If syndicated, names of Managers: N/A
54 (a) Details relating to Partly Paid
Securities:
N/A
(b) Details relating to Instalment
Notes:
N/A
55 Relevant securities codes: ISIN: XS0743140153
Common Code: 074314015
56 Modifications to the Master
Subscription Agreement and/or
Agency Agreement:
N/A
57 Additional Conditions and/or

modification to the Conditions of the

For the avoidance of doubt in relation to a delay or postponement of payments and settlement:

Securities: If the determination of a price or level used to calculate any amount payable or deliverable on any payment or settlement date is delayed or postponed pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Securities, payment or settlement will occur on the later of either (i) the scheduled payment or settlement date or (ii) the second Business Day following the date on which such price or level is determined. No additional amounts shall be payable or deliverable by the Issuer because of such postponement.

For the purposes hereof, Base Condition 9.7 shall be modified as follows:

If the date on which any amount is specified as being or is otherwise determined to be, payable in respect of any Security or Coupon is not (i) a Business Day and (ii) in the case of Definitive Securities only, a day other than a Saturday or Sunday on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle payments and are open for general business (including dealing in foreign exchange and foreign Currency deposits) in the relevant place of presentation, then payment will not be made until the next succeeding day which is (i) a Business Day and (ii) in the case of Definitive Securities only, also a day other than a Saturday or Sunday on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle payments and are open for general business (including dealing in foreign exchange and foreign Currency deposits) in the relevant place of presentation, and the holder thereof shall not be entitled to any further payment in respect of such delay.

All references to "Barclays Capital Commodity Index" in the Base Prospectus and in the Conditions shall be construed as references to "Barclays Commodity Index".

All references to "Barclays Capital Equity Index" in the Base Prospectus and in the Conditions shall be construed as references to "Barclays Equity Index".

All references to "Barclays Capital FX Index" in

the Base Prospectus and in the Conditions shall be construed as references to "Barclays FX Index".

All references to "Barclays Capital Interest Rate Index" in the Base Prospectus and in the Conditions shall be construed as references to "Barclays Interest Rate Index".

All references to "Barclays Capital Emerging Market Index" in the Base Prospectus and in the Conditions shall be construed as references to "Barclays Emerging Market Index".

All references to "Barclays Capital Index Annex" in the Base Prospectus and in the Conditions shall be construed as references to "Barclays Index Annex".

Part B Other Information

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:
N/A
2 Ratings
Ratings: The Securities have not been individually rated.
3 Notification

N/A

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
  • 6 Fixed Rate Securities Only – Yield

N/A

7 Floating Rate Securities Only – Historic Interest Rates

N/A

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 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: No 11 Offer Information Offer Price: Issue Price The Issue Price includes a commission element to be shared with a third party which shall not exceed 5.50 per cent. of the Issuer Price, further details of which are available upon request. Conditions to which the offer is subject: The Issuer reserves the right to withdraw the offer for Securities at any time on or prior to the end of the Offer Period (as defined below). Following withdrawal of the offer, if any application has been made by any potential investor, each such potential investor shall not be entitled to subscribe or otherwise acquire the Securities and any applications will be automatically cancelled and any purchase money will be refunded to the applicant by the Distributor in accordance with the Distributor's usual procedures. Description of the application process: An offer of the Securities may be made by the Manager or the Distributor other than pursuant to Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive in the United Kingdom (the "Public Offer Jurisdiction") during the period from and including 2 May 2012 to and including 29 June 2012 (the "Offer Period"). Applications for the Securities can be made in the Public Offer Jurisdiction through the Distributor

during the Offer Period. The Securities will be placed into the Public Offer Jurisdiction by the Distributor. Details of the minimum and/or maximum amount of application:

Description of possibility to reduce subscriptions and manner for refunding excess amount paid by applicants:

Details of method and time limits for paying up and delivering the Securities:

Manner in and date on which results of the offer are to be made public:

Procedure for exercise of any right of preemption, negotiability of subscription rights and treatment of subscription rights not exercised:

Categories of prospective investors to which the Securities are offered and whether tranche(s) have been reserved for certain countries:

Process for notification to applicants of the amount allotted and indication whether dealing may begin before notification is made:

Amount of any expenses and taxes specifically charged to the subscriber or purchaser:

Name(s) and address(es), to the extent known to the Issuer, of the placers in the various countries where the offer takes place:

Distribution will be in accordance with the Distributor's usual procedures, notified to investors by the Distributor.

The minimum and maximum amount of application from the Distributor will be notified to investors by the Distributor.

Subscription orders may be reduced in case of oversubscription, excess amount of funds paid being reduced without delay with no entitlement for compensation.

Investors will be notified by the Distributor of their allocations of Securities and the settlement arrangements in respect thereof.

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Offers may be made by the Manager or the Distributor in the Public Offer Jurisdiction to any person. Offers (if any) in other EEA countries will only be made by the Manager or the Distributor pursuant to an exemption from the obligation under the Prospectus Directive as implemented in such countries to publish a prospectus.

Each investor will be notified by the Distributor of its allocation of Securities at the time of such investor's application.

No dealings in the Securities may take place prior to the Issue Date.

Not Applicable

Woolwich Plan Managers Limited (the "Distributor") 1 Churchill Place Canary Wharf London E14 5HP United Kingdom

Schedule

Interest Payment Dates

Interest Payment Date
Mon 30-Jul-12
Wed 29-Aug-12
Fri 28-Sep-12
Mon 29-Oct-12
Thu 29-Nov-12
Mon 31-Dec-12
Tue 29-Jan-13
Thu 28-Feb-13
Thu 28-Mar-13
Mon 29-Apr-13
Wed 29-May-13
Fri 28-Jun-13
Mon 29-Jul-13
Thu 29-Aug-13
Mon 30-Sep-13
Tue 29-Oct-13
Fri 29-Nov-13
Mon 30-Dec-13
Wed 29-Jan-14
Fri 28-Feb-14
Mon 31-Mar-14
Tue 29-Apr-14
Thu 29-May-14
Mon 30-Jun-14
Tue 29-Jul-14
Fri 29-Aug-14
Mon 29-Sep-14
Wed 29-Oct-14
Fri 28-Nov-14
Mon 29-Dec-14
Thu 29-Jan-15
Fri 27-Feb-15
Mon 30-Mar-15
Wed 29-Apr-15
Fri 29-May-15
Mon 29-Jun-15
Wed 29-Jul-15
Fri 28-Aug-15
Tue 29-Sep-15
Thu 29-Oct-15
Mon 30-Nov-15
Tue 29-Dec-15
Fri 29-Jan-16
Mon 29-Feb-16
Tue 29-Mar-16
Fri 29-Apr-16
Tue 31-May-16
Wed 29-Jun-16
Fri 29-Jul-16
Tue 30-Aug-16
Thu 29-Sep-16
Mon 31-Oct-16
Tue 29-Nov-16
Thu 29-Dec-16
Mon 30-Jan-17
Tue 28-Feb-17
Wed 29-Mar-17
Fri 28-Apr-17
Tue 30-May-17
Thu 29-Jun-17
Mon 31-Jul-17
Tue 29-Aug-17
Fri 29-Sep-17
Mon 30-Oct-17
Wed 29-Nov-17
Fri 29-Dec-17
Mon 29-Jan-18
Wed 28-Feb-18
Thu 29-Mar-18
Mon 30-Apr-18
Tue 29-May-18
Final Valuation Date