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Barclays PLC Capital/Financing Update 2015

Jan 7, 2015

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Capital/Financing Update

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BARCLAYS BANK PLC

(Incorporated with limited liability in England and Wales)

GBP 714,000 Securities due November 2016 under the Global Structured Securities Programme (the Tranche 1 Securities) Issue Price: 100 per cent

This document constitutes the final terms of the Securities (the "Final Terms") described herein for the purposes of Article 5.4 of the Prospectus Directive and is prepared in connection with the Global Structured Securities Programme established by Barclays Bank PLC (the "Issuer"). These Final Terms are supplemental to and should be read in conjunction with the GSSP Base Prospectus 2 dated 6 June 2014, as supplemented on 2 July 2014, 24 July 2014 and 28 August 2014, which constitutes a base prospectus (the "Base Prospectus") for the purposes 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. A summary of the individual issue of the Securities is annexed to these Final Terms.

The Base Prospectus, and any supplements thereto, are available for viewing at http://irreports.barclays.com/prospectuses-and-documentation/structuredsecurities/prospectuses and 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 the Final Terms shall bear the same meanings when used herein.

BARCLAYS

Final Terms dated 7 January 2015

PART A – CONTRACTUAL TERMS

1. (a) Series number: NX000163896
(b) Tranche number: 1
2. Settlement Currency: GBP
3. Securities: Notes
4. Notes: Applicable
(a) Aggregate Nominal Amount as at
the Issue Date:
(i)
Tranche:
GBP 714,000
(ii)
Series:
GBP 714,000
(b) Specified Denomination: GBP 1,000
(c) Minimum Tradable Amount: Not Applicable
5. Certificates: Not Applicable
6. Calculation Amount: Specified Denomination
7. Issue Price: 120.39 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal
Amount
8. Issue Date: 7 January 2015
9. Scheduled Redemption Date: 8 November 2016
10. Underlying Performance Type: Worst-of
Provisions relating to interest (if any) payable
11. Interest Type: Phoenix without Memory
12. (a) Fixed Interest Type: Fixed Amount
(b) Fixed Interest Rate: 4.15 per cent.
(c) ISDA Determination: Not Applicable
(d) Screen Rate Determination: Not Applicable
(e) Bank of England Base Rate
Determination:
Not Applicable
(f) Margin: Not Applicable
(g) Minimum/Maximum Interest Rate: Not Applicable
(h) Fixed
Interest
Determination
Date(s):
Not Applicable
(i) Floating
Interest
Determination
Date(s):
Not Applicable
(j) Interest Valuation Date(s): Each date set out in Table 1 below in the
column entitled 'Interest Valuation Date'.
(k) Interest Payment Date(s): Each date set out in Table 1 below in the
column entitled 'Interest Payment Date'.
(l) T: Not Applicable
(m) Observation Date(s): Not Applicable
(n) Interest Barrier Percentage: 55 per cent.
(o) Lower Barrier Percentage: Not Applicable
(p) Upper Barrier: Not Applicable
(q) Upper Barrier Percentage: Not Applicable
(r) Knock-out Barrier Percentage: Not Applicable
(s) Day Count Fraction: Not Applicable
(t) Interest Period End Dates: Not Applicable
(u) Interest Commencement Date: Not Applicable
(v) Linear Interpolation: Not Applicable

Table 1

Interest Valuation Date: Interest Payment Date:

26 January 2015 9 February 2015
27 April 2015 11 May 2015
27 July 2015 10 August 2015
26 October 2015 9 November 2015
25 January 2016 8 February 2016
25 April 2016 9 May 2016
25 July 2016 8 August 2016
25 October 2016 8 November 2016

Provisions relating to Automatic Redemption (Autocall)

13. Automatic Redemption (Autocall): Not Applicable
14. (a) Autocall Barrier Percentage: Not Applicable
(b) Autocall Valuation Date(s): Not Applicable
(c) Autocall Redemption Date(s): Not Applicable
Provisions relating to Final Redemption
15. (a) Redemption Type: European Barrier
(b) Settlement Method: Cash
(c) Trigger Event Type: Not Applicable
(d) Final Barrier Percentage: Not Applicable
(e) Strike Price Percentage: 100 per cent.
(f) Knock-in Barrier Percentage: 50 per cent.
(g) Knock-in Barrier Period Start Date: Not Applicable
(h) Knock-in Barrier Period End Date: Not Applicable
(i) Lower Strike Price Percentage: Not Applicable
(j) Participation: Not Applicable
(k) Cap: Not Applicable
Provisions relating to Nominal Call Event
16. Nominal Call Event: Not Applicable
(a) Nominal Call Threshold
Percentage:
Not Applicable
Provisions relating to the Underlying Asset(s)
17. Underlying Assets:
(a) Shares: The Shares set out in Table 2 below in the
column entitled 'Share'.
(i) Exchanges: The Exchanges set out Table 2 below in the
column entitled 'Exchange'.
(ii) Related Exchanges: All Exchanges
(iii) Underlying Asset Currencies: GBp
(iv)
Bloomberg Screen:
The Bloomberg Screens set out in Table 2
below in the column entitled 'Bloomberg
Screen'.
(v) Reuters Screen: Not Applicable
(vi) Underlying Asset ISINs: Not Applicable
(vii) Substitution of Shares: Substitution of Shares – Standard
(viii) Entitlement Substitution: Not Applicable

Table 2

Share: Exchange: Bloomberg Screen:
HSBC Holdings Plc London Stock Exchange HSBA LN
Vodafone Group PLC London Stock Exchange VOD LN
BP PLC London Stock Exchange BP/ LN
GlaxoSmithKline PLC London Stock Exchange GSK LN
18. Initial Price: on the Initial Valuation Date The Valuation Price of the Underlying Asset
(a) Averaging-in: Not Applicable
(b) Min Lookback-in: Not Applicable
(c) Max Lookback-in: Not Applicable
(d) Initial Valuation Date: 25 October 2011
19. Final Valuation Price: on the Final Valuation Date The Valuation Price of the Underlying Asset
(a) Averaging-out: Not Applicable
(b) Min Lookback-out: Not Applicable
(c) Max Lookback-out: Not Applicable
(d)
Final Valuation Date:
25 October 2016
Provisions relating to disruption events and taxes and expenses
20. Consequences of a Disrupted Day
(in respect of an Averaging Date or
Lookback Date):
Not Applicable
21. Additional Disruption Event:
(a) Change in Law: Applicable
(b) Currency Disruption Event: Applicable
(c) Hedging Disruption: Applicable
(d) Issuer Tax Event: Applicable
(e) Extraordinary Market Disruption: Applicable
(f) Increased Cost of Hedging: Not Applicable
(g) Affected Jurisdiction Hedging
Disruption:
Not Applicable
(h) Affected Jurisdiction Increased
Cost of Hedging:
Not Applicable
(i) Increased Cost of Stock Borrow: Not Applicable
(j) Loss of Stock Borrow: Not Applicable
(k) Foreign Ownership Event: Not Applicable
(l) Fund Disruption Event: Not Applicable
22. Early Cash Settlement Amount: Market Value
23. Early Redemption Notice Period
Number:
As
set
out
in
General
Condition
33.1
(Definitions)
24.
Unwind Costs:
Not Applicable
25. Settlement Expenses: Not Applicable
26. FX Disruption Event: Not Applicable
27. Local
Jurisdiction
Taxes
and
Expenses:
Not Applicable

General provisions

28. Form of Securities:
Global Bearer Securities: Permanent Global
Security
NGN Form: Applicable
Held under the NSS: Not Applicable
CGN Form: Not Applicable
CDIs: Not Applicable
29. Trade Date: 30 December 2014
30. Additional Business Centre(s): Not Applicable
31. Business Day Convention: Following
32. Determination Agent: Barclays Bank PLC
33. Registrar: Not Applicable
34. CREST Agent: Not Applicable
35. Transfer Agent: Not Applicable
36. (a) Name of Manager: Barclays Bank PLC
(b) Date of underwriting agreement: Not Applicable
(c) Names
and
addresses
of
secondary trading intermediaries
and main terms of commitment:
Not Applicable
37. Registration Agent: Not Applicable
38. Masse Category: Not Applicable
39. Governing Law: English law

PART B OTHER INFORMATION

1. LISTING AND ADMISSION TO TRADING

(a) Listing and Admission to Trading: Application is expected to be made by the Issuer (or

on its behalf) for the Securities to be listed on the official list and admitted to trading on the regulated market of the London Stock Exchange with effect from the Issue Date.

(b) Estimate of total expenses related to admission to trading: Not Applicable

2. RATINGS

Ratings: The Securities have not been individually rated.

3. INTERESTS OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE ISSUE

Save for any fees payable to the Manager and save as discussed in risk factor 13 (Risks associated with conflicts of interest), so far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the offer of the Securities has an interest material to the issue.

4. REASONS FOR THE OFFER, ESTIMATED NET PROCEEDS AND TOTAL EXPENSES

Reasons for the offer: Not Applicable

  1. PERFORMANCE OF UNDERLYING ASSETS, AND OTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THE UNDERLYING ASSETS

Bloomberg Screens: HSBA LN, VOD LN, BP/ LN and GSK LN

6. OPERATIONAL INFORMATION

(a) ISIN: XS1132365583
(b) Common Code: 113236558
(c) Relevant Clearing System(s): Euroclear
Clearstream
(d) Delivery: Delivery free of payment.
(e) Name and address of additional
Paying Agent(s):
Not Applicable

7. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER

Authorised Offeror(s)

(a) Public Offer: An offer of the Securities may be made, subject to the conditions set out below by the Authorised Offeror(s) (specified in (b) immediately below) other than pursuant to Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive in the Public Offer Jurisdiction(s) (specified in (c) immediately below) during the Offer Period (specified in (d) immediately below) subject to the conditions set forth in the Base Prospectus and in (e)

immediately below

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

  • (c) Jurisdiction(s) where the offer may take place (together, the "Public Offer Jurisdictions(s):
  • (d) Offer period for which use of the Base Prospectus is authorised by the Authorised Offeror(s):
  • (e) Other conditions for use of the Base Prospectus by the Authorised Offeror(s):

1.2 Other terms and conditions of the offer

  • (a) Offer Price: The Issue Price

application process:

(c) Conditions to which the offer is subject:

Each financial intermediary specified in (i) and (ii) below:

  • (i) Specific consent: Not Applicable
  • (ii) General consent: Not Applicable

The United Kingdom

7 January 2015 from open to close of business hours (the "Offer Period").

Not Applicable

(b) Total amount of offer: Aggregate Nominal Amount

The Issuer reserves the right to withdraw the offer for the Securities at any time on or prior to the end of the Offer Period.

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 Authorised Offeror in accordance with the Authorised Offeror's usual procedures.

(d) Time period, including any possible amendments, during which the offer will be open and description of the Investors will be notified by the Authorised Offeror of their allocations of Securities and the settlement arrangements in respect thereof.

(e) Description of the application process: Applications for the Securities can be made in the Public Offer Jurisdiction through the Authorised Offeror during the Offer Period. The Securities will be placed into the Public Offer Jurisdiction by the Authorised Offeror. Distribution will be in accordance with the Authorised Offeror's usual procedures, notified to investors by the Authorised Offeror.

(f) Details of the minimum and/or maximum amount of application:

There are no pre-identified allotment criteria. The Authorised Offeror will adopt allotment criteria that ensure equal treatment of prospective investors. All of the Securities requested through the Authorised Offeror will be assigned up to the maximum amount of the offer.

The maximum amount of application of Securities will be subject only to availability at the time of the application.

In the event that during the Offer Period the requests exceed the total amount of the offer destined to prospective investors the Issuer, in accordance with the Authorised Offeror, will proceed to early terminate the Offer Period and will immediately suspend the acceptance of further requests

  • (g) Description of possibility to reduce subscriptions and manner for refunding excess amount paid by Not Applicable
  • applicants: (h) Details of method and time limits for paying up and delivering the Securities:
  • (i) Manner in and date on which results of the offer are to be made public:
  • (j) Procedure for exercise of any right of pre-emption, negotiability of subscription rights and treatment of subscription rights not exercised:
  • (k) Whether tranche(s) have been reserved for certain countries:
  • (l) Process for notification to applicants of the amount allotted and indication whether dealing may begin before notification is made:
  • (m) Amount of any expenses and taxes specifically charged to the subscriber or purchaser:

The Securities will be issued on the Issue Date against payment of the net subscription moneys to the Issuer via the Authorised Offeror. Each investor will be notified by the relevant Authorised Offeror of the settlement arrangements in respect of the Securities at the time of such investor's application.

The Authorised Offeror will make the results of the offer available to the public upon request at the Authorised Offeror's offices.

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Applicants will be notified directly by the Authorised Offeror of the success of their application. No dealings in the Securities may take place prior to the Issue Date.

Not Applicable

  • (n) Name(s) and address(es), to the extent known to the Issuer, of the placers in the various countries where the offer takes place:
  • Not Applicable

ISSUE SPECIFIC SUMMARY

Section A – Introduction and Warnings
A.1 Introduction
and Warnings
This Summary should be read as an introduction to the Base Prospectus. Any
decision to invest in Securities should be based on consideration of the Base
Prospectus as a whole, including any information incorporated by reference,
and read together with the Final Terms.
Where a claim relating to the information contained in the Base Prospectus is
brought before a court, the plaintiff might, under the national legislation of the
relevant Member State of the European Economic Area, have to bear the costs
of translating the Base Prospectus before the legal proceedings are initiated.
No civil liability shall attach to any responsible person solely on the basis of this
Summary, including any translation thereof, unless it is misleading, inaccurate
or inconsistent when read together with the other parts of the Base Prospectus
or it does not provide, when read together with the other parts of the Base
Prospectus, key information in order to aid holders when considering whether
to invest in the Securities.
A.2 Consent by the
Issuer to the use
of prospectus in
subsequent
resale or final
placement of
Securities,
indication of
offer period and
conditions to
consent for
subsequent
resale or final
placement, and
warning.
The Issuer may provide the consent to the use of the Base Prospectus and Final
Terms for subsequent resale or final placement of Securities by financial
intermediaries, provided that the subsequent resale or final placement of
Securities by such financial intermediaries is made during the offer period
specified below. Such consent may be subject to conditions which are relevant
for the use of the Base Prospectus.
The Issuer consents to the use of the Base Prospectus and these Final Terms
with respect to the subsequent resale or final placement of Securities (a "Public
Offer") which satisfies all of the following conditions:
(a)
the Public Offer is only made in the United Kingdom;
(b)
the Public Offer is only made on 7 January 2015 from open to close of
business hours (the "Offer Period"); and
(c)
the Public Offer is only made by each financial intermediary whose name
is
published
on
the
Issuer's
website
(http://irreports.barclays.com/prospectuses-and
documentation/structured-securities/final-terms) and who is identified
as an authorised offeror for these Securities.
Section B – Issuer
B.1 Legal and The Securities are issued by Barclays Bank PLC (the "Issuer").
commercial
name of the
Issuer
B.2 Domicile and
legal form of
the Issuer,
legislation
The Issuer is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. The
Issuer was incorporated on 7 August 1925 under the Colonial Bank Act 1925
and, on 4 October 1971, was registered as a company limited by shares under
the Companies Acts 1948 to 1967. Pursuant to The Barclays Bank Act 1984, on
under which the 1 January 1985, the Issuer was re-registered as a public limited company.
Issuer operates The principal laws and legislation under which the Company operates are laws
and country of of England and Wales including the Companies Act.
incorporation of
the Issuer
B.4b Known trends The business and earnings of the Issuer and its subsidiary undertakings
affecting the (together, the "Bank Group" or "Barclays") can be affected by the fiscal or other
Issuer and policies and other actions of various governmental and regulatory authorities in
industries in the UK, EU, US and elsewhere, which are all subject to change. The regulatory
which the Issuer
operates
response to the financial crisis has led and will continue to lead to very
substantial regulatory changes in the UK, EU and US and in other countries in
which the Bank Group operates. It has also (amongst other things) led to (i) a
more assertive approach being demonstrated by the authorities in many
jurisdictions; and (ii) enhanced capital and liquidity requirements (for example
pursuant to the fourth Capital Requirements Directive (CRD IV)). Any future
regulatory changes may restrict the Bank Group's operations, mandate certain
lending activity and impose other, significant compliance costs.
Known trends affecting the Issuer and the industry in which the Issuer operates
include:
continuing political and regulatory scrutiny of the banking industry
which is leading to increased or changing regulation that is likely to have
a significant effect on the industry;
general changes in regulatory requirements, for example, prudential rules
relating to the capital adequacy framework and rules designed to
promote financial stability and increase depositor protection;
the US Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,
which contains far-reaching regulatory reform (including restrictions on
proprietary trading and fund-related activities (the so-called 'Volcker
rule');
recommendations by the Independent Commission on Banking including:

(i) that the UK and EEA retail banking activities of the largest UK banks
should be placed in a legally, operationally and economically separate
independent entity (so-called 'ring-fencing'); (ii) statutory depositor
preference in insolvency; and (iii) a reserve power for the Prudential
Regulatory Authority to enforce full separation of the retail operations of
UK banks to which the reforms apply under certain circumstances;
investigations by the Office of Fair Trading into Visa and MasterCard
credit and debit interchange rates, which may have an impact on the
consumer credit industry;
investigations by (i) regulatory bodies in the UK, EU and US into
submissions made by the Issuer and other panel members to the bodies
that set various interbank offered rates such as the London Interbank
Offered Rate ("LIBOR") and the Euro Interbank Offered Rate ("EURIBOR");
and (ii) regulatory bodies in the UK and US into historical practices with
respect to ISDAfix, amongst other benchmarks; and
changes in competition and pricing environments.
B.5 Description of
the group and
the Issuer's
position within
the group
The Bank Group is a major global financial services provider.
The whole of the issued ordinary share capital of the Issuer is beneficially
owned by Barclays PLC, which is the ultimate holding company of the Bank
Group.
B.9 Profit forecast
or estimate
Not Applicable: the Issuer has chosen not to include a profit forecast or
estimate.
B.10 Nature of any
qualifications in
audit report on
historical
financial
information
Not Applicable: the audit report on the historical financial information contains
no such qualifications.
B.12 Selected key
financial
information; no
material
adverse change
and no
significant
change
statements
Based on the Bank Group's audited financial information for the year ended 31
December 2013, restated to reflect the offsetting amendments to IAS 32, the
Bank Group had total assets of £1,344,201m (2012 (restated): £1,512,777m),
total net loans and advances of £474,059m (2012 (restated): £472,809m), total
deposits of £487,647m (2012 (restated): £ 468,262m), and total shareholders'
equity of £63,220m (2012: £59,923m) (including non-controlling interests of
£2,211m (2012: £2,856m)). The profit before tax from continuing operations of
the Bank Group for the year ended 31 December 2013 was £2,885m (2012:
£650m) after credit impairment charges and other provisions of £3,071m
(2012: £3,340m). The financial information in this paragraph is extracted from
the audited consolidated financial statements of the Issuer for the year ended
31 December 2013.
Based on the Bank Group's unaudited financial information for the six months
ended 30 June 2014, the Bank Group had total assets of £1,315,492m (30 June
2013 (restated): £1,568,544m), total net loans and advances of £486,385m (30
June 2013 (restated): £522,026m), total deposits of £505,873m (30 June 2013
(restated): £541,671m), and total shareholders' equity of £65,119m (30 June
2013: £59,394m) (including non-controlling interests of £ 2,130m (30 June
2013: £2,620m)). The profit before tax from continuing operations of the Bank
Group for the six months ended 30 June 2014 was £2,504m (30 June 2013:
£1,648m) after credit impairment charges and other provisions of £1,086m (30
June 2013: £1,631m). The financial information in this paragraph is extracted
from the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Issuer for the six
months ended 30 June 2014 and the unaudited consolidated financial
statements of the Issuer for the six months ended 30 June 2013 restated to
reflect the offsetting amendments to IAS 32.
There has been no material adverse change in the prospects of the Issuer since
30 September 2014.
Not Applicable: there has been no significant change in the financial or trading
position of the Bank Group since 30 September 2014.
B.13 Recent events
particular to the
Issuer which are
materially
relevant to the
evaluation of
Issuer's solvency
On 30 July 2014 Barclays PLC announced that the execution of the plan to meet
the 3% PRA leverage ratio by 30 June 2014 had been successful, by reporting
the following ratios: a fully loaded CRD IV CET1 ratio of 9.9% and a PRA
leverage ratio of 3.4% as at 30 June 2014.
B.14 Dependency of
the Issuer on
other entities
within the
group
The whole of the issued ordinary share capital of the Issuer is beneficially
owned by Barclays PLC, which is the ultimate holding company of the Bank
Group.
The financial position of the Issuer is dependent on the financial position of its
subsidiary undertakings.
B.15 Description of
the Issuer's
principal
activities
The Bank Group is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail
and
commercial
banking,
credit
cards,
investment
banking,
wealth
management
and
investment
management
services
with
an
extensive
international presence in Europe, the United States, Africa and Asia.
B.16 Description of
whether the
Issuer is directly
or indirectly
owned or
controlled and
by whom and
nature of such
control
The whole of the issued ordinary share capital of the Issuer is beneficially
owned by Barclays PLC, which is the ultimate holding company of the Issuer
and its subsidiary undertakings.
Section C – Securities
C.1 Type and class
of Securities
being offered
and/or
admitted to
trading, and
security
identification
numbers
Securities issued under this Base Prospectus:
are derivative securities and are issued as a series of notes or certificates;

are transferable obligations of the Issuer and have the terms and

conditions set out in this Base Prospectus as completed by the Final Terms;
will bear interest at a fixed rate, a floating rate or at a rate determined by

reference to the performance of one or more Underlying Asset(s) which
could be equity indices, shares, depository receipts or funds;
may (depending on the particular Securities) automatically redeem early if

the Underlying Asset(s) is/are above a certain level on any of the specified
dates;
if not redeemed early, will be redeemed on the scheduled redemption date

at an amount linked to the performance of the Underlying Asset(s);
may be cleared through a clearing system or uncleared and may be held in

bearer
or
registered
form.
Certain
cleared
Securities
may
be
in
dematerialised and uncertificated book-entry form. Title to cleared
Securities will be determined by the books of the relevant clearing system;
and
will be issued in one or more series and each series may be issued in one or
more tranches on the same or different issue dates. The Securities of each
series are intended to be interchangeable with all other Securities of that
series. Each series will be allocated a unique series number and an
identification code.
Issue Date: 7 January 2015
Interest: The amount of interest payable on the Securities is determined by
reference to a fixed rate of 4.15%. Whether or not interest is paid will depend
on the performance of the Shares (the "Underlying Assets"). In some cases the
interest amount could be zero.
Final redemption: If the Securities have not redeemed early they will redeem on
the scheduled redemption date and the cash payment you receive or underlying
asset you are delivered (if any) will be determined by reference to the value of
the Underlying Assets on a specified valuation date or dates during the life of
the Securities.
Form: The Securities are notes. The Securities will initially be issued in global
bearer form.
Identification: Series number: NX000163896; Tranche number: 1
Identification Codes: ISIN: XS1132365583, Common Code 113236558.
Determination Agent: Barclays Bank PLC (the "Determination Agent") will be
appointed to make calculations and determinations with respect to the
Securities.
Governing Law: The Securities will be governed by English law.
C.2 Currency Subject to compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and directives,
Securities may be issued in any currency.
The Securities will be denominated in pounds sterling ("GBP").
C.5 Description of Securities are offered and sold outside the United States to non-US persons in
restrictions on reliance on 'Regulation S' and must comply with transfer restrictions with
free respect to the United States.
transferability Securities held in a clearing system will be transferred in accordance with the
of the Securities rules, procedures and regulations of that clearing system.
Subject to the above, the Securities will be freely transferable.
C.8 Description of Rights: Each Security includes a right to a potential return of interest and
rights attached amount payable or deliverable on redemption together with certain ancillary
to the rights such as the right to receive notice of certain determinations and events
Securities, and to vote on future amendments.
including Taxation: All payments in respect of the Securities shall be made without
ranking and withholding or deduction for or on account of any UK taxes unless such
limitations to withholding or deduction is required by law. In the event that any such
those rights withholding or deduction is required by law, the Issuer will, save in limited
circumstances, pay additional amounts to cover the amounts so withheld or
deducted.
Events of default: If the Issuer fails to make any payment due under the
Securities or breaches any other provision of the Securities (and such failure is
not remedied within 30 days, or, in the case of interest, 14 days), or the Issuer is
subject to a winding-up order, then (subject, in the case of interest, to the Issuer
being prevented from payment for a mandatory provision of law) the Securities
will become immediately due and payable, upon notice being given by the
holder (or, in the case of French law Securities, the representative of the
holders).
Ranking: The Securities are direct, unsubordinated and unsecured obligations
of the Issuer and rank equally among themselves.
Limitations to rights: Notwithstanding that the Securities are linked to the
performance of the underlying asset(s), Holders do not have any rights in
respect of the underlying asset(s). The terms and conditions of the Securities
contain provisions for calling meetings of holders to consider matters affecting
their interests generally and these provisions permit defined majorities to bind
all holders, including holders who did not attend and vote at the relevant
meeting and holders who voted in a manner contrary to the majority. Further,
in certain circumstances, the Issuer may amend the terms and conditions of the
Securities, without the holders' consent. The terms and conditions of the
Securities permit the Issuer and the Determination Agent (as the case may be),
on the occurrence of certain events and in certain circumstances, without the
holders' consent, to make adjustments to the terms and conditions of the
Securities, to redeem the Securities prior to maturity, (where applicable) to
postpone valuation of the underlying asset(s) or scheduled payments under the
Securities, to change the currency in which the Securities are denominated, to
substitute the Issuer with another permitted entity subject to certain conditions,
and to take certain other actions with regard to the Securities and the
underlying asset(s) (if any).
C.11 Listing and
admission to
trading
Securities may be listed and admitted to trading on a regulated market in
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden or the United Kingdom.
Securities may be listed and admitted to trading on a market in Switzerland or
Italy that is not a regulated market for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive.
Application is expected to be made by the Issuer to list the Securities on the
official list and admit the Securities to trading on the regulated market of the
London Stock Exchange with effect from the Issue Date.
C.15 Description of
how the value
The return on, and value of, Securities will be linked to the performance of one
or more specified equity indices, shares, depository receipts or funds or a
of the combination of these.
investment is
affected by the
PLC, BP PLC and GlaxoSmithKline PLC (each an "Underlying Asset"). The underlying assets for the Securities are: HSBC Holdings Plc, Vodafone Group
value of the
underlying
instrument
amount payable will be scaled accordingly. product value will be published prior to the Issue Date.
INTEREST
Calculations in respect of amounts payable under the Securities are made by
reference to a "Calculation Amount", being GBP 1,000. Where the Calculation
Amount is different from the specified denomination of the Securities, the
Indicative amounts: If the Securities are being offered by way of a Public Offer
and any specified product values are not fixed or determined at the
commencement of the Offer Period, these specified product values will specify
an indicative amount, indicative minimum amount, an indicative maximum
amount or any combination thereof. In such case, the relevant specified product
value(s) shall be the value determined based on market conditions by the Issuer
on or around the end of the Offer Period. Notice of the relevant specified
fixed rate of 4.15% by GBP 1,000. Phoenix without memory interest: Each Security will only pay interest in
respect of an Interest Valuation Date if the closing price or level of every
Underlying Asset on such Interest Valuation Date is greater than or equal to its
corresponding Interest Barrier. If this occurs, the amount of interest payable
with respect to that Interest Valuation Date is calculated by multiplying the
Interest will be payable on the corresponding Interest Payment Date set out in
the table below. Each Interest Valuation Date and Interest Barrier is as follows:
Interest Valuation Date Interest Payment Date Interest Barrier
26 January 2015 9 February 2015 55% of the Initial Price
27 April 2015 11 May 2015 55% of the Initial Price
27 July 2015 10 August 2015 55% of the Initial Price
26 October 2015 9 November 2015 55% of the Initial Price
25 January 2016 8 February 2016 55% of the Initial Price
25 April 2016 9 May 2016 55% of the Initial Price
25 July 2016 8 August 2016 55% of the Initial Price
25 October 2016 8 November 2016 55% of the Initial Price
FINAL REDEMPTION
redemption date at an amount that is dependent on each of the following:
the price or level of that asset near the issue date of the Securities;
If the Securities have not redeemed early they will redeem on the scheduled
the 'Initial Price' of the Worst Performing Underlying Asset, which reflects
the 'Final Valuation Price' of the Worst Performing Underlying Asset, which
reflects the price or level of that asset near the scheduled redemption date;
the 'Strike Price' of the Worst Performing Underlying Asset, which is

calculated as 100 per cent. multiplied by the Initial Price of that asset; and
the 'Knock-in Barrier Price' of the Worst Performing Underlying Asset, which

is calculated as 50 per cent. multiplied by the Initial Price of that asset.
Initial Price: The Initial Price of each Underlying Asset is the closing price or
level of such Underlying Asset on 25 October 2011.
Final Valuation Price: The Final Valuation Price of each Underlying Asset is the
closing price or level of such Underlying Asset on 25 October 2016, the "Final
Valuation Date".
Worst Performing Underlying Asset: The Knock-in Barrier Price, the Final
Valuation Price and the Strike Price to be considered for the purposes of
determining the final redemption amount will be the Knock-in Barrier Price, the
Final Valuation Price and the Strike Price of the Underlying Asset with the
lowest Performance. The 'Performance' of each Underlying Asset is calculated
by dividing the Final Valuation Price of an asset by its Initial Price.
* * * *
European Barrier redemption: If the Final Valuation Price is greater than or
equal to the Knock-in Barrier Price, you will receive a cash amount per
Calculation Amount equal to GBP 1,000. Otherwise:
you will receive a cash amount per Calculation Amount, calculated by dividing
the Final Valuation Price by the Strike Price and multiplying the result by the
Calculation Amount.
C.16 Expiration or
maturity date of
the securities
The Securities are scheduled to redeem on the scheduled redemption date. This
day may be postponed following the postponement of a valuation date due to a
disruption event.
The scheduled redemption date of the Securities is 8 November 2016.
C.17 Settlement
procedure of
the derivative
securities
The Securities will be cleared and settled through Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V.
Clearstream Banking société anonyme.
C.18 Description of
how the return
on derivative
securities takes
place
The return on, and value of, the Securities will be linked to the performance of
the Underlying Assets.
Payments of interest will depend on the performance of the Underlying Assets
during the life of the Securities. A fall in the price of each Underlying Asset
below a specified level on any Interest Valuation Date may reduce the amount
of interest payable on the Securities.
C.19 Final reference
price of the
underlying
The final reference level of any equity index, or final reference price of any
share, depository receipt or fund to which Securities are linked, will be
determined by reference to a publicly available source on a specified date or
dates.
The final valuation price of each Underlying Asset is the closing price or level of
such
Underlying
Asset
on
25
October
2016,
as
determined
by
the
Determination Agent.
C.20 Type of
underlying
Securities may be linked to one or more: common shares; depositary receipts
representing common shares; exchange traded funds (ETFs) (being a fund,
pooled investment vehicle, collective investment scheme, partnership, trust or
other similar legal arrangement and holding assets, such as shares, bonds,
indices, commodities, and/or other securities such as financial derivative
instruments); or equity indices.
The Underlying Assets for the Securities are:
HSBC Holdings Plc, Vodafone
Group PLC, BP PLC and GlaxoSmithKline PLC.
Section D – Risks
D.2 Key information
on the key risks
that are specific
to the Issuer
Credit risk: The Issuer is exposed to the risk of suffering loss if any of its
customers, clients or market counterparties fails to fulfil its contractual
obligations. The Issuer may also suffer loss where the downgrading of an
entity's credit rating causes a fall in the value of the Issuer's investment in that
entity's financial instruments.
Weak
or
deteriorating
economic
conditions
negatively
impact
these
counterparty
and
credit-related
risks.
In
recent
times,
the
economic
environment in the Issuer's main business markets (being Europe and the United
States) has been marked by generally weaker than expected growth, increased
unemployment, depressed housing prices, reduced business confidence, rising
inflation and contracting GDP. Operations in the Eurozone remain affected by
the ongoing sovereign debt crisis, the stresses being exerted on the financial
system and the risk that one or more countries exit the Euro. The current
absence of a predetermined mechanism for a member state to exit the Euro
means that it is not possible to predict the outcome of such an event and to
accurately quantify the impact of such event on the Issuer's profitability,
liquidity and capital. If some or all of these conditions persist or worsen, they
may have a material adverse effect on the Issuer's operations, financial
condition and prospects.
Liquidity risk: The Issuer is exposed to the risk that it may be unable to meet its
obligations as they fall due as a result of a sudden, and potentially protracted,
increase in net cash outflows. These outflows could be principally through
customer withdrawals, wholesale counterparties removing financing, collateral
posting requirements or loan draw-downs.
Capital risk: The Issuer may be unable to maintain appropriate capital ratios,
which could lead to: (i) an inability to support business activity; (ii) a failure to
meet regulatory requirements; and/or (iii) credit ratings downgrades. Increased
regulatory capital requirements and changes to what constitutes capital may
constrain the Issuer's planned activities and could increase costs and contribute
to adverse impacts on the Issuer's earnings.
Legal and regulatory-related risk:
Non-compliance by the Issuer with
applicable laws, regulations and codes relevant to the financial services industry
could lead to fines, public reprimands, damage to reputation, increased
prudential requirements, enforced suspension of operations or, in extreme
cases, withdrawal of authorisations to operate.
Reputation risk: Reputational damage reduces – directly or indirectly – the
attractiveness of the Issuer to stakeholders and may lead to negative publicity,
loss of revenue, litigation, regulatory or legislative action, loss of existing or
potential client business, reduced workforce morale, and difficulties in
recruiting talent. Sustained reputational damage could have a materially
negative impact on the Issuer's licence to operate and the value of the Issuer's
franchise which in turn could negatively affect the Issuer's profitability and
financial condition.
D.6 Key information
on the key risks
that are specific
to the Securities
including a risk
warning that
investors may
lose some or all
of the value of
their
investment
You may lose up to the entire value of your investment in the Securities:
You will lose up to the entire value of your investment if the Issuer fails or is
otherwise unable to meet its payment obligations.
You may also lose the value of your entire investment, or part of it, if:
the Underlying Assets
perform in such a manner that the redemption

amount payable to you (whether at maturity or following any early
redemption) is less than the initial purchase price;
you sell your Securities prior to maturity in the secondary market (if any) at

an amount that is less than the initial purchase price;
the
Securities
are
redeemed
early
following
the
occurrence
of
an

extraordinary event in relation to the Underlying Asset(s), the Issuer, the
Issuer's hedging arrangement, the relevant currencies or taxation (such as
following an additional disruption event) and the amount you receive on
such redemption is less than the initial purchase price; and/or
the terms and conditions of the Securities are adjusted (in accordance with

the terms and conditions of the Securities) with the result that the
redemption amount payable to you and/or the value of the Securities is
reduced.
Return linked to performance of Underlying Assets: The return payable on the
Securities is linked to the change in value of the Underlying Assets over the life
of the Securities. Any information about the past performance of any
Underlying Asset should not be taken as an indication of how prices will change
in the future. You will not have any rights of ownership, including, without
limitation, any voting rights or rights to receive dividends, in respect of any
Underlying Asset.
Risk of withdrawal of the public offering: In case of a public offer, the Issuer
may provide in the Final Terms that it is a condition of the offer that the Issuer
may withdraw the offer for reasons beyond its control, such as extraordinary
events that in the determination of the Issuer may be prejudicial to the offer. In
such circumstances, the offer will be deemed to be null and void. In such case,
where you have already paid or delivered subscription monies for the relevant
Securities, you will be entitled to reimbursement of such amounts, but will not
receive any remuneration that may have accrued in the period between their
payment or delivery of subscription monies and the reimbursement of the
Securities.
Reinvestment risk/loss of yield: Following an early redemption of the Securities
for any reason, holders may be unable to reinvest the redemption proceeds at a
rate of return as high as the return on the Securities being redeemed.
Shares: The performance of shares is dependent upon numerous economic
factors, such as interest and price levels in capital markets, currency
developments, political factors as well as company-specific factors such as
earnings, market position, risk situation, shareholder structure and distribution
policy. Any relevant share issuer may take actions without regard to the
interests of any holders of the Securities, which could have a negative effect on
the value of the Securities.
Substitution: Where any Share is affected by certain disruption events, the
Issuer may substitute such asset with a substitute Share similar to the original
asset. The subsequent performance or perceived value of this substitute asset
may cause the value of the Securities to drop and/or may result in holders
receiving less than expected on settlement.
Worst-of: You are exposed to the performance of every Underlying Asset.
Irrespective of how the other Underlying Assets perform, if any one or more
Underlying Assets fail to meet a relevant threshold or barrier for the payment of
interest or the calculation of any redemption amount, you might receive no
interest payments and/or could lose some or all of your initial investment.
Volatile market prices: The market value of the Securities is unpredictable and
may be highly volatile, as it can be affected by many unpredictable factors,
including: market interest and yield rates; fluctuations in currency exchange
rates; exchange controls; the time remaining until the Securities mature;
economic, financial, regulatory, political, terrorist, military or other events in
one or more jurisdictions; changes in laws or regulations; and the Issuer's
creditworthiness or perceived creditworthiness.
Section E – Offer
E.2b Reasons for
offer and use of
proceeds when
The net proceeds from each issue of Securities will be applied by the Issuer for
its general corporate purposes, which include making a profit and/or hedging
certain risks. If the Issuer elects at the time of issuance of Securities to make
different from
making profit
different or more specific use of proceeds, the Issuer will describe that use in the
Final Terms.
and/or hedging
certain risks
Reasons for the offer and use of Proceeds: General Funding
E.3 Description of The Securities are offered subject to the following conditions:
the terms and Offer Price: The Issue Price
conditions of
the offer
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.
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
Authorised
Offeror
in
accordance
with
the Authorised
Offeror's
usual
procedures.
Description of the application process: An offer of the Securities may be made
by the Manager or the Authorised Offeror other than pursuant to Article 3(2) of
the Prospectus Directive as implemented in the UK
(the "Public Offer
Jurisdiction") during the Offer Period
Applications for the Securities can be made in the Public Offer Jurisdiction
through the Authorised Offeror during the Offer Period. The Securities will be
placed into the Public Offer Jurisdiction by the Authorised Offeror.
Details of the minimum and/or maximum amount of application: There are no
pre-identified allotment criteria. The Authorised Offeror will adopt allotment
criteria that ensure equal treatment of prospective investors. All of the
Securities requested through the Authorised Offeror will be assigned up to the
maximum amount of the offer.
The maximum amount of application of Securities will be subject only to
availability at the time of the application.
In the event that during the Offer Period the requests exceed the total amount
of the offer destined to prospective investors the Issuer, in accordance with the
Authorised Offeror, will proceed to early terminate the Offer Period and will
immediately suspend the acceptance of further request
Description of possibility to reduce subscriptions and manner for refunding
excess amount paid by applicants: Not Applicable
Details of the method and time limits for paying up and delivering the
Securities: The Securities will be issued on the Issue Date against payment of
the net subscription moneys to the Issuer via the Authorised Offeror. Each
investor will be notified by the relevant Authorised Offeror of the settlement
arrangements in respect of the Securities at the time of such investor's
application.
Manner in and date on which results of the offer are to be made public: The
Authorised Offeror will make the results of the offer available to the public upon
request at the Authorised Offeror's offices.
Procedure for exercise of any right of pre-emption, negotiability of
subscription rights and treatment of subscription rights not exercised: Not
Applicable
Categories of holders to which the Securities are offered and whether
Tranche(s) have been reserved for certain countries: Offers may be made
through the Authorised Offeror in the Public Offer Jurisdiction to any person.
Offers (if any) in other EEA countries will only be made through the Authorised
Offeror pursuant to an exemption from the obligation under the Prospectus
Directive as implemented in such countries to publish a prospectus.
Process for notification to applicants of the amount allotted and indication
whether dealing may begin before notification is made: Applicants will be
notified directly by the Authorised Offeror of the success of their application.
No dealings in the Securities may take place prior to the Issue Date.
Name(s) and address(es), to the extent known to the Issuer, of the placers in
the various countries where the offer takes place: the Authorised Offeror(s)
E.4 Description of The relevant Manager(s) or authorised offeror(s) may be paid fees in relation to
any interest any issue or offer of Securities. Potential conflicts of interest may exist between
material to the the Issuer, Determination Agent, relevant Manager(s) or authorised offeror(s) or
issue/offer, their affiliates (who may have interests in transactions in derivatives related to
including the Underlying Asset(s) which may, but are not intended to, adversely affect the
conflicting market price, liquidity or value of the Securities) and holders.
interests
E.7 Estimated The Issuer will not charge any expenses to investors in connection with the issue
expenses of Securities. Authorised Offerors may, however, charge expenses to investors.
charged to Such expenses (if any) will be determined by agreement between the
investor by Authorised Offeror and the investors at the time of each issue.
issuer/offeror