Opportunities in U.S. Equities
Unlike conventional debt securities, the securities do not guarantee
the payment of interest or any return of principal at maturity. Instead, the securities offer the opportunity for investors to
receive a contingent quarterly payment equal to at least 2.00% of the stated principal amount (the actual contingent quarterly
payment will be determined on the pricing date) with respect to each quarterly determination date on which the closing level of
each underlier is greater than or equal to 75% of its initial underlier value, which we refer to as a downside threshold level.
If the closing level of each underlier is greater than or equal to its initial underlier value on any determination date (other
than the final determination date), the securities will be automatically redeemed for an amount per security equal to the stated
principal amount plus the contingent quarterly payment otherwise due. However, if on any determination date the closing level
of either underlier is less than its initial underlier value, the securities will not be redeemed and if the closing level of
either underlier is less than its downside threshold level, investors will not receive any contingent quarterly payment for the
related quarterly period. If the securities are not redeemed prior to maturity and the final underlier value of each underlier
is greater than or equal to its downside threshold level, the payment at maturity due on the securities will be equal to the stated
principal amount plus the contingent quarterly payment otherwise due. However, if the securities are not redeemed prior
to maturity and the final underlier value of either underlier is less than its downside threshold level, at maturity investors
will lose 1% of the stated principal amount for every 1% that the final underlier value of the worse performing underlier is less
than its initial underlier value. Under these circumstances, the amount investors receive will be less than 75% of the stated
principal amount and could be zero. Because all payments on the securities are based on the worse performing of the underliers,
a decline in the closing level of either underlier below its downside threshold level on most or all of the determination dates
will result in few or no contingent quarterly payments and/or a significant loss of your investment, even if the other underlier
appreciates or has not declined as much. The securities are for investors who are willing and able to risk their principal and
forgo guaranteed interest payments, in exchange for the opportunity to receive contingent quarterly payments at a potentially
above-market rate, subject to automatic early redemption. Investors will not participate in any appreciation of either underlier
even though investors will be exposed to the depreciation in the value of the worse performing underlier if the securities have
not been redeemed prior to maturity and the final underlier value of the worse performing underlier is less than its downside
threshold level. Investors may lose their entire initial investment in the securities.
The securities are unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Barclays Bank PLC. Any payment on the securities, including
any repayment of principal, is subject to the creditworthiness of Barclays Bank PLC and is not guaranteed by any third party.
If Barclays Bank PLC were to default on its payment obligations or become subject to the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power (as
described on page 5 of this document) by the relevant U.K. resolution authority, you might not receive any amounts owed to you
under the securities. See “Risk Factors” and “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power” in this document and “Risk
Factors” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
Additional Information Regarding Our Estimated
Value of the Securities
Our internal pricing models take into account a number of variables
and are based on a number of subjective assumptions, which may or may not materialize, typically including volatility, interest
rates and our internal funding rates. Our internal funding rates (which are our internally published borrowing rates based on variables,
such as market benchmarks, our appetite for borrowing and our existing obligations coming to maturity) may vary from the levels
at which our benchmark debt securities trade in the secondary market. Our estimated value on the pricing date is based on our internal
funding rates. Our estimated value of the securities might be lower if such valuation were based on the levels at which our benchmark
debt securities trade in the secondary market.
Our estimated value of the securities on the pricing date is
expected to be less than the initial issue price of the securities. The difference between the initial issue price of the securities
and our estimated value of the securities is expected to result from several factors, including any sales commissions expected
to be paid to Barclays Capital Inc. or another affiliate of ours, any selling concessions, discounts, commissions or fees expected
to be allowed or paid to non-affiliated intermediaries, the estimated profit that we or any of our affiliates expect to earn in
connection with structuring the securities, the estimated cost that we may incur in hedging our obligations under the securities,
and estimated development and other costs that we may incur in connection with the securities.
Our estimated value on the pricing date is not a prediction of
the price at which the securities may trade in the secondary market, nor will it be the price at which Barclays Capital Inc. may
buy or sell the securities in the secondary market. Subject to normal market and funding conditions, Barclays Capital Inc. or another
affiliate of ours intends to offer to purchase the securities in the secondary market but it is not obligated to do so.
Assuming that all relevant factors remain constant after the
pricing date, the price at which Barclays Capital Inc. may initially buy or sell the securities in the secondary market, if any,
and the value that we may initially use for customer account statements, if we provide any customer account statements at all,
may exceed our estimated value on the pricing date for a temporary period expected to be approximately 40 days after the initial
issue date of the securities because, in our discretion, we may elect to effectively reimburse to investors a portion of the estimated
cost of hedging our obligations under the securities and other costs in connection with the securities that we will no longer expect
to incur over the term of the securities. We made such discretionary election and determined this temporary reimbursement period
on the basis of a number of factors, which may include the tenor of the securities and/or any agreement we may have with the distributors
of the securities. The amount of our estimated costs that we effectively reimburse to investors in this way may not be allocated
ratably throughout the reimbursement period, and we may discontinue such reimbursement at any time or revise the duration of the
reimbursement period after the initial issue date of the securities based on changes in market conditions and other factors that
cannot be predicted.
We urge you to read “Risk Factors” beginning on
page 13 of this document.
You may revoke your offer to
purchase the securities at any time prior to the pricing date. We reserve the right to change the terms of, or reject any offer
to purchase, the securities prior to their pricing date. In the event of any changes to the terms of the securities, we will notify
you and you will be asked to accept such changes in connection with your purchase. You may also choose to reject such changes in
which case we may reject your offer to purchase.
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Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power
Notwithstanding any
other agreements, arrangements or understandings between us and any holder or beneficial owner of the securities, by acquiring
the securities, each holder and beneficial owner of the securities 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.
Under the U.K. Banking
Act 2009, as amended, the relevant U.K. resolution authority may exercise a U.K. Bail-in Power in circumstances in which the relevant
U.K. resolution authority is satisfied that the resolution conditions are met. These conditions include that a U.K. bank or investment
firm is failing or is likely to fail to satisfy the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”) threshold
conditions for authorization to carry on certain regulated activities (within the meaning of section 55B FSMA) or, in the case
of a U.K. banking group company that is a European Economic Area (“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 that entity.
The U.K. Bail-in Power
includes any write-down, conversion, transfer, modification and/or suspension power, which allows for (i) the reduction or cancellation
of all, or a portion, of the principal amount of, interest on, or any other amounts payable on, the securities; (ii) the conversion
of all, or a portion, of the principal amount of, interest on, or any other amounts payable on, the securities into shares or other
securities or other obligations of Barclays Bank PLC or another person (and the issue to, or conferral on, the holder or beneficial
owner 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 or any other amounts due on the securities, or the dates on which interest or
any other amounts become payable, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; which U.K. 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 U.K. resolution authority
of such U.K. Bail-in Power. Each holder and beneficial owner of the securities further acknowledges and agrees that the rights
of the holders or beneficial owners of the securities are subject to, and will be varied, if necessary, solely to give effect to,
the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority. For the avoidance of doubt, this consent and
acknowledgment is not a waiver of any rights holders or beneficial owners of the securities may have at law if and to the extent
that any U.K. Bail-in Power is exercised by the relevant U.K. resolution authority in breach of laws applicable in England.
For
more information, please see “Risk Factors—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” in this document 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 could materially adversely affect the value of the 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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Investment Summary
Contingent Income Auto-Callable Securities
Principal at Risk Securities
The Contingent Income Auto-Callable Securities due November 3,
2022 Based on the Value of the Worse Performing of the Russell 2000® Index and the S&P 500® Index,
which we refer to as the securities, provide an opportunity for investors to receive a contingent quarterly payment, which is an
amount equal to at least $20.00 (at least 2.00% of the stated principal amount), with respect to each quarterly determination date
on which the closing level of each underlier is greater than or equal to 75% of its initial underlier value, which we refer to
as a downside threshold level. However, if the closing level of either underlier is less than its downside threshold level on a
determination date, investors will not receive any contingent quarterly payment for that determination date. The actual contingent
quarterly payment will be determined on the pricing date. The closing level of at least one of the underliers could be below its
downside threshold level on most or all of the determination dates so that you receive few or no contingent quarterly payments
over the term of the securities.
If the closing level of each underlier is greater than or equal
to its initial underlier value on any determination date (other than the final determination date), the securities will be automatically
redeemed for an early redemption payment equal to the stated principal amount plus the contingent quarterly payment otherwise
due. If the securities are automatically redeemed prior to maturity, investors will receive no further contingent quarterly payments.
At maturity, if the securities have not previously been redeemed and the final underlier value of each underlier is greater than
or equal to its downside threshold level, the payment at maturity will be equal to the stated principal amount plus the contingent
quarterly payment otherwise due. However, if the securities have not previously been redeemed and the final underlier value of
either underlier is less than its downside threshold level, investors will lose 1% of the stated principal amount for every 1%
that the final underlier value of the worse performing underlier is less than its initial underlier value. Under these circumstances,
the amount investors receive will be less than 75% of the stated principal amount and could be zero. Investors in the securities
must be willing and able to accept the risk of losing their entire initial investment based on the performance of the worse performing
underlier and also the risk of not receiving any contingent quarterly payment throughout the entire term of the securities. In
addition, investors will not participate in any appreciation of either underlier.
Key Investment Rationale
The securities are for investors who are willing and able to
risk their principal and forgo guaranteed interest payments, in exchange for the opportunity to receive contingent quarterly payments
at a potentially above-market rate, subject to automatic early redemption. The securities offer investors an opportunity to receive
a contingent quarterly payment of at least $20.00 (at least 2.00% of the stated principal amount) with respect to each determination
date on which the closing level of each underlier is greater than or equal to its downside threshold level. The actual contingent
quarterly payment will be determined on the pricing date. In addition, the following scenarios reflect the potential payment on
the securities, if any, upon an automatic early redemption or at maturity:
Scenario 1
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On any determination date (other than the
final determination date), the closing level of each underlier is greater than or equal to its initial underlier value.
§ The
securities will be automatically redeemed for (i) the stated principal amount plus (ii) the contingent quarterly payment
otherwise due.
§ Investors
will not participate in any appreciation of either underlier from its initial underlier value and will receive no further contingent
quarterly payments.
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Scenario 2
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The securities are not automatically redeemed
prior to maturity and the final underlier value of each underlier is greater than or equal to its downside threshold level.
§ The
payment due at maturity will be (i) the stated principal amount plus (ii) the contingent quarterly payment otherwise due.
§ Investors
will not participate in any appreciation of either underlier from its initial underlier value.
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Scenario 3
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The securities are not automatically redeemed
prior to maturity and the final underlier value of either underlier is less than its downside threshold level.
§ The
payment due at maturity will be equal to the stated principal amount times the underlier performance factor of the worse
performing underlier. In this case, at maturity, the securities pay less than 75% of the stated principal amount and the percentage
loss of the stated principal amount will be equal to the percentage decrease in the final underlier value of the worse performing
underlier from its initial underlier value. For example, if the final underlier value of the worse performing underlier is
55% less than its initial underlier value, the securities will pay $450.00 per security, or 45% of the stated principal amount,
for a loss of 55% of the stated principal amount. Investors will lose a significant portion and may lose all of their principal
in this scenario.
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Selected Purchase Considerations
The securities are not suitable
for all investors. The securities may be a suitable investment for you if all of the following statements are true:
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You do not seek an investment that produces fixed
periodic interest or coupon payments or other non-contingent sources of current income.
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You do not anticipate that the final underlier value
of either underlier will be less than its downside threshold level on the final determination date, and you are willing
and able to accept the risk that, if it is, you will lose a significant portion or all of the stated principal amount.
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You do not anticipate that the closing level of either
underlier will be less than its downside threshold level on any determination date, and you are willing and able to accept
the risk that, if it is, you may receive few or no contingent quarterly payments over the term of the securities.
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You are willing and able to accept the individual
market risk of each underlier and you understand that poor performance by either underlier over the term of the securities
may negatively affect your return and will not be offset or mitigated by any positive performance by the other underlier.
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You are willing and able to forgo participation in
any appreciation of either underlier, and you understand that any return on your investment will be limited to the contingent
quarterly payments that may be payable on the securities.
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You are willing and able to accept the risks associated
with an investment linked to the performance of the worse performing of the underliers, as explained in more detail in the “Risk
Factors” section of this document.
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You understand and accept that you will not be entitled
to receive dividends or distributions that may be paid to holders of the securities composing the underliers, nor will you have
any voting rights with respect to the securities composing the underliers.
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You are willing and able to accept the risk that the
securities may be automatically redeemed prior to scheduled maturity and that you may not be able to reinvest your money in an
alternative investment with comparable risk and yield.
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You do not seek an investment for which there will
be an active secondary market and you are willing and able to hold the securities to maturity if the securities are not automatically
redeemed.
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You are willing and able to assume our credit risk
for all payments on the securities.
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You are willing and able to consent to the exercise
of any U.K. Bail-in Power by any relevant U.K. resolution authority.
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The securities may not
be a suitable investment for you if any of the following statements are true:
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You seek an investment that produces fixed periodic
interest or coupon payments or other non-contingent sources of current income.
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You seek an investment that provides for the full
repayment of principal at maturity.
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You anticipate that the final underlier value of either
underlier will be less than its downside threshold level on the final determination date, or you are unwilling or unable to
accept the risk that, if it is, you will lose a significant portion or all of the stated principal amount.
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You anticipate that the closing level of either
underlier will be less than its downside threshold level on one or more determination dates, or you are unwilling or unable
to accept the risk that, if it is, you may receive few or no contingent quarterly payments over the term of the securities.
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You are unwilling or unable to accept the individual
market risk of each underlier or the risk that poor performance by either underlier over the term of the securities
may negatively affect your return and will not be offset or mitigated by any positive performance by the other underlier.
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You seek exposure to any upside performance of the
underliers or you seek an investment with a return that is not limited to the contingent quarterly payments that may be payable
on the securities.
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You are unwilling or unable to accept the risks associated
with an investment linked to the performance of the worse performing of the underliers, as explained in more detail in the “Risk
Factors” section of this document.
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You seek an investment that entitles you to dividends
or distributions on, or voting rights related to, the securities composing the underliers.
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You are unwilling or unable to accept the risk that
the securities may be automatically redeemed prior to scheduled maturity.
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You seek an investment for which there will be an
active secondary market and/or you are unwilling or unable to hold the securities to maturity if they are not automatically redeemed.
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You are unwilling or unable to assume our credit risk
for all payments on the securities.
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You are unwilling or unable to consent to the exercise
of any U.K. Bail-in Power by any relevant U.K. resolution authority.
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You must rely on your own evaluation of the merits of an
investment in the securities. You should reach a decision whether to invest in the securities after carefully considering,
with your advisors, the suitability of the securities in light of your investment objectives and the specific information set forth
in this document, the prospectus, the prospectus supplement, the prospectus addendum and the underlying supplement. Neither the
issuer nor Barclays Capital Inc. makes any recommendation as to the suitability of the securities for investment.
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How the Securities Work
The following diagrams illustrate the potential outcomes for
the securities depending on the closing level of each underlier on the determination dates.
Diagram #1: Determination Dates Prior to the
Final Determination Date
Diagram #2: Payment at Maturity If No Automatic
Early Redemption Occurs
For more information about the payment upon an automatic early
redemption or at maturity in different hypothetical scenarios, see “Hypothetical Examples” below.
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Hypothetical Examples
The numbers appearing in the following examples may have been
rounded for ease of analysis. The examples below assume that the securities will be held until maturity or earlier redemption and
do not take into account the tax consequences of an investment in the securities. The examples below are based on the following
terms:*
Hypothetical Initial Underlier Values:
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With respect to each underlier: 100.00
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Hypothetical Downside Threshold Levels:
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With respect to each underlier: 75.000, which is 75% of its hypothetical initial underlier value
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Hypothetical Contingent Quarterly Payment:
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$20.00 (2.00% of the stated principal amount). The actual contingent quarterly payment will be set on the pricing date and will be at least 2.00% of the stated principal amount.
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Stated Principal Amount:
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$1,000 per security
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* Terms used for purposes of these hypothetical examples may
not represent the actual initial underlier values, downside threshold levels or contingent quarterly payment applicable to the
securities. In particular, the hypothetical initial underlier value of 100.00 for each underlier used in these examples has been
chosen for illustrative purposes only and may not represent a likely actual initial underlier value for either underlier. Please
see “Russell 2000® Index Overview” and “S&P 500® Index Overview” below
for recent actual values of the underliers. The actual initial underlier values, downside threshold levels and contingent quarterly
payment applicable to the securities will be determined on the pricing date.
The examples below are based on the worse performing underlier
as of each determination date. We make no representation or warranty as to which of the underliers will be the worse performing
underlier for the purpose of calculating the payment at maturity, if applicable, or as to what the closing level of either underlier
will be on any determination date. For purposes of the examples below, the “worse performing underlier” on any determination
date will be the underlier with the larger percentage decline from its initial underlier value to its closing level on that determination
date.
In Examples 1 and 2, the closing level of each underlier is greater
than or equal to its hypothetical initial underlier value of 100.00 on one of the determination dates prior to the final determination
date (the actual initial underlier values will be determined on the pricing date). Because the closing level of each underlier
is greater than or equal to its initial underlier value on one of the determination dates prior to the final determination date,
the securities are automatically redeemed following the relevant determination date. In Examples 3 and 4, the closing level of
at least one of the underliers on the determination dates prior to the final determination date is less than its initial underlier
value, and, consequently, the securities are not automatically redeemed prior to, and remain outstanding until, maturity.
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Example 1
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Example 2
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Determination
Dates
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Hypothetical
Closing Level of the Worse Performing Underlier
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Contingent Quarterly Payment (per security)
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Early Redemption Payment (per
security)
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Hypothetical
Closing Level of the Worse Performing Underlier
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Contingent
Quarterly Payment (per security)
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Early
Redemption
Payment (per security)
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#1
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65.00
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$0
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N/A
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95.00
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$20.00
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N/A
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#2
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100.00
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—*
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$1,020.00
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50.00
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$0
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N/A
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#3
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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65.00
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$0
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N/A
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#4
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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68.00
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$0
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N/A
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#5
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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90.00
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$20.00
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N/A
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#6
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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125.00
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—*
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$1,020.00
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#7
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Final Determination Date
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Payment at Maturity
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N/A
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N/A
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* If the securities are automatically redeemed, the early redemption
payment will include the contingent quarterly payment otherwise due.
In Example 1, the securities are automatically redeemed following
the second determination date, as the closing level of each underlier on the second determination date is greater than or equal
to its initial underlier value. Following the second determination date, you receive the early redemption payment, calculated as
follows:
stated
principal amount + contingent quarterly payment = $1,000 + $20.00 = $1,020.00
In this example, the automatic early redemption feature limits
the term of your investment to approximately 6 months and you may not be able to reinvest at comparable terms or returns. If the
securities are redeemed early, you will stop receiving contingent quarterly payments.
In Example 2, the securities are automatically redeemed following
the sixth determination date, as the closing level of each underlier on the sixth determination date is greater than its initial
underlier value. As the closing levels of each underlier on the first and fifth determination dates are greater than or equal to
its downside threshold level, you receive the contingent quarterly payment of $20.00 with respect to those determination dates.
Following the sixth determination date, you receive an early redemption payment of $1,020.00, which includes the contingent quarterly
payment with respect to that determination date.
In this example, the automatic early redemption feature limits
the term of your investment to approximately 18 months and you may not be able to reinvest at comparable terms or returns. If the
securities are redeemed early, you will stop receiving contingent quarterly payments. Further, although the worse performing underlier
has appreciated by 25% from its initial underlier value on the sixth determination date, upon automatic early redemption, you receive
only $1,020.00 per security and do not benefit from the appreciation of either underlier.
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Example 3
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Example 4
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Determination
Dates
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Hypothetical
Closing Level of the Worse Performing Underlier
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Contingent Quarterly Payment (per security)
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Early Redemption Payment (per
security)
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Hypothetical
Closing Level of the Worse Performing Underlier
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Contingent
Quarterly Payment (per security)
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Early
Redemption
Payment (per security)
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#1
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65.00
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$0
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N/A
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45.00
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$0
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N/A
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#2
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67.00
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$0
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N/A
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60.00
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$0
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N/A
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#3
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60.00
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$0
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N/A
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57.50
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$0
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N/A
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#4
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55.00
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$0
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N/A
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65.00
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$0
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N/A
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#5
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45.00
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$0
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N/A
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68.00
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$0
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N/A
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#6
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40.00
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$0
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N/A
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60.00
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$0
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N/A
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#7
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65.00
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$0
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N/A
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65.00
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$0
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N/A
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Final Determination Date
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50.00
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$0
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N/A
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85.00
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—*
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N/A
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Payment at Maturity
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$500.00
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$1,020.00
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* The final contingent quarterly payment, if any, will be paid
at maturity.
Examples 3 and 4 illustrate the payment at maturity per security
based on the final underlier value of the worse performing underlier.
In Example 3, the closing level of at least one underlier is
below its downside threshold level on each determination date throughout the term of the securities. As a result, you do not receive
any contingent quarterly payments during the term of the securities even if the closing level of the other underlier on any of
the determination dates has appreciated or has not declined below its downside threshold level. In addition, because the final
underlier value of the worse performing underlier is less than its downside threshold level, at maturity, you are fully exposed
to the decline in the closing level of the worse performing underlier. Thus, investors will receive a cash payment at maturity
that is significantly less than the stated principal amount per security, calculated as follows:
($1,000
× underlier performance factor of the worse performing underlier)
= $1,000
× (final underlier value of the worse performing underlier / initial underlier value of the worse performing underlier)
= $1,000
× (50.00 / 100.00) = $500.00
In this example, the cash payment you receive at maturity
is significantly less than the stated principal amount.
In Example 4, the closing level of at least one underlier is
below its downside threshold level on each of the determination dates prior to the final determination date. As a result, you do
not receive any contingent quarterly payments following those determination dates, even if the closing level of the other underlier
on those determination dates has appreciated or has not declined below its downside threshold level. In addition, the closing level
of the worse performing underlier decreases to a final underlier value of 85.00. Although the final underlier value of the worse
performing underlier is less than its initial underlier value, because the final underlier value of the worse performing underlier
is still not less than its downside threshold level, you receive the stated principal amount plus the contingent quarterly
payment otherwise due. Your payment at maturity is calculated as follows:
$1,000
+ $20.00 = $1,020.00
In this example, although the final underlier value of the
worse performing underlier represents a 15% decline from its initial underlier value, you receive the stated principal amount per
security plus the contingent quarterly payment otherwise due, equal to a total payment of $1,020.00 per security at maturity.
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Risk Factors
An investment in the securities involves significant risks.
We urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisors before you invest in the securities. Investing
in the securities is not equivalent to investing directly in either or both of the underliers or the securities composing the underliers.
Some of the risks that apply to an investment in the securities are summarized below, but we urge you to read the more detailed
explanation of risks relating to the securities generally in the “Risk Factors” sections of the prospectus supplement
and the prospectus addendum. You should not purchase the securities unless you understand and can bear the risks of investing in
the securities.
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The securities do not guarantee the return of any
principal. The terms of the securities differ from those of ordinary debt securities in that the securities do not guarantee
the return of any of the stated principal amount at maturity. Instead, if the securities have not been automatically redeemed prior
to maturity and if the final underlier value of either underlier is less than its downside threshold level, you will be exposed
to the decline in the closing level of the worse performing underlier, as compared to its initial underlier value, on a 1-to-1
basis and you will receive for each security that you hold at maturity an amount in cash equal to the stated principal amount times
the underlier performance factor of the worse performing underlier. Under these circumstances, your payment at maturity will be
less than 75% of the stated principal amount and could be zero.
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You will not receive any contingent quarterly payment for any quarterly period where the closing
level of either underlier on the applicable determination date is less than its downside threshold level. The terms of the
securities differ from those of ordinary debt securities in that they do not provide for regular interest payments. Instead, a
contingent quarterly payment will be made with respect to a quarterly period only if the closing level of each underlier is greater
than or equal to its downside threshold level on the related determination date. If the closing level of either underlier is below
its downside threshold level on any determination date, you will not receive a contingent quarterly payment for the related quarterly
period. The closing level of either underlier could be below its downside threshold level on most or all of the determination dates
so that you receive few or no contingent quarterly payments over the term of the securities. If you do not receive sufficient contingent
quarterly payments over the term of the securities, the overall return on the securities may be less than the amount that would
be paid on a conventional debt security of the issuer of comparable maturity.
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Credit of issuer. The securities are unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of
the issuer, Barclays Bank PLC, and are not, either directly or indirectly, an obligation of any third party. Any payment to be
made on the securities, including any repayment of principal, is subject to the ability of Barclays Bank PLC to satisfy its obligations
as they come due and is not guaranteed by any third party. As a result, the actual and perceived creditworthiness of Barclays Bank
PLC may affect the market value of the securities and, in the event Barclays Bank PLC were to default on its obligations, you might
not receive any amount owed to you under the terms of the securities.
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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 any other agreements, arrangements or understandings
between Barclays Bank PLC and any holder or beneficial owner of the securities, by acquiring the securities, each holder and beneficial
owner of the securities 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 document. 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 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 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 and beneficial owners of the securities. The exercise of any U.K. Bail-in
Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority with respect to the securities 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 securities. See “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power” in this document 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 could materially adversely affect the value of
the 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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You are exposed to the market risk of each underlier, with respect to both the contingent
quarterly payments, if any, and the payment at maturity, if any. Your return on the securities is not linked to a basket consisting
of each underlier. Rather, it will be contingent upon the independent performance of each underlier. Unlike an instrument with
a return linked to a basket of underlying assets in which risk is mitigated and diversified among all the components of the basket,
you will be exposed to the risks related to each underlier. Poor performance by either underlier over the term of the securities
may negatively affect your return and will not be offset or mitigated by any positive performance by the other underlier. To receive
any contingent quarterly payments, each underlier must close at or above its downside threshold level on the applicable determination
date. In addition, if the securities have not been automatically redeemed early and either underlier has declined to below its
downside threshold level as of the final determination date, you will be fully exposed to the decline in the worse performing underlier
over the term of the securities on a 1-to-1 basis, even if the other underlier has appreciated or has not declined as much. Under
this scenario, the value of any such payment will be less than 75% of the stated principal amount and could be zero. Accordingly,
your investment is subject to the market risk of each underlier.
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Because the securities are linked to the performance of the worse performing underlier, you
are exposed to greater risks of no contingent quarterly payments and sustaining a significant loss on your investment than if the
securities were linked to just one underlier. The risk that you will not receive any contingent quarterly payments, or that
you will suffer a significant loss on your investment, is greater if you invest in the securities as opposed to substantially similar
securities that are linked to the performance of just one underlier. With two underliers, it is more likely that either underlier
will close below its downside threshold level on any determination date than if the securities were linked to only one underlier,
and therefore it is more likely that you will not receive any contingent quarterly payments and that you will suffer a significant
loss on your investment. In addition, because each underlier must close above its initial underlier value on a quarterly determination
date (other than the final determination date) in order for the securities to be redeemed prior to maturity, the securities are
less likely to be redeemed on any determination date (other than the final determination date) than if the securities were linked
to just one underlier.
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Automatic early redemption risk. The term of your investment in the securities may be
limited to as short as approximately three months by the automatic early redemption feature of the securities. If the securities
are redeemed prior to maturity, no further contingent quarterly payments will be made on the securities and you may be forced to
reinvest in a lower interest rate environment. There is no guarantee that you would be able to reinvest the proceeds from an investment
in the securities in a comparable investment with a similar level of risk in the event the securities are redeemed prior to the
maturity date.
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Contingent repayment of principal applies only at maturity. You should be willing and
able to hold the securities to maturity. If you sell the securities prior to maturity in the secondary market, if any, you may
have to sell the securities at a loss relative to your initial investment even if the level of each underlier is above its downside
threshold level.
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You will not participate in any appreciation in the value of either underlier. You will
not participate in any appreciation in the value of either underlier from its initial underlier value even though you will be exposed
to the depreciation in the value of the worse performing underlier if the securities have not been redeemed prior to maturity and
the final underlier value of the worse performing underlier is less than its downside threshold level. The return on the securities
will be limited to the contingent quarterly payment that is paid with respect to each determination date on which the closing level
of each underlier is greater than or equal to its downside threshold level.
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The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange, and secondary trading may be
limited. Barclays Capital Inc. and other affiliates of Barclays Bank PLC intend to offer to purchase the securities in the
secondary market but are not required to do so and may cease any such market making activities at any time, without notice. Even
if a secondary market develops, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to trade or sell the securities easily. Because
other dealers are not likely to make a secondary market for the securities, the price, if any, at which you may be able to trade
your securities 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 securities. In addition, Barclays Capital Inc. or one or more of our other affiliates may at any time
hold an unsold portion of the securities (as described on the cover page of this document), which may inhibit the development of
a secondary market for the securities. The securities are not designed to be short-term trading instruments. Accordingly, you should
be willing and able to hold your securities to maturity.
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The securities are subject to volatility risk. Volatility
is a measure of the degree of variation in the levels of the underliers over a period of time. The contingent quarterly payment
will be determined on the pricing date based on a number of factors, including the expected volatility of the underliers. The contingent
quarterly payment will be higher than the fixed rate that we would pay on a conventional debt security of the same tenor and will
be higher than it otherwise would have been had the expected volatility of the underliers, calculated as of the pricing date, been
lower. As volatility of an underlier increases, there will typically be a greater likelihood that (a) the closing level of that
underlier will be less than its downside threshold level on one or more determination dates and (b) the final underlier value of
that underlier will be less than its downside threshold level.
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that a higher contingent quarterly payment will reflect, among other things, an indication of a greater likelihood that you will
(a) not receive contingent quarterly payments with respect to one or more determination dates and/or (b) incur a loss of principal
at maturity than would have been the case had the contingent quarterly payment been lower. In addition, actual volatility over
the term of the securities may be significantly higher than the expected volatility at the time the terms of the securities were
determined. If actual volatility is higher than expected, you will face an even greater risk that you will not receive contingent
quarterly payments and/or that you will lose a significant portion or all of your principal at maturity for the reasons described
above.
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The contingent quarterly payment is based solely on the closing level of each underlier on
the determination dates. Whether the contingent quarterly payment will be made with respect to a determination date will be
based on the closing level of each underlier on that determination date. As a result, you will not know whether you will receive
the contingent quarterly payment with respect to a quarterly period until the related determination date. Moreover, because each
contingent quarterly payment is based solely on the closing level of each underlier on a specific determination date, if the closing
level of either underlier on that determination date is less than its downside threshold level, you will not receive any contingent
quarterly payment with respect to the related quarterly period, even if the closing level of that underlier was higher on other
days during the term of the securities.
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Investing in the securities is not equivalent to
investing in either or both underliers or the securities composing the underliers. Investors in the securities will not
have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to the securities composing
the underliers.
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The securities are subject to small-capitalization companies risk with respect to the RTY
Index. The RTY Index tracks companies that are considered small-capitalization companies. These companies often have greater
stock price volatility, lower trading volume and less liquidity than large-capitalization companies, and therefore securities linked
to the RTY Index may be more volatile than an investment linked to an index with component stocks issued by large-capitalization
companies. Stock prices of small-capitalization companies are also more vulnerable than those of large-capitalization companies
to adverse business and economic developments. In addition, small-capitalization companies are typically less stable financially
than large-capitalization companies and may depend on a small number of key personnel, making them more vulnerable to loss of personnel.
Small-capitalization companies are often subject to less analyst coverage and may be in early, and less predictable, periods of
their corporate existences. Such companies tend to have smaller revenues, less diverse product lines, smaller shares of their product
or service markets, fewer financial resources and less competitive strengths than large-capitalization companies and are more susceptible
to adverse developments related to their products.
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Adjustments to the underliers could adversely affect the value of the securities. The
sponsor of an underlier may add, delete, substitute or adjust the securities composing that underlier or make other methodological
changes to that underlier that could affect its performance. The calculation agent will calculate the value to be used as the closing
level of an underlier in the event of certain material changes in or modifications to that underlier. In addition, the sponsor
of an underlier may also discontinue or suspend calculation or publication of that underlier at any time. Under these circumstances,
the calculation agent may select a successor index that the calculation agent determines to be comparable to the discontinued underlier
or, if no successor index is available, the calculation agent will determine the value to be used as the closing level of that
underlier. Any of these actions could adversely affect the value of the relevant underlier and, consequently, the value of the
securities. See “Reference Assets—Indices—Adjustments Relating to Securities with an Index as a Reference Asset”
in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
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Hedging and trading activity by the issuer and its affiliates could potentially adversely
affect the value of the securities. Hedging or trading activities of the issuer’s affiliates and of any other hedging
counterparty with respect to the securities could adversely affect the values of the underliers and, as a result, could decrease
the amount an investor may receive on the securities at maturity, if any. Any of these hedging or trading activities on or prior
to the pricing date could potentially increase the initial underlier values and, as a result, the downside threshold levels, which
are the levels at or above which the respective underliers must close on each determination date in order for you to receive a
contingent quarterly payment or, if the securities are not redeemed prior to maturity, in order for you to avoid being exposed
to the negative price performance of the worse performing underlier at maturity. Additionally, such hedging or trading activities
during the term of the securities could potentially affect the values of the underliers on the determination dates and, accordingly,
whether investors will receive one or more contingent quarterly payments, whether the securities are automatically redeemed prior
to maturity and, if the securities are not redeemed prior to maturity, the payment at maturity, if any.
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The market price of the securities will be influenced by many unpredictable factors. Several
factors will influence the value of the securities in the secondary market and the price at which Barclays Capital Inc. and other
affiliates of Barclays Bank PLC may be willing to purchase or sell the securities in the secondary market. Although we expect that
generally the values of the underliers on any day will affect the value of the securities more than any other single factor, other
factors that may influence the value of the securities include:
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whether the closing level of either underlier has been, or is expected to be, below its downside threshold level on any determination
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correlation (or lack of correlation) of the underliers;
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dividend rates on the securities composing the underliers;
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interest and yield rates in the market;
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time remaining until the securities mature;
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supply and demand for the securities;
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geopolitical conditions and economic, financial, political, regulatory and judicial events that affect the securities composing
the underliers and that may affect the final underlier values; and
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any actual or anticipated changes in our credit ratings or credit spreads.
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been, volatile, and we can give you no assurance that the volatility will lessen. See “Russell 2000® Index
Overview” and “S&P 500® Index Overview” below. You may receive less, and possibly significantly
less, than the stated principal amount per security if you try to sell your securities prior to maturity.
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The estimated value of your securities is expected to be lower than the initial issue price
of your securities. The estimated value of your securities on the pricing date is expected to be lower, and may be significantly
lower, than the initial
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issue price of your securities.
The difference between the initial issue price of your securities and the estimated value of the securities is expected as a result
of certain factors, such as any sales commissions expected to be paid to Barclays Capital Inc. or another affiliate of ours, any
selling concessions, discounts, commissions or fees expected to be allowed or paid to non-affiliated intermediaries, the estimated
profit that we or any of our affiliates expect to earn in connection with structuring the securities, the estimated cost that we
may incur in hedging our obligations under the securities, and estimated development and other costs that we may incur in connection
with the securities.
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The estimated value of your securities might be lower if such estimated value were based on
the levels at which our debt securities trade in the secondary market. The estimated value of your securities on the pricing
date is based on a number of variables, including our internal funding rates. Our internal funding rates may vary from the levels
at which our benchmark debt securities trade in the secondary market. As a result of this difference, the estimated values referenced
above might be lower if such estimated values were based on the levels at which our benchmark debt securities trade in the secondary
market.
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The estimated value of the securities is based on our internal pricing models, which may prove
to be inaccurate and may be different from the pricing models of other financial institutions. The estimated value of your
securities on the pricing date is based on our internal pricing models, which take into account a number of variables and are based
on a number of subjective assumptions, which may or may not materialize. These variables and assumptions are not evaluated or verified
on an independent basis. Further, our pricing models may be different from other financial institutions’ pricing models and
the methodologies used by us to estimate the value of the securities may not be consistent with those of other financial institutions
that may be purchasers or sellers of securities in the secondary market. As a result, the secondary market price of your securities
may be materially different from the estimated value of the securities determined by reference to our internal pricing models.
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The estimated value of your securities is not a prediction of the prices at which you may
sell your securities in the secondary market, if any, and such secondary market prices, if any, will likely be lower than the initial
issue price of your securities and may be lower than the estimated value of your securities. The estimated value of the securities
will not be a prediction of the prices at which Barclays Capital Inc., other affiliates of ours or third parties may be willing
to purchase the securities from you in secondary market transactions (if they are willing to purchase, which they are not obligated
to do). The price at which you may be able to sell your securities in the secondary market at any time will be influenced by many
factors that cannot be predicted, such as market conditions, and any bid and ask spread for similar sized trades, and may be substantially
less than our estimated value of the securities. Further, as secondary market prices of your securities take into account the levels
at which our debt securities trade in the secondary market, and do not take into account our various costs related to the securities
such as fees, commissions, discounts, and the costs of hedging our obligations under the securities, secondary market prices of
your securities will likely be lower than the initial issue price of your securities. As a result, the price at which Barclays
Capital Inc., other affiliates of ours or third parties may be willing to purchase the securities from you in secondary market
transactions, if any, will likely be lower than the price you paid for your securities, and any sale prior to the maturity date
could result in a substantial loss to you.
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The temporary price at which we may initially buy the securities in the secondary market and
the value we may initially use for customer account statements, if we provide any customer account statements at all, may not be
indicative of future prices of your securities. Assuming that all relevant factors remain constant after the pricing date,
the price at which Barclays Capital Inc. may initially buy or sell the securities in the secondary market (if Barclays Capital
Inc. makes a market in the securities, which it is not obligated to do) and the value that we may initially use for customer account
statements, if we provide any customer account statements at all, may exceed our estimated value of the securities on the pricing
date, as well as the secondary market value of the securities, for a temporary period after the initial issue date of the securities.
The price at which Barclays Capital Inc. may initially buy or sell the securities in the secondary market and the value that we
may initially use for customer account statements may not be indicative of future prices of your securities.
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We and our affiliates, and any dealer participating in the distribution of the securities,
may engage in various activities or make determinations that could materially affect your securities in various ways and create
conflicts of interest. We and our affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with the issuance of the securities, as
described below. In performing these roles, our and our affiliates’ economic interests are potentially adverse to your interests
as an investor in the securities.
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In connection with our normal business
activities and in connection with hedging our obligations under the securities, we and our affiliates make markets in and trade
various financial instruments or products for our accounts and for the account of our clients and otherwise provide investment
banking and other financial services with respect to these financial instruments and products. These financial instruments and
products may include securities, derivative instruments or assets that may relate to the underliers or their components. In any
such market making, trading and hedging activity, investment banking and other financial services, we or our affiliates may take
positions or take actions that are inconsistent with, or adverse to, the investment objectives of the holders of the securities.
We and our affiliates have no obligation to take the needs of any buyer, seller or holder of the securities into account in conducting
these activities. Such market making, trading and hedging activity, investment banking and other financial services may negatively
impact the value of the securities.
In addition, the role played by Barclays
Capital Inc., as the agent for the securities, could present significant conflicts of interest with the role of Barclays Bank PLC,
as issuer of the securities. For example, Barclays Capital Inc. or its representatives may
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derive compensation or financial
benefit from the distribution of the securities and such compensation or financial benefit may serve as an incentive to sell the
securities instead of other investments. Furthermore, we and our affiliates establish the offering price of the securities for
initial sale to the public, and the offering price is not based upon any independent verification or valuation.
Furthermore, if any dealer participating
in the distribution of the securities or any of its affiliates conducts hedging activities for us in connection with the securities,
that participating dealer or its affiliates will expect to realize a projected profit from such hedging activities, and this projected
profit will be in addition to any selling concession that the participating dealer realizes for the sale of the securities to you. This
additional projected profit may create a further incentive for the participating dealer to sell the securities to you.
In addition to the activities described
above, we will also act as the calculation agent for the securities. As calculation agent, we will determine any values of the
underliers and make any other determinations necessary to calculate any payments on the securities. In making these determinations,
we may be required to make discretionary judgments, including determining whether a market disruption event has occurred on any
date that the value of an underlier is to be determined; if an underlier is discontinued or if the sponsor of an underlier fails
to publish that underlier, selecting a successor index or, if no successor index is available, determining any value necessary
to calculate any payments on the securities; and calculating the value of an underlier on any date of determination in the event
of certain changes in or modifications to that underlier. In making these discretionary judgments, our economic interests are potentially
adverse to your interests as an investor in the securities, and any of these determinations may adversely affect any payments on
the securities.
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Tax treatment. Significant aspects of the tax treatment
of the securities are uncertain. You should consult your tax advisor about your tax situation. See “Additional provisions—Tax
considerations” below.
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Russell 2000® Index Overview
The RTY Index measures the capitalization-weighted price performance
of 2,000 small-capitalization stocks and is designed to track the performance of the small-capitalization segment of the U.S. equity
market. For more information about the RTY Index, see “Indices—The Russell Indices” in the accompanying underlying
supplement.
Information about the RTY Index as of market close on October
20, 2020:
Bloomberg Ticker Symbol:
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52 Week High:
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1,705.215
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Current Closing Level:
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1,617.706
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52 Week Low:
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991.160
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52 Weeks Ago (10/22/2019):
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1,550.866
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The following table sets forth the published high, low and period-end
closing levels of the RTY Index for each quarter for the period of January 2, 2015 through October 20, 2020. The associated graph
shows the closing levels of the RTY Index for each day in the same period. The closing level of the RTY Index on October 20, 2020
was 1,617.706. We obtained the closing levels of the RTY Index from Bloomberg Professional® service (“Bloomberg”),
without independent verification. Historical performance of the RTY Index should not be taken as an indication of future performance.
Future performance of the RTY Index may differ significantly from historical performance, and no assurance can be given as to the
closing level of the RTY Index during the term of the securities, including on any of the determination dates. We cannot give you
assurance that the performance of the RTY Index will not result in a loss on your initial investment.
Russell 2000® Index
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2015
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First Quarter
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1,266.373
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1,154.709
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1,252.772
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Second Quarter
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1,295.799
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1,215.417
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1,253.947
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Third Quarter
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1,273.328
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1,083.907
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1,100.688
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Fourth Quarter
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1,204.159
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1,097.552
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1,135.889
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2016
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First Quarter
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1,114.028
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953.715
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1,114.028
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Second Quarter
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1,188.954
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1,089.646
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1,151.923
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Third Quarter
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1,263.438
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1,139.453
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1,251.646
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Fourth Quarter
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1,388.073
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1,156.885
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1,357.130
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2017
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First Quarter
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1,413.635
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1,345.598
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1,385.920
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Second Quarter
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1,425.985
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1,345.244
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1,415.359
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Third Quarter
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1,490.861
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1,356.905
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1,490.861
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Fourth Quarter
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1,548.926
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1,464.095
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1,535.511
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2018
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First Quarter
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1,610.706
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1,463.793
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1,529.427
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Second Quarter
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1,706.985
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1,492.531
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1,643.069
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Third Quarter
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1,740.753
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1,653.132
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1,696.571
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Fourth Quarter
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1,672.992
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1,266.925
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1,348.559
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2019
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First Quarter
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1,590.062
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1,330.831
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1,539.739
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Second Quarter
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1,614.976
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1,465.487
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1,566.572
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Third Quarter
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1,585.599
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1,456.039
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1,523.373
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Fourth Quarter
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1,678.010
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1,472.598
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1,668.469
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2020
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First Quarter
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1,705.215
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991.160
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1,153.103
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Second Quarter
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1,536.895
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1,052.053
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1,441.365
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Third Quarter
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1,592.287
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1,398.920
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1,507.692
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Fourth Quarter (through October 20, 2020)
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1,649.053
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1,531.202
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1,617.706
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Contingent Income Auto-Callable Securities due November 3, 2022
Based on the Value of the Worse Performing of the Russell 2000® Index and the S&P 500® Index
Principal at Risk Securities
RTY Index Historical Performance*
January 2, 2015 to October 20, 2020
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* The dotted line indicates a hypothetical downside threshold level of 75% of the closing level of the RTY Index on October 20, 2020. The actual downside threshold level will be equal to 75% of the initial underlier value of the RTY Index.
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Past
performance is not indicative of future results.
Contingent Income Auto-Callable Securities due November 3, 2022
Based on the Value of the Worse Performing of the Russell 2000® Index and the S&P 500® Index
Principal at Risk Securities
S&P 500® Index Overview
The SPX Index consists of stocks of 500 companies selected to
provide a performance benchmark for the U.S. equity markets. For more information about the SPX Index, see “Indices—The
S&P U.S. Indices” in the accompanying underlying supplement.
Information about the SPX Index as of market close on October
20, 2020:
Bloomberg Ticker Symbol:
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SPX
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52 Week High:
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3,580.84
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Current Closing Level:
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3,443.12
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52 Week Low:
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2,237.40
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52 Weeks Ago (10/22/2019):
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2,995.99
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The following table sets forth the published high, low and period-end
closing levels of the SPX Index for each quarter for the period of January 2, 2015 through October 20, 2020. The associated graph
shows the closing levels of the SPX Index for each day in the same period. The closing level of the SPX Index on October 20, 2020
was 3,443.12. We obtained the closing levels of the SPX Index from Bloomberg, without independent verification. Historical performance
of the SPX Index should not be taken as an indication of future performance. Future performance of the SPX Index may differ significantly
from historical performance, and no assurance can be given as to the closing level of the SPX Index during the term of the securities,
including on any of the determination dates. We cannot give you assurance that the performance of the SPX Index will not result
in a loss on your initial investment.
S&P 500® Index
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High
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Low
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Period End
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2015
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First Quarter
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2,117.39
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1,992.67
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2,067.89
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Second Quarter
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2,130.82
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2,057.64
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2,063.11
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Third Quarter
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2,128.28
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1,867.61
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1,920.03
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Fourth Quarter
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2,109.79
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1,923.82
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2,043.94
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2016
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First Quarter
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2,063.95
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1,829.08
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2,059.74
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Second Quarter
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2,119.12
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2,000.54
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2,098.86
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Third Quarter
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2,190.15
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2,088.55
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2,168.27
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Fourth Quarter
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2,271.72
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2,085.18
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2,238.83
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2017
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First Quarter
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2,395.96
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2,257.83
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2,362.72
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Second Quarter
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2,453.46
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2,328.95
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2,423.41
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Third Quarter
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2,519.36
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2,409.75
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2,519.36
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Fourth Quarter
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2,690.16
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2,529.12
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2,673.61
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2018
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|
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First Quarter
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2,872.87
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2,581.00
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2,640.87
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Second Quarter
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2,786.85
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2,581.88
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2,718.37
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Third Quarter
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2,930.75
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2,713.22
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2,913.98
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Fourth Quarter
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2,925.51
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2,351.10
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2,506.85
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2019
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First Quarter
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2,854.88
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2,447.89
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2,834.40
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Second Quarter
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2,954.18
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2,744.45
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2,941.76
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Third Quarter
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3,025.86
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2,840.60
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2,976.74
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Fourth Quarter
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3,240.02
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2,887.61
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3,230.78
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2020
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First Quarter
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3,386.15
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2,237.40
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2,584.59
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Second Quarter
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3,232.39
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2,470.50
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3,100.29
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Third Quarter
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3,580.84
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3,115.86
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3,363.00
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Fourth Quarter (through October 20, 2020)
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3,534.22
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3,348.44
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3,443.12
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Contingent Income Auto-Callable Securities due November 3, 2022
Based on the Value of the Worse Performing of the Russell 2000® Index and the S&P 500® Index
Principal at Risk Securities
SPX Index Historical Performance*
January 2, 2015 to October 20, 2020
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* The dotted line indicates a hypothetical downside threshold level of 75% of the closing level of the SPX Index on October 20, 2020. The actual downside threshold level will be equal to 75% of the initial underlier value of the SPX Index.
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Past
performance is not indicative of future results.
Contingent Income Auto-Callable Securities due November 3, 2022
Based on the Value of the Worse Performing of the Russell 2000® Index and the S&P 500® Index
Principal at Risk Securities
Additional Information about the Securities
Please read this information in conjunction with the terms on
the cover page of this document.
Additional provisions:
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Minimum ticketing size:
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$1,000 / 1 security
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Tax considerations:
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You should review carefully the sections in the accompanying
prospectus supplement entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders—Notes
Treated as Prepaid Forward or Derivative Contracts with Associated Contingent Coupons” and, if you are a non-U.S. holder,
“—Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders.” The following discussion supersedes the discussion in the accompanying
prospectus supplement to the extent it is inconsistent therewith.
In determining our reporting responsibilities, if any, we intend
to treat (i) the securities for U.S. federal income tax purposes as prepaid forward contracts with associated contingent coupons
and (ii) any contingent quarterly payments as ordinary income, as described in the section entitled “Material U.S. Federal
Income Tax Consequences—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders—Notes Treated as Prepaid Forward or Derivative Contracts with
Associated Contingent Coupons” in the accompanying prospectus supplement. Our special tax counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell
LLP, has advised that it believes this treatment to be reasonable, but that there are other reasonable treatments that the Internal
Revenue Service (the “IRS”) or a court may adopt.
Sale, exchange or redemption of a security. Assuming the
treatment described above is respected, upon a sale or exchange of the securities (including redemption upon an automatic call
or at maturity), you should recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale or exchange
and your tax basis in the securities, which should equal the amount you paid to acquire the securities (assuming contingent quarterly
payments are properly treated as ordinary income, consistent with the position referred to above). This gain or loss should be
short-term capital gain or loss unless you hold the securities for more than one year, in which case the gain or loss should be
long-term capital gain or loss, whether or not you are an initial purchaser of the securities at the issue price. The deductibility
of capital losses is subject to limitations. If you sell your securities between the time your right to a contingent quarterly
payment is fixed and the time it is paid, it is likely that you will be treated as receiving ordinary income equal to the contingent
quarterly payment. Although uncertain, it is possible that proceeds received from the sale or exchange of your securities prior
to a determination date but that can be attributed to an expected contingent quarterly payment could be treated as ordinary income.
You should consult your tax advisor regarding this issue.
As noted above, there are other reasonable treatments that the
IRS or a court may adopt, in which case the timing and character of any income or loss on the securities could be materially affected.
In addition, in 2007 the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on the U.S. federal income
tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar instruments. The notice focuses in particular on whether to
require investors in these instruments to accrue income over the term of their investment. It also asks for comments on a number
of related topics, including the character of income or loss with respect to these instruments and the relevance of factors such
as the nature of the underlying property to which the instruments are linked. While the notice requests comments on appropriate
transition rules and effective dates, any Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues
could materially affect the tax consequences of an investment in the securities, possibly with retroactive effect. You should consult
your tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities, including possible alternative
treatments and the issues presented by this notice.
Non-U.S. holders. Insofar as we have responsibility as
a withholding agent, we do not currently intend to treat contingent quarterly payments to non-U.S. holders (as defined in the accompanying
prospectus supplement) as subject to U.S. withholding tax. However, non-U.S. holders should in any event expect to be required
to provide appropriate Forms W-8 or other documentation in order to establish an exemption from backup withholding, as described
under the heading “—Information Reporting and Backup Withholding” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
If any withholding is required, we will not be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to amounts withheld.
Treasury regulations under Section 871(m)
generally impose a withholding tax on certain “dividend equivalents” under certain “equity linked instruments.”
A recent IRS notice excludes from the scope of Section 871(m) instruments issued prior to January 1, 2023 that do not have a “delta
of one” with respect to underlying securities that could pay U.S.-source dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes (each
an “Underlying Security”). Based on our determination that the securities do not have a “delta of one”
within the meaning of the regulations, we expect that these regulations will not apply to the securities with regard to non-U.S.
holders. Our determination is not binding on the IRS, and the
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Contingent Income Auto-Callable Securities due November 3, 2022
Based on the Value of the Worse Performing of the Russell 2000® Index and the S&P 500® Index
Principal at Risk Securities
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IRS may disagree with this determination. Section 871(m) is complex and its application may depend on your particular circumstances, including whether you enter into other transactions with respect to an Underlying Security. If necessary, further information regarding the potential application of Section 871(m) will be provided in the pricing supplement for the securities. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the potential application of Section 871(m) to the securities.
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Trustee:
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The Bank of New York Mellon
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Calculation agent:
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Barclays Bank PLC
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Use of proceeds and hedging:
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The net proceeds we receive from the sale
of the securities will be used for various corporate purposes as set forth in the prospectus and prospectus supplement and,
in part, in connection with hedging our obligations under the securities through one or more of our subsidiaries.
We, through our subsidiaries or others, hedge
our anticipated exposure in connection with the securities by taking positions in futures and options contracts on the underliers
and any other securities or instruments we may wish to use in connection with such hedging. Trading and other transactions
by us or our affiliates could affect the values of the underliers, the market value of the securities or any amounts payable on
the securities. For further information on our use of proceeds and hedging, see “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in
the prospectus supplement.
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ERISA:
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See “Benefit Plan Investor Considerations” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
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This document represents a summary of the terms and conditions
of the securities. We encourage you to read the accompanying prospectus, prospectus supplement, prospectus addendum and underlying
supplement for this offering, which can be accessed via the hyperlinks on the cover page of this document.