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Barclays PLC Capital/Financing Update 2017

Mar 3, 2017

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3 March 2017

REGISTRATION DOCUMENT SUPPLEMENT

SUPPLEMENT 5/2016

BARCLAYS BANK PLC (Incorporated with limited liability in England and Wales)

Pursuant to the Global Structured Securities Programme

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This supplement dated 3 March 2017 (the "Supplement") is supplemental to and must be read in conjunction the registration document 3/2016 dated 1 June 2016, as supplemented by (a) Supplement 1/2016 dated 15 August 2016, (b) Supplement 2/2016 dated 21 November 2016, (c) Supplement 3/2016 dated 20 December 2016 and (d) Supplement 4/2016 dated 11 January 2017 (the "Registration Document") of Barclays Bank PLC in its capacity as issuer (the "Issuer") in respect of its Global Structured Securities Programme (the "Programme"). This Supplement constitutes a supplement for the purposes of Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto) and Section 87G of the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("FSMA").

Terms defined in the Registration Document shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the same meaning when used in this Supplement.

The purpose of this Supplement is to amend and supplement the "Risk Factors", "Information Incorporated by Reference", "Forward-looking Statements", "The Issuer and the Group" and "General Information" sections of the Registration Document following the release of the 2016 Joint Annual Report and the 2016 Issuer Annual Report (both as defined in the section "Information Incorporated by Reference" below).

(A) RISK FACTORS

The "Risk Factors" section of the Registration Document is supplemented by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

"Each of the risks described below could have a material adverse effect on the Issuer's business, operations, financial condition or prospects, which, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on the return on the Securities. Prospective purchasers should only invest in the Securities after assessing these risks. More than one risk factor may have a simultaneous or a compounding effect which may not be predictable. No assurance can be given as to the effect that any combination of risk factors may have on the return on the Securities. The risks below are not exhaustive and there may be additional risks and uncertainties that are not presently known to the Issuer or that the Issuer currently believes to be immaterial but that could have a material impact on the business, operations, financial condition or prospects of the Issuer.

For risks relating to the Issuer and the Group and their impact, see the "Material existing and emerging risks" section on pages 89 to 96 of the 2016 Joint Annual Report (as defined below), which is incorporated by reference into this Registration Document together with the following risk factors which are set out herein:

Regulatory action in the event a bank or investment firm in the Group is failing or likely to fail could materially adversely affect the value of the Securities

The majority of the requirements of the European Union directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms of 15 May 2014, as amended ("BRRD") (including the bail-in tool) were implemented in the UK by way of amendments to the Banking Act. For more information on the bail-in tool, see "The relevant UK resolution authority may exercise the bail-in tool in respect of the Issuer and the Securities, which may result in holders of the Securities losing some or all of their investment" and "Under the terms of the Securities, you have agreed to be bound by the exercise of any UK Bail-in power by the relevant UK resolution authority" below.

On 23 November 2016, the European Commission published, among other proposals, proposals to amend the BRRD. These proposals are in draft form and are still subject to the EU legislative process and national implementation. Therefore, it is unclear what the effect of such proposals may be on the Group, the Issuer or the Securities.

The Banking Act confers substantial powers on a number of UK authorities designed to enable them to take a range of actions in relation to UK banks or investment firms and certain of their affiliates in the event a bank or investment firm in the same group is considered to be failing or likely to fail. The exercise of any of these actions in relation to the Issuer could materially adversely affect the value of the Securities.

Under the Banking Act, substantial powers are granted to the Bank of England (or, in certain circumstances, HM Treasury), in consultation with the PRA, the FCA and HM Treasury, as appropriate as part of a special resolution regime ("SRR"). These powers enable the relevant UK resolution authority to implement resolution measures with respect to a UK bank or investment firm and certain of its affiliates (each a "relevant entity") in circumstances in which the relevant UK resolution authority is satisfied that the resolution conditions are met. Such conditions include that a UK bank or investment firm is failing or is likely to fail to satisfy the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("FSMA") threshold conditions for authorisation to carry on certain regulated activities (within the meaning of section 55B of the FSMA) or, in the case of a UK banking group company that is an EEA or third country institution or investment firm, that the relevant EEA or third country relevant authority is satisfied that the resolution conditions are met in respect of such entity.

The SRR consists of five stabilisation options: (a) private sector transfer of all or part of the business or shares of the relevant entity, (b) transfer of all or part of the business of the relevant entity to a "bridge bank" established by the Bank of England, (c) transfer to an asset management vehicle wholly or partly owned by HM Treasury or the Bank of England, (d) the bail-in tool (as described below) and (e) temporary public ownership (nationalisation).

The Banking Act also provides for two new insolvency and administration procedures for relevant entities. Certain ancillary powers include the power to modify contractual arrangements in certain circumstances (which could include a variation of the terms of the Securities), powers to impose temporary suspension of payments, powers to suspend enforcement or termination rights that might be invoked as a result of the exercise of the resolution powers and powers for the relevant UK resolution authority to disapply or modify laws in the UK (with possible retrospective effect) to enable the powers under the Banking Act to be used effectively.

Holders of the Securities should assume that, in a resolution situation, financial public support will only be available to a relevant entity as a last resort after the relevant UK resolution authorities have assessed and used, to the maximum extent practicable, the resolution tools, including the bail-in tool (as described below).

The exercise of any resolution power or any suggestion of any such exercise could materially adversely affect the value of any Securities and could lead to holders of the Securities losing some or all of the value of their investment in the Securities.

The SRR is designed to be triggered prior to insolvency of the Issuer, and holders of the Securities may not be able to anticipate the exercise of any resolution power (including the bail-in tool) by the relevant UK resolution authority.

The stabilisation options are intended to be used prior to the point at which any insolvency proceedings with respect to the relevant entity could have been initiated. The purpose of the stabilisation options is to address the situation where all or part of a business of a relevant entity has encountered, or is likely to encounter, financial difficulties, giving rise to wider public interest concerns.

Although the Banking Act provides specific conditions to the exercise of any resolution powers and, furthermore, the European Banking Authority's guidelines published in May 2015 set out the objective elements for the resolution authorities to apply in determining whether an institution is failing or likely to fail, it is uncertain how the relevant UK resolution authority would assess such conditions in any particular pre-insolvency scenario affecting the Issuer and/or other members of the Group and in deciding whether to exercise a resolution power.

The relevant UK resolution authority is also not required to provide any advance notice to holders of the Securities of its decision to exercise any resolution power. Therefore, holders of the Securities may not be able to anticipate a potential exercise of any such powers nor the potential effect of any exercise of such powers on the Issuer, the Group and the Securities.

Holders of the Securities may have only very limited rights to challenge the exercise of any resolution powers (including the UK bail-in tool) by the relevant UK resolution authority.

Holders of the Securities may have only very limited rights to challenge and/or seek a suspension of any decision of the relevant UK resolution authority to exercise its resolution powers (including the UK bail-in tool) or to have that decision reviewed by a judicial or administrative process or otherwise.

The relevant UK resolution authority may exercise the bail-in tool in respect of the Issuer and the Securities, which may result in holders of the Securities losing some or all of their investment.

Where the relevant statutory conditions for use of the bail-in tool have been met, the relevant UK resolution authority would be expected to exercise these powers without the consent of the holders of the Securities. Any such exercise of the bail-in tool in respect of the Issuer and the Securities may result in the cancellation of all, or a portion, of the principal amount of, interest on, or any other amounts payable on, the Securities and/or the conversion of the Securities into shares or other securities or other obligations of the Issuer or another person, or any other modification or variation to the terms of the Securities.

The Banking Act specifies the order in which the bail-in tool should be applied, reflecting the hierarchy of capital instruments under CRD IV and otherwise respecting the hierarchy of claims in an ordinary insolvency. In addition, the bail-in tool contains an express safeguard (known as "no creditor worse off") with the aim that shareholders and creditors do not receive a less favourable treatment than they would have received in ordinary insolvency proceedings of the relevant entity.

The exercise of the bail-in tool in respect of the Issuer and the Securities or any suggestion of any such exercise could materially adversely affect the rights of the holders of the Securities, the price or value of their investment in the Securities and/or the ability of the Issuer to satisfy its obligations under the Securities and could lead to holders of the Securities losing some or all of the value of their investment in such Securities. In addition, even in circumstances where a claim for compensation is established under the 'no creditor worse off' safeguard in accordance with a valuation performed after the resolution action has been taken, it is unlikely that such compensation would be equivalent to the full losses incurred by the holders of the Securities in the resolution and there can be no assurance that holders of the Securities would recover such compensation promptly.

As insured deposits are excluded from the scope of the bail-in tool and other preferred deposits (and insured deposits) rank ahead of any Securities issued by the Bank, such Securities would be more likely to be bailed-in than certain other unsubordinated liabilities of the Bank (such as other preferred deposits).

As part of the reforms required by the BRRD, amendments have been made to relevant legislation in the UK (including the UK Insolvency Act 1986) to establish in the insolvency hierarchy a statutory preference (i) firstly, for deposits that are insured under the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme ("insured deposits") to rank with existing preferred claims as 'ordinary' preferred claims and (ii) secondly, for all other deposits of individuals and micro, small and medium sized enterprises held in EEA or non-EEA branches of an EEA bank ("other preferred deposits"), to rank as 'secondary' preferred claims only after the 'ordinary' preferred claims. In addition, the UK implementation of the EU Deposit Guarantee Scheme Directive increased, from July 2015, the nature and quantum of insured deposits to cover a wide range of deposits, including corporate deposits (unless the depositor is a public sector body or financial institution) and some temporary high value deposits. The effect of these changes is to increase the size of the class of preferred creditors. All such preferred deposits will rank in the insolvency hierarchy ahead of all other unsecured senior creditors of the Bank, including the holders of the Securities. Furthermore, insured deposits are excluded from the scope of the bail-in tool. As a result, if the bail-in tool were exercised by the relevant UK resolution authority, the Securities would be more likely to be bailed-in than certain other unsubordinated liabilities of the Bank such as other preferred deposits.

Under the terms of the Securities, you have agreed to be bound by the exercise of any UK Bail-in power by the relevant UK resolution authority

Notwithstanding any other agreements, arrangements, or understandings between us and any holder of the Securities, by acquiring the Securities, each holder of the Securities acknowledges, accepts, agrees to be bound by, and consents to the exercise of, any UK Bailin power by the relevant UK resolution authority that may result in (i) the reduction or cancellation of all, or a portion, of the principal amount of, or interest on, the Securities; (ii) the conversion of all, or a portion, of the principal amount of, or interest on, the Securities into shares or other securities or other obligations of the Issuer or another person (and the issue to, or conferral on, the holder of the Securities such shares, securities or obligations); and/or (iii) the amendment or alteration of the maturity of the Securities, or amendment of the amount of interest due on the Securities, or the dates on which interest becomes payable, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; which UK Bail-in power may be exercised by means of a variation of the terms of the Securities solely to give effect to the exercise by the relevant UK resolution authority of such UK Bail-in power. Each holder of the Securities further acknowledges and agrees that the rights of the holders of the Securities are subject to, and will be varied, if necessary, solely to give effect to, the exercise of any UK Bail-in Power by the relevant UK resolution authority.

Accordingly, any UK Bail-in power may be exercised in such a manner as to result in you and other holders of the Securities losing all or a part of the value of your investment in the Securities or receiving a different security from the Securities, which may be worth significantly less than the Securities and which may have significantly fewer protections than those typically afforded to debt securities. Moreover, the relevant UK resolution authority may exercise the UK Bail-in power without providing any advance notice to, or requiring the consent of, the holders of the Securities.

In addition, under the terms of the Securities, the exercise of the UK Bail-in power by the relevant UK resolution authority with respect to the Securities is not an Event of Default (as defined in the terms and conditions of the Securities). For more information, see the terms and conditions of the Securities.

A downgrade of the credit rating assigned by any credit rating agency to the Issuer or, if applicable, to the Securities could adversely affect the liquidity or market value of the Securities. Credit ratings downgrades could occur as a result of, among other causes, changes in the ratings methodologies used by credit rating agencies

Tranches of Securities issued under the Programme may be rated by credit rating agencies and may in the future be rated by additional credit rating agencies, although the Issuer is under no obligation to ensure that any Securities issued by it under the Programme are rated by any credit rating agency. Credit ratings may not reflect the potential impact of all risks related to structure, market, additional factors discussed in these Risk Factors and other factors that may affect the liquidity or market value of the Securities. A credit rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be revised, suspended or withdrawn by the credit rating agency at any time.

Any rating assigned to the Issuer and/or, if applicable, the Securities may be withdrawn entirely by a credit rating agency, may be suspended or may be lowered, if, in that credit rating agency's judgment, circumstances relating to the basis of the rating so warrant. Ratings may be impacted by a number of factors which can change over time, including the credit rating agency's assessment of: the Issuer's strategy and management's capability; the Issuer's financial condition including in respect of capital, funding and liquidity; competitive and economic conditions in the Issuer's key markets; the level of political support for the industries in which the Issuer operates; and legal and regulatory frameworks affecting the Issuer's legal structure, business activities and the rights of its creditors. The credit rating agencies may also revise the ratings methodologies applicable to issuers within a particular industry or political or economic region. If credit rating agencies perceive there to be adverse changes in the factors affecting an issuer's credit rating, including by virtue of change to applicable ratings methodologies, the credit rating agencies may downgrade, suspend or withdraw the ratings assigned to an issuer and/or its securities. Revisions to ratings methodologies and actions on the Issuer's ratings by the credit rating agencies may occur in the future.

If the Issuer determines to no longer maintain one or more ratings, or if any credit rating agency withdraws, suspends or downgrades the credit ratings of the Issuer or the Securities, or if such a withdrawal, suspension or downgrade is anticipated (or any credit rating agency places the credit ratings of the Issuer or, if applicable, the Securities on "credit watch" status in contemplation of a downgrade, suspension or withdrawal), whether as a result of the factors described above or otherwise, such event could adversely affect the liquidity or market value of the Securities (whether or not the Securities had an assigned rating prior to such event).".

(B) INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The "Information Incorporated by Reference" section of the Registration Document is supplemented by:

  • (i) adding the following documents (the "Documents", each a "Document") to the list of documents incorporated by reference:
  • 1) the joint Annual Report of Barclays PLC and the Issuer, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")on Form 20-F on 23 February 2017 in respect of the years ended 31 December 2015 and 31 December 2016 (the "2016 Joint Annual Report"); and
  • 2) the Annual Report of the Issuer containing the audited consolidated financial statements of the Issuer in respect of the year ended 31 December 2016 (the "2016 Issuer Annual Report"); and
  • (ii) adding the following page references in respect of the Documents to the crossreference lists:
From the 2016 Joint Annual Report
Governance Page 1 to 85
Directors' Report Pages 2 to 46
People Pages 47 to 50
Remuneration Report Pages 51 to 85
Risk Review Pages 86 to 189
Material existing and emerging risks Pages 88 to 96
Risk management Pages 97 to 114
Risk performance Pages 115 to 181
Supervision and Regulation Pages 182 to 189
Financial review Pages 190 to 215
Financial statements Pages 216 to 316
Presentation of Information Page 217
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm's
report for Barclays PLC
Page 218
Consolidated financial statements of Barclays PLC Pages 219 to 223
Financial Statements of Barclays PLC Pages 224 to 225
Notes to the consolidated financial statements of Pages 226 to 316
Barclays PLC
Additional information Pages 317 to 448
Additional Shareholder Information Pages 317 to 328
Additional Information Pages 329 to 341
Barclays approach to managing risks Pages 342 to 403
Additional financial disclosure (unaudited) Pages 404 to 426
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm's
report for Barclays Bank PLC
Page 427
Presentation of Information Page 428
Barclays Bank PLC Data Pages 429 to 446
Additional financial disclosure (unaudited) Pages 447 and 448
Glossary Pages 449 to 464
Shareholder information Pages 465 to 467
From the 2016 Issuer Annual Report
Strategic Report Pages 1 to 42
Governance
People Pages 43 to 47
Directors' report Pages 48 to 50
Directors and Officers Page 51
Risk review
Material existing and emerging risks Pages 52 to 62
Risk management Pages 63 to 81
Risk performance
Credit risk Pages 82 to 105
Market risk Pages 106 to 114
Funding risk – Capital Pages 115 to 120
Funding risk – Liquidity Pages 121 to 140
Operational risk Pages 141 to 143
Conduct risk Pages 144 to 146
Supervision and regulation Pages 147 to 155
Financial review
Key performance indicators Pages 156 to 158
Consolidated summary income statement Page 159
Income statement commentary Page 160
Consolidated summary balance sheet Page 161
Balance sheet commentary Page 162
Analysis of results by business Pages 163 to 176
Non-IFRS performance measures Pages 177 to 182
Financial statements
Presentation of information Pages 183 to 186
Independent Auditor's report Pages 187 to 188
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm's report Page 189
Consolidated financial statements
Consolidated income statement Page 190
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income Page 191
Consolidated balance sheet Page 192
Consolidated statement of changes in equity Page 193
Statement of changes in equity Pages 194 to 195
Consolidated cash flow statement Pages 196 to 197
Notes to the financial statements Pages 198 to 317

Only information listed in the cross-reference list above is incorporated by reference into the Registration Document.

For the purposes of the prospectus rules made under Section 73A of the FSMA and the Registration Document, the information incorporated by reference, either expressly or implicitly, into the 2016 Joint Annual Report and the 2016 Issuer Annual Report does not form part of any of the Registration Document.

Information in the 2016 Joint Annual Report and the 2016 Issuer Annual Report which is not incorporated by reference into the Registration Document is either not relevant for the investor or is covered elsewhere in the Registration Document.

The 2016 Joint Annual Report and the 2016 Issuer Annual Report may be inspected during normal business hours at the registered office of the Issuer or at https://www.home.barclays/barclays-investor-relations/results-and-reports/annualreports.html.

(C) THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The "Forward-looking Statements" section of the Registration Document is supplemented by deleting the existing three paragraphs in their entirety and replacing them with the following:

"This Registration Document and certain documents incorporated by reference herein contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the Group. The Issuer cautions readers that no forwardlooking statement is a guarantee of future performance and that actual results or other financial condition or performance measures could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate only to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements sometimes use words such as 'may', 'will', 'seek', 'continue', 'aim', 'anticipate', 'target', 'projected', 'expect', 'estimate', 'intend', 'plan', 'goal', 'believe', 'achieve' or other words of similar meaning. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements or guidance regarding the Group's future financial position, income growth, assets, impairment charges, provisions, notable items, business strategy, structural reform, capital, leverage and other regulatory ratios, payment of dividends (including dividend payout ratios and expected payment strategies), projected levels of growth in the banking and financial markets, projected costs or savings, original and revised commitments and targets in connection with the strategic cost programme and the group strategy update as announced by Barclays PLC on March 1, 2016, rundown of assets and businesses within Barclays Non-Core, sell down of the Group's interest in Barclays Africa Group Limited, estimates of capital expenditures and plans and objectives for future operations, projected employee numbers and other statements that are not historical fact.

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances. These may be affected by changes in legislation, the development of standards and interpretations under International Financial Reporting Standards, evolving practices with regard to the interpretation and application of accounting and regulatory standards, the outcome of current and future legal proceedings and regulatory investigations, future levels of conduct provisions, future levels of notable items, the policies and actions of governmental and regulatory authorities, geopolitical risks and the impact of competition. In addition, factors including (but not limited to) the following may have an effect: capital, leverage and other regulatory rules (including with regard to the future structure of the Group) applicable to past, current and future periods; UK, US, Africa, Eurozone and global macroeconomic and business conditions; the effects of continued volatility in credit markets; market related risks such as changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates; effects of changes in valuation of credit market exposures; changes in valuation of issued securities; volatility in capital markets; changes in credit ratings of any entities within the Group or any securities issued by such entities; the potential for one or more countries exiting the Eurozone; the implications of the results of the 23 June 2016 referendum in the United Kingdom and the disruption that may result in the UK and globally from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union; the implementation of the strategic cost programme; and the success of future acquisitions, disposals and other strategic transactions. A number of these influences and factors are beyond the Group's control. As a result, the Group's actual future results, dividend payments, and capital and leverage ratios may differ materially from the plans, goals, expectations and guidance set forth in the Group's forward-looking statements. Additional risks and factors which may impact the Group's future financial condition and performance are identified in Group's filings with the SEC which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Any forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date they are made and it should not be assumed that they have been revised or updated in the light of new information or future events. Except as required by the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Financial Conduct Authority, the London Stock Exchange plc (the "LSE") or applicable law, the Group expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Group's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. The reader should, however, consult any additional disclosures that the Group has made or may make in documents it has published or may publish via the Regulatory News Service of the LSE and/or has filed or may file with the SEC.

Subject to the Group's obligations under the applicable laws and regulations of the UK and the US in relation to disclosure and on-going information, we undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.".

(D) THE ISSUER AND THE GROUP

The "The Issuer and the Group" section of the Registration Document is supplemented by:

(i) deleting the second, third and fourth paragraphs in their entirety and replacing them with the following (notwithstanding that any footnotes in such paragraphs of the Registration Document shall apply mutatis mutandis as set out therein):

"The Group is a transatlantic consumer, corporate and investment bank offering products and services across personal, corporate and investment banking, credit cards and wealth management, with a strong presence in the Group's two home markets of the UK and the US. The Group is focused on two core divisions – Barclays UK and Barclays International. Barclays UK comprises the UK retail banking operations, UK consumer credit card business, UK wealth management business and corporate banking for smaller businesses. Barclays International comprises the corporate banking franchise, the Investment Bank, the US and international cards business and international wealth management. Assets which do not fit the Group's strategic objectives will continue to be managed in Barclays Non-Core and designated for exit or run-down over time.

The short term unsecured obligations of the Issuer are rated A-2 by Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services Europe Limited, P-1 by Moody's Investors Service Ltd. and F1 by Fitch Ratings Limited and the long-term unsecured unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer are rated A- by Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services Europe Limited, A1 by Moody's Investors Service Ltd. and A by Fitch Ratings Limited.

Based on the Bank Group's audited financial information for the year ended 31 December 2016, the Bank Group had total assets of £1,213,955m (2015: £1,120,727m), total net loans and advances of £436,417m (2015: £441,046m), total deposits of £472,917m (2015: £465,387m), and total shareholders' equity of £70,955m (2015: £66,019m) (including non-controlling interests of £3,522m (2015: £1,914m)). The profit before tax from continuing operations of the Bank Group for the year ended 31 December 2016 was £4,383m (2015: £1,914m) after credit impairment charges and other provisions of £2,373m (2015: £1,762m). The financial information in this paragraph is extracted from the audited consolidated financial statements of the Issuer for the year ended 31 December 2016.";

  • (ii) deleting the information under the heading "Acquisitions, Disposals and Recent Developments" in its entirety;
  • (iii) deleting the information under the heading "Legal Proceedings" and replacing it with the following:

"For a description of the governmental, legal or arbitration proceedings that the Issuer and the Group face, see (i) Note 27 (Provisions) to the consolidated financial statements of Barclays PLC and Note 29 (Legal, competition and regulatory matters) to the consolidated financial statements of Barclays PLC on pages 270 to 271 and pages 272 to 280, respectively, of the 2016 Joint Annual Report."; and

(iv) deleting the information under the heading "Directors" in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

"The Directors of the Issuer3 , each of whose business address is 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP, United Kingdom, their functions in relation to the Issuer and their principal outside activities (if any) of significance to the Issuer are as follows:

Name Function(s) within the Bank Principal outside activities
John McFarlane Chairman Chairman,
Barclays
PLC;
Director,
Westfield
Corporation; Director, Old Oak
Holdings
Limited;
Chairman,
The CityUK
James Staley Group Chief Executive Officer Group Chief Executive Officer,
Barclays PLC
Tushar Morzaria Group Finance Director Finance Director, Barclays PLC
Mike Ashley Non-Executive Director Non-Executive
Director,
Barclays
PLC;
Member,
International Ethics Standards
Board
for
Accountants;
Member, Institute of Chartered
Accountants
in
England
&
Wales'
Ethics
Standards
Committee;
Chairman,
Government
Internal
Audit
Agency; Member, Board of The
Charity Commission
Tim Breedon CBE Non-Executive Director Non-Executive
Director,
Barclays PLC; Chairman, Apax
Global Alpha; Chairman, The
Northview Group
Mary Francis CBE Non-Executive Director Non-Executive
Director,
Barclays
PLC;
Non-Executive
Director,
Ensco
plc;
Non
Executive Director, Swiss re
Group
Crawford Gillies Non-Executive Director Non-Executive
Director,
Barclays
PLC;
Chairman,
Control
Risks
International;
Senior Independent Director,
SSE
plc;
Director,
The
Edrington Group
Sir Gerry Grimstone Deputy Chairman and Senior
Independent Director
Deputy Chairman and Senior
Independent Director, Barclays
PLC; Chairman, Standard Life
plc;
Non-Executive
Board
Member of Deloitte LLP; Lead
non-executive,
Ministry
of

3 On 27 February 2017, the Group and the Issuer announced the appointment of Sir Ian Cheshire as a Non-Executive Director effective from 3 April 2017

Name Function(s) within the Bank Principal outside activities
Defence;
Financial
Services
Trade and Investment Board;
Reuben Jeffery III Non-Executive Director Non-Executive
Director,
Barclays PLC; Chief Executive
Officer, President and Director,
Rockefeller & Co., Inc. and
Rockefeller Financial Services
Inc,; Member, Advisory Board
of Towerbrook Capital Partners
LP; Director, Financial Services
Volunteer
Corps;
Advisory
Board,
J. Rothschild Capital
Management Limited; The Asia
Foundation
Dambisa Moyo Non-Executive Director Non-Executive
Director,
Barclays
PLC;
Non-Executive
Director,
Barrick
Gold
Corporation;
Non-Executive
Director, Seagate Technology;
Non-Executive
Director,
Chevron Corporation
Diane de Saint Victor Non-Executive Director Non-Executive
Director,
Barclays PLC; General Counsel,
Company
Secretary
and
Executive
Director
of
ABB
Limited;
Member,
American
Chamber
of
Commerce
in
France
Diane Schueneman Non-Executive Director Non-Executive
Director,
Barclays PLC;
Stephen Thieke Non-Executive Director Non-Executive
Director,
Barclays PLC;

No potential conflicts of interest exist between any duties to the Issuer of the Directors listed above and their private interests or other duties.".

(E) GENERAL INFORMATION

The "General Information" section in the Registration Document is supplemented by:

(i) deleting the information set out under "Significant Change Statement" and replacing it with the following:

"There has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of the Bank Group since 31 December 2016.";

(ii) deleting the information set out under "Material Adverse Change Statement" and replacing it with the following:

"There has been no material adverse change in the prospects of the Issuer since 31 December 2016."; and

(iii) deleting the information set out under "Legal Proceedings" and replacing it with the following:

"Save as disclosed under 'The Issuer and the Group — Legal Proceedings' (other than under the heading 'General'), there are no governmental, legal or arbitration proceedings (including any such proceedings which are pending or threatened of which the Issuer is aware), which may have or have had during the 12 months preceding the date of this Registration Document, a significant effect on the financial position or profitability of the Issuer and/or the Bank Group.".

To the extent that there is any inconsistency between (a) any statement in this Supplement and (b) any other statement in, or incorporated by reference in the Registration Document, the statements in (a) above shall prevail.

Investors should be aware of their rights under Section 87Q(4) to (6) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Investors who have agreed to purchase or subscribe for Securities before this Supplement was published have the right, exercisable within two working days after the date on which this Supplement is published, to withdraw their acceptances. Such right shall expire on 7 March 2017. Investors should contact the distributor from which they agreed to purchase or subscribe the Securities in order to exercise their withdrawal rights.

References to the Registration Document shall hereafter mean the Registration Document as supplemented by this Supplement. The Issuer has taken all reasonable care to ensure that the information contained in the Registration Document, as supplemented by this Supplement is, to the best of its knowledge, in accordance with the facts and contains no omission likely to affect its import and accepts responsibility accordingly.

This Supplement has been approved by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which is the United Kingdom competent authority for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive and the relevant implementing measures in the United Kingdom, as a supplement issued in compliance with the Prospectus Directive and the relevant implementing measures in the United Kingdom for the purpose of giving information with regard to the Issuer.

The date of this Supplement is 3 March 2017