Preliminary Pricing Supplement
(To the Prospectus dated May 23, 2022 and the Prospectus Supplement
dated June 27, 2022) |
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration No. 333-265158
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Principal Amount:
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US$
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Issuer:
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Barclays Bank PLC
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Issue Price:
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100.00%
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Series:
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Global Medium-Term Notes, Series A
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Payment at Maturity:
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If you hold the Notes to maturity, you will receive 100% of your principal, subject to the creditworthiness of Barclays Bank PLC and the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority.
Any payment on the Notes is not guaranteed by any third party and is subject to both the creditworthiness of the Issuer and to the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority. If Barclays Bank PLC were to default on its payment obligations or become subject to the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power (or any other resolution measure) by the relevant U.K. resolution authority, you might not receive any amounts owed to you under the Notes. See “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power” and “Selected Risk Factors” in this pricing supplement and “Risk Factors” in the accompanying prospectus supplement for more information.
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Original Trade Date:
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March 26, 2024
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Maturity Date:
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April 1, 2027, subject to Redemption at the Option of the Issuer (as set forth below).
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Original Issue Date:
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April 1, 2024
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Denominations:
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Minimum denominations of US$1,000 and integral multiples of US$1,000 thereafter.
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Interest Rate Type:
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Fixed Rate
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Interest Rate:
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5.25% per annum
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Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power
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Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of the Notes or any other agreements, arrangements or understandings between Barclays Bank PLC and any holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, by acquiring the Notes, each holder and beneficial owner of the Notes acknowledges, accepts, agrees to be bound by, and consents to the exercise of, any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority. See “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power” on page PS-3 of this pricing supplement.
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Interest Payment Dates:
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Payable semi-annually in arrears on the 1st day of each April and October, commencing on October 1, 2024 and ending on the Maturity Date (or the Early Redemption Date, if applicable). For the avoidance of doubt, the final Interest Payment Date is scheduled to occur on the Maturity Date, subject to an earlier Redemption at the Option of the Issuer.
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Redemption at the Option of the Issuer:
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We may redeem your Notes, in whole or in part, at the Redemption Price set forth below on the 1st day of each January, April, July and October, commencing on April 1, 2026 to but excluding the Maturity Date, provided we give at least five business days’ prior written notice to the trustee. If we exercise our redemption option, the Interest Payment Date on which we so exercise will be referred to as the “Early Redemption Date”.
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Redemption Price:
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If we exercise our redemption option, you will receive on the Early Redemption Date 100% of the principal amount together with any accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the Early Redemption Date.
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Interest Payment Amount:
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For each Interest Period, the interest payment amount per $1,000 principal amount Note will be calculated as follows:
$1,000 × Interest Rate × (days in Interest Period/360)
where the number of days in the Interest Period will be determined based on a 30/360 Day Count Convention.
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Price to Public (1), (2)
Agent’s Commission (2)
Proceeds to Barclays Bank PLC
Per Note
100.00%
0.60%
99.40%
Total
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$
$
(1) Because dealers who purchase the Notes for sale to certain fee-based advisory accounts may forgo some or all selling concessions, fees or commissions, the public offering price for investors purchasing the Notes in such fee-based advisory accounts may be between $994.00 and $1,000 per Note. Investors that hold their Notes in fee-based advisory or trust accounts may be charged fees by the investment advisor or manager of such account based on the amount of assets held in those accounts, including the Notes.
(2) Barclays Capital Inc. will receive commissions from the Issuer up to $6.00 per $1,000 principal amount, and may retain all or a portion of these commissions or use all or a portion of these commissions to pay variable selling concessions or fees to other dealers. Barclays Capital Inc. may forgo all or a portion of these commissions and sell Notes to certain institutional accounts at an offering price between $994.00 and $1,000 per Note.
Investing in the Notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-9 of the prospectus supplement and “Selected Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-4 of this pricing supplement.
The Notes will not be listed on any U.S. securities exchange or quotation system. Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined that this pricing supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The Notes constitute our direct, unconditional, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and are not deposit liabilities of either Barclays PLC or Barclays Bank PLC and are not covered by the U.K. Financial Services Compensation Scheme or insured or guaranteed by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency of the United States, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction.
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Interest Period:
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The initial Interest Period will begin on, and include, the Original Issue Date and end on, but exclude, the first Interest Payment Date. Each subsequent Interest Period will begin on, and include, the Interest Payment Date for the immediately preceding Interest Period and end on, but exclude, the next following Interest Payment Date. The final Interest Period will end on, but exclude, the Maturity Date (or the Early Redemption Date, if applicable).
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Business Day Convention/Day Count Fraction:
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Following, unadjusted; 30/360
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Business Day:
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A Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that is neither a day on which banking institutions in New York City generally are authorized or obligated by law, regulation, or executive order to be closed.
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Settlement:
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DTC; Book-entry; Transferable.
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Listing:
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The Notes will not be listed on any U.S. securities exchange or quotation system.
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Agent:
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Barclays Capital Inc.
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CUSIP/ISIN:
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06745QCX5 / US06745QCX51
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Prospectus Supplement dated June 27, 2022:
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Appropriateness of the Notes for Investment—You should reach a decision whether to invest in the Notes after carefully considering, with your advisors, the appropriateness of the Notes in light of your investment objectives and the specific information set out in this pricing supplement, the prospectus supplement and the prospectus. Neither the Issuer nor Barclays Capital Inc. makes any recommendation as to the appropriateness of the Notes for investment.
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The Notes Will Be Subject to Redemption at Our Option—We may redeem the Notes prior to the Maturity Date on the dates as indicated on the cover page hereof. If you intend to purchase the Notes, you must be willing to have your Notes redeemed early. We are generally more likely to redeem the Notes during periods when we expect that interest will accrue on the Notes at a rate that is greater than that which we would pay on our traditional interest-bearing deposits or debt securities having a maturity equal to the remaining term of the Notes. In contrast, we are generally less likely to redeem the Notes during periods when we expect interest to accrue on the Notes at a rate that is less than that which we would pay on those instruments. If we redeem the Notes prior to the Maturity Date, accrued interest will be paid on the Notes until such early redemption, but you will not receive any future interest payments from the Notes redeemed, and you may be unable to reinvest your proceeds from the redemption in an investment with a return that is as high as the return on the Notes would have been if they had not been redeemed. In addition, our right to redeem the Notes may also adversely impact your ability to sell your Notes and the price at which they may be sold.
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Issuer Credit Risk—The Notes are our unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations, and are not, either directly or indirectly, an obligation of any third party. Any payment to be made on the Notes, including any repayment of principal, depends on our ability to satisfy our obligations as they come due. As a result, the actual and perceived creditworthiness of Barclays Bank PLC may affect the market value of the Notes and, in the event we were to default on our obligations, you may not receive the payment due at maturity or any other amounts owed to you under the terms of the Notes.
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You May Lose Some or All of Your Investment If Any U.K. Bail-in Power Is Exercised by the Relevant U.K. Resolution Authority—Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of the Notes or any other agreements, arrangements or understandings between Barclays Bank PLC and any holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, by acquiring the Notes, each holder and beneficial owner of the Notes acknowledges, accepts, agrees to be bound by, and consents to the exercise of, any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority as set forth under “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power” in this pricing supplement. Accordingly, any U.K. Bail-in Power may be exercised in such a manner as to result in you and other holders and beneficial owners of the Notes losing all or a part of the value of your investment in the Notes or receiving a different security from the Notes, which may be worth significantly less than the Notes and which may have significantly fewer protections than those typically afforded to debt securities. Moreover, the relevant U.K. resolution authority may exercise the U.K. Bail-in Power without providing any advance notice to, or requiring the consent of, the holders or beneficial owners of the Notes. The exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority with respect to the Notes will not be a default or an Event of Default (as each term is defined in the senior debt securities indenture) and the trustee will not be liable for any action that the trustee takes, or abstains from taking, in either case, in accordance with the exercise of the U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority with respect to the Notes. See “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power” in this pricing supplement as well as “U.K. Bail-in Power,” “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Securities Generally—Regulatory action in the event a bank or investment firm in the Group is failing or likely to fail, including the exercise by the relevant U.K. resolution authority of a variety of statutory resolution powers, could materially adversely affect the value of any securities” and “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Securities Generally—Under the terms of the securities, you have agreed to be bound by the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
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We and Our Affiliates May Engage in Various Activities or Make Determinations That Could Materially Affect Your Notes in Various Ways and Create Conflicts of Interest—We and our affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with the issuance of the Notes, as described below. In performing these roles, our and our affiliates’ economic interests are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the Notes.
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Certain Built-In Costs Are Likely to Adversely Affect the Value of the Notes Prior to Maturity—While the payment at maturity described in this pricing supplement is based on the full principal amount of your Notes, the original issue price of the Notes includes any Agent’s commission and the cost of hedging our obligations under the Notes through one or more of our affiliates. As a result, the price, if any, at which Barclays Capital Inc. and other affiliates of Barclays Bank PLC may be willing to purchase Notes from you in secondary market transactions will likely be lower than the price you paid for your Notes, and any sale prior to the Maturity Date could result in a substantial loss to you.
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Lack of Liquidity—The Notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. Barclays Capital Inc. and other affiliates of Barclays Bank PLC intend to make a secondary market for the Notes but are not required to do so, and may discontinue any such secondary market making at any time, without notice. Barclays Capital Inc. may at any time hold unsold inventory, which may inhibit the development of a secondary market for the Notes. Even if there is a secondary market, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to trade or sell the Notes easily. Because other dealers are not likely to make a secondary market for the Notes, the price at which you may be able to trade your Notes is likely to depend on the price, if any, at which Barclays Capital Inc. and other affiliates of Barclays Bank PLC are willing to buy the Notes. The Notes are not designed to be short-term trading instruments. Accordingly, you should be able and willing to hold your Notes to maturity.
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Many Economic and Market Factors Will Impact the Value of the Notes—The value of the Notes will be affected by a number of economic and market factors that may either offset or magnify each other, including:
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inflation and expectations concerning inflation;
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our creditworthiness, including actual or anticipated downgrades in our credit ratings.
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