The information in this preliminary pricing supplement is not complete and may be changed. This preliminary pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus and prospectus supplement do not constitute an offer to sell the Notes and we are not soliciting an offer to buy the Notes in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to Completion
Preliminary Pricing Supplement dated December 15, 2023
Pricing Supplement dated December , 2023 (To the Prospectus dated May 23, 2022 and the Prospectus Supplement dated June 27, 2022) | Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) Registration No. 333-265158 |
![]() | $● Autocallable Variable Coupon Notes due December 28, 2028 Linked to the Least Performing of the Common Stock of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., the Common Stock of Netflix, Inc., the Common Stock of Occidental Petroleum Corporation and the Common Stock of Tesla, Inc. Global Medium-Term Notes, Series A |
The Notes do not provide for the payment of interest at a fixed rate. Instead, as described below and subject to automatic redemption, the Notes offer a Coupon equal to the Higher Coupon Amount for each Observation Date on which the Closing Value of each Underlier is greater than or equal to its Coupon Barrier Value and a Coupon equal to the Lower Coupon Amount for each Observation Date on which the Closing Value of any Underlier is less than its Coupon Barrier Value. Investors should be willing to forgo dividend payments and, if the Closing Value of at least one Underlier is less than its Coupon Barrier Value on one or more Observation Dates, be willing to receive only the Lower Coupon Amount on some or all Coupon Payment Dates. Investors will be exposed to the market risk of each Underlier and any decline in the value of one Underlier may negatively affect their return and will not be offset or mitigated by a lesser decline or any potential increase in the values of the other Underliers.
Terms used in this pricing supplement, but not defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the prospectus supplement.
Issuer: | Barclays Bank PLC |
Denominations: | Minimum denomination of $1,000, and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof |
Initial Valuation Date: | December 22, 2023 | Final Valuation Date:† | December 22, 2028 |
Issue Date: | December 28, 2023 | Maturity Date:† | December 28, 2028 |
Reference Assets:* | The common stock of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (the “AMD Underlier”), the common stock of Netflix, Inc. (the “NFLX Underlier”), the common stock of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (the “OXY Underlier”) and the common stock of Tesla, Inc. (the “TSLA Underlier”) (each, an “Underlier” and together, the “Underliers”), as set forth in the following table: |
Underliers | Bloomberg Ticker | Initial Underlier Value(1)* | Coupon Barrier Value(2)* | |
AMD Underlier | AMD UW<Equity> | $● | $● | |
NFLX Underlier | NFLX UW<Equity> | $● | $● | |
OXY Underlier | OXY UN<Equity> | $● | $● | |
TSLA Underlier | TSLA UW<Equity> | $● | $● |
(1) With respect to each Underlier, the Closing Value of that Underlier on the Initial Valuation Date | |
(2) With respect to each Underlier, 72.00% of its Initial Underlier Value (rounded to two decimal places) | |
Automatic Redemption: | The Notes will not be automatically redeemable for approximately the first year after the Issue Date. Beginning with the twelfth Observation Date, if, on any Observation Date (other than the Final Valuation Date), the Closing Value of each Underlier is greater than or equal to its Initial Underlier Value, the Notes will be automatically redeemed and you will receive on the immediately following Coupon Payment Date a cash payment per $1,000 principal amount Note equal to $1,000 plus the Coupon otherwise due. No further amounts will be payable on the Notes after they have been automatically redeemed. |
Coupon: | If the Notes have not previously been automatically redeemed, you will receive a Coupon on each Coupon Payment Date determined as follows: § If the Closing Value of each Underlier on an Observation Date is greater than or equal to its Coupon Barrier Value, you will receive the Higher Coupon Amount on the related Coupon Payment Date. § If the Closing Value of any Underlier on an Observation Date is less than its Coupon Barrier Value, you will receive the Lower Coupon Amount on the related Coupon Payment Date. |
Higher Coupon Amount: | $6.25 per $1,000 principal amount Note (based on a rate of 7.50% per annum or 0.625% per month, rounded to four decimal places, if applicable) |
Lower Coupon Amount: | $0.208 per $1,000 principal amount Note (based on a rate of 0.25% per annum or 0.0208% per month, rounded to four decimal places, if applicable) |
Payment at Maturity: | If the Notes are not automatically redeemed, you will receive on the Maturity Date a cash payment per $1,000 principal amount Note equal to $1,000 plus the Coupon otherwise due.
Any payment on the Notes, including any repayment of principal, is not guaranteed by any third party and is subject to (a) the creditworthiness of Barclays Bank PLC and (b) the risk of exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power (as described on page PS-4 of this pricing supplement) by the relevant U.K. resolution authority. See “Selected Risk Considerations” and “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power” in this pricing supplement and “Risk Factors” in the accompanying prospectus supplement. |
Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power: | Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of the Notes or any other agreements, arrangements or understandings between Barclays Bank PLC and any holder or beneficial owner of the Notes (or the trustee on behalf of the holders of the Notes), by acquiring the Notes, each holder and beneficial owner of the Notes acknowledges, accepts, agrees to be bound by, and consents to the exercise of, any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority. See “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power” on page PS-4 of this pricing supplement. |
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Initial Issue Price(1)(2) | Price to Public | Agent’s Commission(3) | Proceeds to Barclays Bank PLC | |
Per Note | $1,000 | 100% | 3.75% | 96.25% |
Total | $● | $● | $● | $● |
(1) | Because dealers who purchase the Notes for sale to certain fee-based advisory accounts may forgo some or all selling concessions, fees or commissions, the public offering price for investors purchasing the Notes in such fee-based advisory accounts may be between $962.50 and $1,000 per Note. Investors that hold their Notes in fee-based advisory or trust accounts may be charged fees by the investment advisor or manager of such account based on the amount of assets held in those accounts, including the Notes. |
(2) | Our estimated value of the Notes on the Initial Valuation Date, based on our internal pricing models, is expected to be between $910.00 and $946.10 per Note. The estimated value is expected to be less than the initial issue price of the Notes. See “Additional Information Regarding Our Estimated Value of the Notes” on page PS-5 of this pricing supplement. |
(3) | Barclays Capital Inc. will receive commissions from the Issuer of up to $37.50 per $1,000 principal amount Note. Barclays Capital Inc. will use these commissions to pay variable selling concessions or fees (including custodial or clearing fees) to other dealers. The actual commission received by Barclays Capital Inc. will be equal to the selling concession paid to such dealers. |
Investing in the Notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-9 of the prospectus supplement and “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page PS-9 of this pricing supplement.
The Notes will not be listed on any U.S. securities exchange or quotation system. Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these Notes or determined that this pricing supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The Notes constitute our unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. The Notes are not deposit liabilities of Barclays Bank PLC and are not covered by the U.K. Financial Services Compensation Scheme or insured by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency or deposit insurance agency of the United States, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction.
PS-1
(Terms of the Notes continued from previous page)
Observation Dates:† | January 22, 2024, February 22, 2024, March 22, 2024, April 22, 2024, May 22, 2024, June 24, 2024, July 22, 2024, August 22, 2024, September 23, 2024, October 22, 2024, November 22, 2024, December 23, 2024, January 22, 2025, February 24, 2025, March 24, 2025, April 22, 2025, May 22, 2025, June 23, 2025, July 22, 2025, August 22, 2025, September 22, 2025, October 22, 2025, November 24, 2025, December 22, 2025, January 22, 2026, February 23, 2026, March 23, 2026, April 22, 2026, May 22, 2026, June 22, 2026, July 22, 2026, August 24, 2026, September 22, 2026, October 22, 2026, November 23, 2026, December 22, 2026, January 22, 2027, February 22, 2027, March 22, 2027, April 22, 2027, May 24, 2027, June 22, 2027, July 22, 2027, August 23, 2027, September 22, 2027, October 22, 2027, November 22, 2027, December 22, 2027, January 24, 2028, February 22, 2028, March 22, 2028, April 24, 2028, May 22, 2028, June 22, 2028, July 24, 2028, August 22, 2028, September 22, 2028, October 23, 2028, November 22, 2028 and the Final Valuation Date |
Coupon Payment Dates:† | January 29, 2024, February 29, 2024, March 29, 2024, April 29, 2024, May 30, 2024, July 1, 2024, July 29, 2024, August 29, 2024, September 30, 2024, October 29, 2024, December 2, 2024, December 31, 2024, January 29, 2025, March 3, 2025, March 31, 2025, April 29, 2025, May 30, 2025, June 30, 2025, July 29, 2025, August 29, 2025, September 29, 2025, October 29, 2025, December 2, 2025, December 30, 2025, January 29, 2026, March 2, 2026, March 30, 2026, April 29, 2026, June 1, 2026, June 29, 2026, July 29, 2026, August 31, 2026, September 29, 2026, October 29, 2026, December 1, 2026, December 30, 2026, January 29, 2027, March 1, 2027, March 29, 2027, April 29, 2027, June 1, 2027, June 29, 2027, July 29, 2027, August 30, 2027, September 29, 2027, October 29, 2027, November 30, 2027, December 29, 2027, January 31, 2028, February 29, 2028, March 29, 2028, May 1, 2028, May 30, 2028, June 29, 2028, July 31, 2028, August 29, 2028, September 29, 2028, October 30, 2028, November 30, 2028 and the Maturity Date |
Closing Value:* | Closing Value has the meaning assigned to “closing price” set forth under “Reference Assets—Equity Securities—Special Calculation Provisions” in the prospectus supplement. |
Calculation Agent: | Barclays Bank PLC |
CUSIP / ISIN: | 06745PC82 / US06745PC826 |
* | In the case of certain corporate events related to an Underlier, the Calculation Agent may adjust any variable, including but not limited to, that Underlier and the Initial Underlier Value, Coupon Barrier Value and Closing Value of that Underlier if the Calculation Agent determines that the event has a diluting or concentrative effect on the theoretical value of the shares of that Underlier. The Calculation Agent may accelerate the Maturity Date upon the occurrence of certain reorganization events and additional adjustment events. For more information, see “Reference Assets—Equity Securities—Share Adjustments Relating to Securities with an Equity Security as a Reference Asset” in the accompanying prospectus supplement. |
† | Each Observation Date may be postponed if that Observation Date is not a scheduled trading day with respect to any Underlier or if a market disruption event occurs with respect to any Underlier on that Observation Date as described under “Reference Assets—Equity Securities—Market Disruption Events for Securities with an Equity Security as a Reference Asset” and “Reference Assets—Least or Best Performing Reference Asset—Scheduled Trading Days and Market Disruption Events for Securities Linked to the Reference Asset with the Lowest or Highest Return in a Group of Two or More Equity Securities, Exchange-Traded Funds and/or Indices of Equity Securities” in the accompanying prospectus supplement. In addition, a Coupon Payment Date and/or the Maturity Date will be postponed if that day is not a business day or if the relevant Observation Date is postponed as described under “Terms of the Notes—Payment Dates” in the accompanying prospectus supplement. |
PS-2
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE OFFERING OF THE NOTES
You should read this pricing supplement together with the prospectus dated May 23, 2022, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated June 27, 2022 relating to our Global Medium-Term Notes, Series A, of which these Notes are a part. This pricing supplement, together with the documents listed below, contains the terms of the Notes and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral statements as well as any other written materials including preliminary or indicative pricing terms, correspondence, trade ideas, structures for implementation, sample structures, brochures or other educational materials of ours. You should carefully consider, among other things, the matters set forth under “Risk Factors” in the prospectus supplement and “Selected Risk Considerations” in this pricing supplement, as the Notes involve risks not associated with conventional debt securities. We urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisors before you invest in the Notes.
You may access these documents on the SEC website at www.sec.gov as follows (or if such address has changed, by reviewing our filings for the relevant date on the SEC website):
· | Prospectus dated May 23, 2022: |
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/312070/000119312522157585/d337542df3asr.htm
· | Prospectus Supplement dated June 27, 2022: |
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000312070/000095010322011301/dp169388_424b2-prosupp.htm
Our SEC file number is 1–10257. As used in this pricing supplement, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Barclays Bank PLC.
PS-3
consent to u.k. bail-in power
Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of the Notes or any other agreements, arrangements or understandings between us and any holder or beneficial owner of the Notes (or the trustee on behalf of the holders of the Notes), by acquiring the Notes, each holder and beneficial owner of the Notes acknowledges, accepts, agrees to be bound by, and consents to the exercise of, any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority.
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 Notes; (ii) the conversion of all, or a portion, of the principal amount of, interest on, or any other amounts payable on, the Notes 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 Notes such shares, securities or obligations); (iii) the cancellation of the Notes and/or (iv) the amendment or alteration of the maturity of the Notes, or amendment of the amount of interest or any other amounts due on the Notes, 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 Notes 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 Notes further acknowledges and agrees that the rights of the holders or beneficial owners of the Notes 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 Notes 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 “Selected Risk Considerations—Risks Relating to the Issuer—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 pricing supplement as well as “U.K. Bail-in Power,” “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Securities Generally—Regulatory action in the event a bank or investment firm in the Group is failing or likely to fail, including the exercise by the relevant U.K. resolution authority of a variety of statutory resolution powers, could materially adversely affect the value of any securities” and “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Securities Generally—Under the terms of the securities, you have agreed to be bound by the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
PS-4
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING OUR ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE NOTES
The final terms for the Notes will be determined on the date the Notes are initially priced for sale to the public, which we refer to as the Initial Valuation Date, based on prevailing market conditions on or prior to the Initial Valuation Date, and will be communicated to investors either orally or in a final pricing supplement.
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 Initial Valuation Date is based on our internal funding rates. Our estimated value of the Notes 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 Notes on the Initial Valuation Date is expected to be less than the initial issue price of the Notes. The difference between the initial issue price of the Notes and our estimated value of the Notes 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 Notes, the estimated cost that we may incur in hedging our obligations under the Notes, and estimated development and other costs that we may incur in connection with the Notes.
Our estimated value on the Initial Valuation Date is not a prediction of the price at which the Notes may trade in the secondary market, nor will it be the price at which Barclays Capital Inc. may buy or sell the Notes 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 Notes in the secondary market but it is not obligated to do so.
Assuming that all relevant factors remain constant after the Initial Valuation Date, the price at which Barclays Capital Inc. may initially buy or sell the Notes 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 Initial Valuation Date for a temporary period expected to be approximately six months after the Issue Date because, in our discretion, we may elect to effectively reimburse to investors a portion of the estimated cost of hedging our obligations under the Notes and other costs in connection with the Notes that we will no longer expect to incur over the term of the Notes. 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 Notes and/or any agreement we may have with the distributors of the Notes. 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 Notes based on changes in market conditions and other factors that cannot be predicted.
We urge you to read the “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page PS-9 of this pricing supplement.
You may revoke your offer to purchase the Notes at any time prior to the Initial Valuation Date. We reserve the right to change the terms of, or reject any offer to purchase, the Notes prior to the Initial Valuation Date. In the event of any changes to the terms of the Notes, 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.
PS-5
Selected Purchase Considerations
The Notes are not appropriate for all investors. The Notes may be an appropriate investment for you if all of the following statements are true:
· | You do not seek an investment that produces fixed periodic interest or coupon payments or other non-contingent sources of current income, and you can tolerate receiving only the Lower Coupon Amount on some or all Coupon Payment Dates over the term of the Notes in the event the Closing Value of any Underlier falls below its Coupon Barrier Value on one or more of the specified Observation Dates. |
· | You understand and accept that you will not participate in any appreciation of any Underlier, which may be significant, and that your return potential on the Notes is limited to the Coupons paid on the Notes. |
· | You do not anticipate that the Closing Value of any Underlier will fall below its Coupon Barrier Value on any Observation Date. |
· | You are willing and able to accept the individual market risk of each Underlier and understand that any decline in the value of one Underlier will not be offset or mitigated by a lesser decline or any potential increase in the value of any other Underlier. |
· | You understand and accept the risk that you will receive only the Lower Coupon Amount if the Closing Value of any Underlier is less than its Coupon Barrier Value on an Observation Date. |
· | You understand and are willing and able to accept the risks associated with an investment linked to the performance of the Underliers. |
· | You understand and accept that you will not be entitled to receive dividends or distributions that may be paid to holders of the Underliers, nor will you have any voting rights with respect to the Underliers. |
· | You are willing and able to accept the risk that the Notes may be automatically redeemed and that you may not be able to reinvest your money in an alternative investment with comparable risk and yield. |
· | You can tolerate fluctuations in the price of the Notes that may be similar to or exceed the downside fluctuations in the value of the Underliers. |
· | You do not seek an investment for which there will be an active secondary market, and you are willing and able to hold the Notes to maturity if the Notes are not automatically redeemed. |
· | You are willing and able to assume our credit risk for all payments on the Notes. |
· | You are willing and able to consent to the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by any relevant U.K. resolution authority. |
The Notes may not be an appropriate investment for you if any of the following statements are true:
· | You seek an investment that produces fixed periodic interest or coupon payments or other non-contingent sources of current income, and/or you cannot tolerate receiving only the Lower Coupon Amount on some or all Coupon Payment Dates over the term of the Notes in the event the Closing Value of any Underlier falls below its Coupon Barrier Value on one or more of the specified Observation Dates. |
· | You seek an investment that participates in the full appreciation of any or all of the Underliers rather than an investment with a return that is limited to the Coupons paid on the Notes. |
· | You anticipate that the Closing Value of at least one Underlier will decline during the term of the Notes such that the Closing Value of at least one Underlier will fall below its Coupon Barrier Value on one or more Observation Dates. |
· | You are unwilling or unable to accept the individual market risk of each Underlier and/or do not understand that any decline in the value of one Underlier will not be offset or mitigated by a lesser decline or any potential increase in the value of any other Underlier. |
· | You do not understand and/or are unwilling or unable to accept the risks associated with an investment linked to the performance of the Underliers. |
· | You are unwilling or unable to accept the risk that the negative performance of any Underlier may cause you to receive only the Lower Coupon Amount, regardless of the performance of any other Underlier. |
· | You seek an investment that entitles you to dividends or distributions on, or voting rights related to, the Underliers. |
· | You are unwilling or unable to accept the risk that the Notes may be automatically redeemed. |
· | You cannot tolerate fluctuations in the price of the Notes that may be similar to or exceed the downside fluctuations in the value of the Underliers. |
· | You seek an investment for which there will be an active secondary market, and/or you are unwilling or unable to hold the Notes to maturity if the Notes are not automatically redeemed. |
· | You prefer the lower risk, and therefore accept the potentially lower returns, of fixed income investments with comparable maturities and credit ratings. |
· | You are unwilling or unable to assume our credit risk for all payments on the Notes. |
· | You are unwilling or unable to consent to the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by any relevant U.K. resolution authority. |
You must rely on your own evaluation of the merits of an investment in the Notes. You should reach a decision whether to invest in the Notes after carefully considering, with your advisors, the appropriateness of the Notes in light of your investment objectives and the specific information set out in this pricing supplement, the prospectus and the prospectus supplement. Neither the Issuer nor Barclays Capital Inc. makes any recommendation as to the appropriateness of the Notes for investment.
PS-6
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLES OF AMOUNTS PAYABLE ON A SINGLE coupon PAYMENT DATE
The following examples demonstrate the circumstances under which you may receive the Higher Coupon Amount or the Lower Coupon Amount on a hypothetical Coupon Payment Date. The examples set forth below are purely hypothetical and are provided for illustrative purposes only. The numbers appearing in the following tables and examples have been rounded for ease of analysis. The hypothetical examples below do not take into account any tax consequences from investing in the Notes and make the following key assumptions:
§ | Hypothetical Initial Underlier Value of each Underlier: $100.00* |
§ | Hypothetical Coupon Barrier Value for each Underlier: $72.00 (72.00% of the hypothetical Initial Underlier Value set forth above)* |
* | The hypothetical Initial Underlier Value of $100.00 and the hypothetical Coupon Barrier Value of $72.00 for each Underlier have been chosen for illustrative purposes only and do not represent likely actual Initial Underlier Values or Coupon Barrier Values for the Underliers. The actual Initial Underlier Value for each Underlier will be equal to its Closing Value on the Initial Valuation Date, and the actual Coupon Barrier Value for each Underlier will be equal to 72.00% of its Initial Underlier Value. |
For information regarding recent values of the Underliers, please see “Information Regarding the Underliers” in this pricing supplement.
Example 1: The Closing Value of each Underlier is greater than its Coupon Barrier Value on the relevant Observation Date.
Underlier | Closing Value on Relevant Observation Date |
AMD Underlier | $105.00 |
NFLX Underlier | $90.00 |
OXY Underlier | $150.00 |
TSLA Underlier | $120.00 |
Because the Closing Value of each Underlier is greater than its Coupon Barrier Value, you will receive the Higher Coupon Amount of $6.25 (0.625% of the principal amount per Note) on the related Coupon Payment Date.
Example 2: The Closing Value of one Underlier is less than its Coupon Barrier Value on the relevant Observation Date, and the Closing Value of each other Underlier is greater than its Coupon Barrier Value on the relevant Observation Date.
Underlier | Closing Value on Relevant Observation Date |
AMD Underlier | $140.00 |
NFLX Underlier | $40.00 |
OXY Underlier | $90.00 |
TSLA Underlier | $110.00 |
Because the Closing Value of at least one Underlier is less than its Coupon Barrier Value, you will receive the Lower Coupon Amount of $0.208 (0.0208% of the principal amount per Note) on the related Coupon Payment Date.
Example 3: The Closing Value of each Underlier is less than its Coupon Barrier Value on the relevant Observation Date.
Underlier | Closing Value on Relevant Observation Date |
AMD Underlier | $45.00 |
NFLX Underlier | $55.00 |
OXY Underlier | $40.00 |
TSLA Underlier | $50.00 |
Because the Closing Value of at least one Underlier is less than its Coupon Barrier Value, you will receive the Lower Coupon Amount of $0.208 (0.0208% of the principal amount per Note) on the related Coupon Payment Date.
Examples 2 and 3 demonstrate that you may receive only the Lower Coupon Amount on a Coupon Payment Date. If the Closing Value of at least one Underlier is below its Coupon Barrier Value on each Observation Date, you will receive only the Lower Coupon Amount on each Coupon Payment Date during the term of the Notes.
PS-7
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLES OF AMOUNTS PAYABLE upon an automatic REDEMPTION
The following examples demonstrate the hypothetical total return upon an automatic redemption under various circumstances. The examples set forth below are purely hypothetical and are provided for illustrative purposes only. The numbers appearing in the following tables and examples have been rounded for ease of analysis. The hypothetical examples below do not take into account any tax consequences from investing in the Notes and make the following key assumptions:
§ | Hypothetical Initial Underlier Value of each Underlier: $100.00* |
§ | Hypothetical Coupon Barrier Value for each Underlier: $72.00 (72.00% of the hypothetical Initial Underlier Value set forth above)* |
* | The hypothetical Initial Underlier Value of $100.00 and the hypothetical Coupon Barrier Value of $72.00 for each Underlier have been chosen for illustrative purposes only and do not represent likely actual Initial Underlier Values or Coupon Barrier Values for the Underliers. The actual Initial Underlier Value for each Underlier will be equal to its Closing Value on the Initial Valuation Date, and the actual Coupon Barrier Value for each Underlier will be equal to 72.00% of its Initial Underlier Value. |
For information regarding recent values of the Underliers, please see “Information Regarding the Underliers” in this pricing supplement.
Example 1: The Notes are automatically redeemed on the twelfth Observation Date.
Observation Date | Underlier | Closing Value on Observation Date | Are the Notes Automatically Redeemed? | Payment upon Automatic Redemption |
1 | AMD Underlier | $80.00 | N/A | N/A |
NFLX Underlier | $115.00 | |||
OXY Underlier | $95.00 | |||
TSLA Underlier | $85.00 | |||
2-11 | AMD Underlier | Various | N/A | N/A |
NFLX Underlier | ||||
OXY Underlier | ||||
TSLA Underlier | ||||
12 | AMD Underlier | $105.00 | Yes | $1,006.25 |
NFLX Underlier | $120.00 | |||
OXY Underlier | $115.00 | |||
TSLA Underlier | $110.00 |
Because the Closing Value of each Underlier on the twelfth Observation Date (which is one year after the Issue Date and is the first Observation Date on which the Notes may be automatically redeemed) is greater than its Initial Underlier Value, the Notes are automatically redeemed on the immediately following Coupon Payment Date. You will receive on the relevant Coupon Payment Date a cash payment of $1,006.25 per $1,000 principal amount Note, which is equal to your principal amount plus the Coupon otherwise due. No further amounts will be payable on the Notes after they have been automatically redeemed.
Example 2: The Notes are automatically redeemed on the fifty-ninth Observation Date.
Observation Date | Underlier | Closing Value on Observation Date | Are the Notes Automatically Redeemed? | Payment upon Automatic Redemption |
1 | AMD Underlier | $80.00 | N/A | N/A |
NFLX Underlier | $115.00 | |||
OXY Underlier | $95.00 | |||
TSLA Underlier | $85.00 | |||
2-11 | AMD Underlier | Various | N/A | N/A |
NFLX Underlier | ||||
OXY Underlier | ||||
TSLA Underlier | ||||
12-58 | AMD Underlier | Various (at least one Underlier below Initial Underlier Value) | No | N/A |
NFLX Underlier | ||||
OXY Underlier | ||||
TSLA Underlier | ||||
59 | AMD Underlier | $105.00 | Yes | $1,006.25 |
NFLX Underlier | $120.00 | |||
OXY Underlier | $115.00 | |||
TSLA Underlier | $110.00 |
Because the Closing Value of each Underlier on the fifty-ninth Observation Date is greater than its Initial Underlier Value, the Notes are automatically redeemed on the immediately following Coupon Payment Date. You will receive on the relevant Coupon Payment Date a cash payment of $1,006.25 per $1,000 principal amount Note, which is equal to your principal amount plus the Coupon otherwise due. No further amounts will be payable on the Notes after they have been automatically redeemed.
If the Closing Value of at least one Underlier is below its Initial Underlier Value on each Observation Date, the Notes will not be automatically redeemed. If the Notes are not automatically redeemed, you will receive on the Maturity Date a cash payment per $1,000 principal amount Note equal to $1,000 plus the Coupon otherwise due.
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Selected Risk Considerations
An investment in the Notes involves significant risks. Investing in the Notes is not equivalent to investing directly in the Underliers. Some of the risks that apply to an investment in the Notes are summarized below, but we urge you to read the more detailed explanation of risks relating to the Notes generally in the “Risk Factors” section of the prospectus supplement. You should not purchase the Notes unless you understand and can bear the risks of investing in the Notes.
Risks Relating to the Notes Generally
· | You May Receive Only the Lower Coupon Amount on Each Coupon Payment Date Over the Term of the Notes—You will receive the Higher Coupon Amount on a Coupon Payment Date only if the Closing Value of each Underlier on the related Observation Date is greater than or equal to its Coupon Barrier Value. If the Closing Value of any Underlier on an Observation Date is less than its Coupon Barrier Value, you will receive on the related Coupon Payment Date only the Lower Coupon Amount. If the Closing Value of at least one Underlier is less than its Coupon Barrier Value on each Observation Date, you will receive only the Lower Coupon Amount on each Coupon Payment Date during the term of the Notes. Under these circumstances, the return on the Notes may be less than the amount that would be paid on a conventional debt security of the Issuer of comparable maturity. |
· | Your Potential Return on the Notes Is Limited to the Coupons Payable, and You Will Not Participate in Any Appreciation of Any Underlier—The potential positive return on the Notes is limited to the Coupons that may be payable during the term of the Notes. You will not participate in any appreciation in the value of any Underlier, which may be significant. |
· | Because the Notes Are Linked to Multiple Underliers Individually, You Are Exposed to Greater Risks of Receiving Only the Lower Coupon Amount Than if the Notes Were Linked to a Single Underlier—The risk that you will receive only the Lower Coupon Amount on some or all Coupon Payment Dates is greater if you invest in the Notes as opposed to substantially similar securities that are linked to the performance of a single Underlier. With multiple Underliers, it is more likely that the Closing Value of at least one Underlier will be less than its Coupon Barrier Value on the specified Observation Dates, and therefore, it is more likely that you will receive only the Lower Coupon Amount on the related Coupon Payment Dates. Further, the performance of the Underliers may not be correlated or may be negatively correlated. The lower the correlation between multiple Underliers, the greater the potential for one of those Underliers to close below its Coupon Barrier Value on an Observation Date. |
It is impossible to predict what the correlation among the Underliers will be over the term of the Notes. The Underliers represent different equity markets. These different equity markets may not perform similarly over the term of the Notes.
Although the correlation of the Underliers’ performance may change over the term of the Notes, the Higher Coupon Amount is determined, in part, based on the correlation of the Underliers’ performance calculated using our internal models at the time when the terms of the Notes are finalized. A larger Higher Coupon Amount is generally associated with lower correlation of the Underliers, which reflects a greater potential for receiving only the Lower Coupon Amount on some or all Coupon Payment Dates.
· | You Are Exposed to the Market Risk of Each Underlier—Your return on the Notes is not linked to a basket consisting of the Underliers. 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 any Underlier over the term of the Notes may negatively affect your return and will not be offset or mitigated by any increases or lesser declines in the values of the other Underliers. To receive the Higher Coupon Amount on a Coupon Payment Date, the Closing Value of each Underlier must be greater than or equal to its Coupon Barrier Value on the applicable Observation Date. Accordingly, your investment is subject to the market risk of each Underlier. |
· | Automatic Redemption and Reinvestment Risk—If the Notes are automatically redeemed, the holding period over which you may receive Coupons could be as short as approximately one year. The payment upon an automatic redemption, together with any Coupons that you may have received on prior Coupon Payment Dates, may be less than the aggregate amount of payments that you would have received had the Notes not been automatically redeemed. There is no guarantee that you would be able to reinvest the proceeds from an investment in the Notes in a comparable investment with a similar level of risk in the event the Notes are automatically redeemed prior to the Maturity Date. No additional payments will be due after an automatic redemption. The automatic redemption feature of the Notes may also adversely impact your ability to sell your Notes and the price at which they may be sold. |
· | Any Payment on the Notes Will Be Determined Based on the Closing Values of the Underliers on the Dates Specified—Any payment on the Notes will be determined based on the Closing Values of the Underliers on the dates specified. You will not benefit from any more favorable values of the Underliers determined at any other time. |
· | Repayment of the Principal Amount Applies Only at Maturity or upon Any Automatic Redemption—You should be willing to hold your Notes to maturity or any automatic redemption. If you sell your Notes prior to such time in the secondary market, if any, you may have to sell your Notes at a price that is less than the principal amount even if at that time the value of each Underlier has increased from its Initial Underlier Value. See “—Risks Relating to the Estimated Value of the Notes and the Secondary Market— Many Economic and Market Factors Will Impact the Value of the Notes” below. |
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· | The Notes Are Subject to Volatility Risk—Volatility is a measure of the degree of variation in the price of an asset (or level of an index) over a period of time. The Higher Coupon Amount is determined based on a number of factors, including the expected volatility of the Underliers. The Higher Coupon Amount will be paid at a per annum rate that is higher than the fixed rate that we would pay on a conventional debt security of the same tenor and is higher than it otherwise would be if the level of expected volatility of the Underliers taken into account in determining the terms of the Notes were lower. As volatility of an Underlier increases, there will typically be a greater likelihood that the Closing Value of that Underlier on one or more Observation Dates will be less than its Coupon Barrier Value. |
Accordingly, you should understand that a larger Higher Coupon Amount reflects, among other things, an indication of a greater likelihood that you will receive only the Lower Coupon Amount with respect to one or more Observation Dates. In addition, actual volatility over the term of the Notes may be significantly higher than expected volatility at the time the terms of the Notes were determined. If actual volatility is higher than expected, you will face an even greater risk that you will receive only the Lower Coupon Amount with respect to one or more Observation Dates for the reasons described above.
· | Owning the Notes Is Not the Same as Owning the Underliers—The return on the Notes may not reflect the return you would realize if you actually owned the Underliers. As a holder of the Notes, you will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or other rights that holders of the Underliers would have. |
Risks Relating to the Issuer
· | Credit of Issuer—The Notes 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 Notes, 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 Notes, and in the event Barclays Bank PLC were to default on its obligations, you may not receive any amounts owed to you under the terms of the Notes. |
· | You May Lose Some or All of Your Investment If Any U.K. Bail-in Power Is Exercised by the Relevant U.K. Resolution Authority—Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of the Notes or any other agreements, arrangements or understandings between Barclays Bank PLC and any holder or beneficial owner of the Notes (or the trustee on behalf of the holders of the Notes), by acquiring the Notes, each holder and beneficial owner of the Notes acknowledges, accepts, agrees to be bound by, and consents to the exercise of, any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority as set forth under “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power” in this pricing supplement. Accordingly, any U.K. Bail-in Power may be exercised in such a manner as to result in you and other holders and beneficial owners of the Notes losing all or a part of the value of your investment in the Notes or receiving a different security from the Notes, which may be worth significantly less than the Notes and which may have significantly fewer protections than those typically afforded to debt securities. Moreover, the relevant U.K. resolution authority may exercise the U.K. Bail-in Power without providing any advance notice to, or requiring the consent of, the holders and beneficial owners of the Notes. The exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority with respect to the Notes will not be a default or an Event of Default (as each term is defined in the senior debt securities indenture) and the trustee will not be liable for any action that the trustee takes, or abstains from taking, in either case, in accordance with the exercise of the U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority with respect to the Notes. See “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power” in this pricing supplement as well as “U.K. Bail-in Power,” “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Securities Generally—Regulatory action in the event a bank or investment firm in the Group is failing or likely to fail, including the exercise by the relevant U.K. resolution authority of a variety of statutory resolution powers, could materially adversely affect the value of any securities” and “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Securities Generally—Under the terms of the securities, you have agreed to be bound by the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority” in the accompanying prospectus supplement. |
Risks Relating to the Underliers
· | There Are Risks Associated with Single Equities—The price of each Underlier can rise or fall sharply due to factors specific to that Underlier and its issuer, such as stock price volatility, earnings, financial conditions, corporate, industry and regulatory developments, management changes and decisions and other events, as well as general market factors, such as general stock market volatility and levels, interest rates and economic and political conditions. We urge you to review financial and other information filed periodically with the SEC by the issuer of each Underlier. |
· | Anti-Dilution Protection Is Limited, and the Calculation Agent Has Discretion to Make Anti-Dilution Adjustments—The Calculation Agent may in its sole discretion make adjustments affecting the amounts payable on the Notes upon the occurrence of certain corporate events (such as stock splits or extraordinary or special dividends) that the Calculation Agent determines have a diluting or concentrative effect on the theoretical value of an Underlier. However, the Calculation Agent might not make such adjustments in response to all events that could affect an Underlier. The occurrence of any such event and any adjustment made by the Calculation Agent (or a determination by the Calculation Agent not to make any adjustment) may adversely affect the market price of, and any amounts payable on, the Notes. See “Reference Assets—Equity Securities—Share Adjustments Relating to Securities with an Equity Security as a Reference Asset” in the accompanying prospectus supplement. |
· | Reorganization or Other Events Could Adversely Affect the Value of the Notes or Result in the Notes Being Accelerated—Upon the occurrence of certain reorganization events or a nationalization, expropriation, liquidation, bankruptcy, insolvency or |
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de-listing of an Underlier, the Calculation Agent will make adjustments to that Underlier that may result in payments on the Notes being based on the performance of shares, cash or other assets distributed to holders of that Underlier upon the occurrence of such event or, in some cases, the Calculation Agent may accelerate the Maturity Date for a payment determined by the Calculation Agent. Any of these actions could adversely affect the value of the relevant Underlier and, consequently, the value of the Notes. Any amount payable upon acceleration could be significantly less than the amount(s) that would be due on the Notes if they were not accelerated. However, if we elect not to accelerate the Notes, the value of, and any amount payable on, the Notes could be adversely affected, perhaps significantly. See “Reference Assets—Equity Securities—Share Adjustments Relating to Securities with an Equity Security as a Reference Asset” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
· | Historical Performance of the Underliers Should Not Be Taken as Any Indication of the Future Performance of the Underliers Over the Term of the Notes—The value of each Underlier has fluctuated in the past and may, in the future, experience significant fluctuations. The historical performance of an Underlier is not an indication of the future performance of that Underlier over the term of the Notes. The historical correlation between the Underliers is not an indication of the future correlation between them over the term of the Notes. Therefore, the performance of the Underliers individually or in comparison to each other over the term of the Notes may bear no relation or resemblance to the historical performance of any Underlier. |
Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest
· | We and Our Affiliates May Engage in Various Activities or Make Determinations That Could Materially Affect the Notes in Various Ways and Create Conflicts of Interest—We and our affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with the issuance of the Notes, as described below. In performing these roles, our and our affiliates’ economic interests are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the Notes. |
In connection with our normal business activities and in connection with hedging our obligations under the Notes, 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. In any such market making, trading and hedging activity, 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 Notes. We and our affiliates have no obligation to take the needs of any buyer, seller or holder of the Notes 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 Notes.
In addition, the role played by Barclays Capital Inc., as the agent for the Notes, could present significant conflicts of interest with the role of Barclays Bank PLC, as issuer of the Notes. For example, Barclays Capital Inc. or its representatives may derive compensation or financial benefit from the distribution of the Notes and such compensation or financial benefit may serve as an incentive to sell the Notes instead of other investments. Furthermore, we and our affiliates establish the offering price of the Notes for initial sale to the public, and the offering price is not based upon any independent verification or valuation.
In addition to the activities described above, we will also act as the Calculation Agent for the Notes. As Calculation Agent, we will determine any values of the Underliers and make any other determinations necessary to calculate any payments on the Notes. 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; determining whether to adjust any variable described herein in the case of certain corporate events related to an Underlier that the Calculation Agent determines have a diluting or concentrative effect on the theoretical value of the shares of that Underlier; and determining whether to accelerate the Maturity Date upon the occurrence of certain reorganization events and additional adjustment events. In making these discretionary judgments, our economic interests are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the Notes, and any of these determinations may adversely affect any payments on the Notes.
Risks Relating to the Estimated Value of the Notes and the Secondary Market
· | Lack of Liquidity—The Notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. Barclays Capital Inc. and other affiliates of Barclays Bank PLC intend to make a secondary market for the Notes but are not required to do so, and may discontinue any such secondary market making at any time, without notice. Barclays Capital Inc. may at any time hold unsold inventory, which may inhibit the development of a secondary market for the Notes. Even if there is a secondary market, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to trade or sell the Notes easily. Because other dealers are not likely to make a secondary market for the Notes, the price at which you may be able to trade your Notes is likely to depend on the price, if any, at which Barclays Capital Inc. and other affiliates of Barclays Bank PLC are willing to buy the Notes. The Notes are not designed to be short-term trading instruments. Accordingly, you should be able and willing to hold your Notes to maturity. |
· | Many Economic and Market Factors Will Impact the Value of the Notes—The value of the Notes will be affected by a number of economic and market factors that interact in complex and unpredictable ways and that may either offset or magnify each other, including: |
o | the market prices of, dividend rate on and expected volatility of the Underliers; |
o | correlation (or lack of correlation) of the Underliers; |
o | the time to maturity of the Notes; |
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o | interest and yield rates in the market generally; |
o | a variety of economic, financial, political, regulatory or judicial events; |
o | supply and demand for the Notes; and |
o | our creditworthiness, including actual or anticipated downgrades in our credit ratings. |
· | The Estimated Value of Your Notes Is Expected to Be Lower Than the Initial Issue Price of Your Notes—The estimated value of your Notes on the Initial Valuation Date is expected to be lower, and may be significantly lower, than the initial issue price of your Notes. The difference between the initial issue price of your Notes and the estimated value of the Notes 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 Notes, the estimated cost which we may incur in hedging our obligations under the Notes, and estimated development and other costs which we may incur in connection with the Notes. |
· | The Estimated Value of Your Notes 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 Notes on the Initial Valuation 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. |
· | The Estimated Value of the Notes 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 Notes on the Initial Valuation 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 Notes may not be consistent with those of other financial institutions which may be purchasers or sellers of Notes in the secondary market. As a result, the secondary market price of your Notes may be materially different from the estimated value of the Notes determined by reference to our internal pricing models. |
· | The Estimated Value of Your Notes Is Not a Prediction of the Prices at Which You May Sell Your Notes in the Secondary Market, if Any, and Such Secondary Market Prices, if Any, Will Likely Be Lower Than the Initial Issue Price of Your Notes and May Be Lower Than the Estimated Value of Your Notes—The estimated value of the Notes 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 Notes 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 Notes 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 Notes. Further, as secondary market prices of your Notes 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 Notes such as fees, commissions, discounts, and the costs of hedging our obligations under the Notes, secondary market prices of your Notes will likely be lower than the initial issue price of your Notes. As a result, the price at which Barclays Capital Inc., other affiliates of ours or third parties may be willing to purchase the Notes from you in secondary market transactions, if any, will likely be lower than the price you paid for your Notes, and any sale prior to the Maturity Date could result in a substantial loss to you. |
· | The Temporary Price at Which We May Initially Buy the Notes 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 Notes—Assuming that all relevant factors remain constant after the Initial Valuation Date, the price at which Barclays Capital Inc. may initially buy or sell the Notes in the secondary market (if Barclays Capital Inc. makes a market in the Notes, 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 Notes on the Initial Valuation Date, as well as the secondary market value of the Notes, for a temporary period after the initial Issue Date of the Notes. The price at which Barclays Capital Inc. may initially buy or sell the Notes 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 Notes. |
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Information Regarding the UNDERLIERS
We urge you to read the following section in the accompanying prospectus supplement: “Reference Assets—Equity Securities—Reference Asset Issuer and Reference Asset Information.” Companies with securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are required to file financial and other information specified by the SEC periodically. Information provided to or filed with the SEC by the issuer of each Underlier can be located on a website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov by reference to that issuer’s SEC file number provided below.
Included below is a brief description of the issuer of each Underlier. This information has been obtained from publicly available sources. Information from outside sources is not incorporated by reference in, and should not be considered part of, this pricing supplement or the accompanying prospectus or prospectus supplement. We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in outside sources.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
According to publicly available information, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is a global semiconductor company that primarily offers server microprocessors (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs), data processing units (DPUs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and Adaptive System-on-Chip (SoC) products for data centers; accelerated processing units (APUs) that integrate CPUs and GPUs and chipsets for desktop and notebook personal computers; discrete GPUs, semi-custom SoC products and development services; and embedded CPUs, GPUs, APUs, FPGAs and Adaptive SoC products. Information filed by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. with the SEC under the Exchange Act can be located by reference to its SEC file number: 001-07882. The common stock of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol “AMD.”
Historical Performance of the AMD Underlier
The graph below sets forth the historical performance of the AMD Underlier based on the daily Closing Values from January 2, 2018 through December 13, 2023. We obtained the Closing Values shown in the graph below from Bloomberg Professional® service (“Bloomberg”). We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information obtained from Bloomberg. The Closing Values below may have been adjusted to reflect certain corporate actions, such as stock splits, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, extraordinary dividends, delistings and bankruptcy.
Historical Performance of the AMD Underlier
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
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Netflix, Inc.
According to publicly available information, Netflix, Inc. is an entertainment service that offers TV series, films and games across a variety of genres and languages. Information filed by Netflix, Inc. with the SEC under the Exchange Act can be located by reference to its SEC file number: 001-35727. The common stock of Netflix, Inc. is listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol “NFLX.”
Historical Performance of the NFLX Underlier
The graph below sets forth the historical performance of the NFLX Underlier based on the daily Closing Values from January 2, 2018 through December 13, 2023. We obtained the Closing Values shown in the graph below from Bloomberg. We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information obtained from Bloomberg. The Closing Values below may have been adjusted to reflect certain corporate actions, such as stock splits, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, extraordinary dividends, delistings and bankruptcy.
Historical Performance of the NFLX Underlier
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
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Occidental Petroleum Corporation
According to publicly available information, Occidental Petroleum Corporation explores for, develops and produces oil and condensate, natural gas liquids (NGL) and natural gas; manufactures and markets basic chemicals and vinyls; purchases, markets, gathers, processes, transports and stores oil, condensate, NGL, natural gas, carbon dioxide and power; trades around its assets, including transportation and storage capacity; and invests in entities that conduct similar activities. Information filed by Occidental Petroleum Corporation with the SEC under the Exchange Act can be located by reference to its SEC file number: 001-09210. The common stock of Occidental Petroleum Corporation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “OXY.”
Historical Performance of the OXY Underlier
The graph below sets forth the historical performance of the OXY Underlier based on the daily Closing Values from January 2, 2018 through December 13, 2023. We obtained the Closing Values shown in the graph below from Bloomberg. We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information obtained from Bloomberg. The Closing Values below may have been adjusted to reflect certain corporate actions, such as stock splits, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, extraordinary dividends, delistings and bankruptcy.
Historical Performance of the OXY Underlier
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
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Tesla, Inc.
According to publicly available information, Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, sells and leases electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems and offers services related to its products. Information filed by Tesla, Inc. with the SEC under the Exchange Act can be located by reference to its SEC file number: 001-34756. The common stock of Tesla, Inc. is listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol “TSLA.”
Historical Performance of the TSLA Underlier
The graph below sets forth the historical performance of the TSLA Underlier based on the daily Closing Values from January 2, 2018 through December 13, 2023. We obtained the Closing Values shown in the graph below from Bloomberg. We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information obtained from Bloomberg. The Closing Values below may have been adjusted to reflect certain corporate actions, such as stock splits, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, extraordinary dividends, delistings and bankruptcy.
Historical Performance of the TSLA Underlier
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
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Tax Considerations
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 Indebtedness for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes” and, if you are a non-U.S. holder, “—Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders.” The discussion below applies to you only if you are an initial purchaser of the Notes; if you are a secondary purchaser of the Notes, the tax consequences to you may be different. In the opinion of our special tax counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, the Notes should be treated as debt instruments for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The remainder of this discussion assumes that this treatment is correct. The following discussion supersedes the discussion in the accompanying prospectus supplement to the extent it is inconsistent therewith.
Because the Notes will be offered to initial purchasers at varying prices, it is expected that the "issue price" of the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes will be uncertain. We currently intend to treat the issue price as $1,000 for each $1,000 principal amount Note, and the remainder of this discussion so assumes, unless otherwise indicated. Our intended treatment will affect the amounts you will be required to include in income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the uncertainty with respect to the Notes' issue price, including the tax consequences to you if the actual issue price of the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes is not $1,000 per Note.
We intend to treat the Notes as “contingent payment debt instruments” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as described under “—Contingent Payment Debt Instruments” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
Assuming that our treatment of the Notes as contingent payment debt instruments is correct, regardless of your method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes, you generally will be required to accrue taxable interest income in each year on a constant yield to maturity basis at the “comparable yield,” as determined by us, with certain adjustments in each year to reflect the difference, if any, between the actual and the projected amounts of the interest payments on the Notes in that year according to the “projected payment schedule” determined by us (and the projected amounts of the periodic payments will not be separately includible in your income). Although it is not entirely clear how the comparable yield should be determined when a debt instrument may be called prior to maturity, we will determine the comparable yield based upon the term to maturity of the Notes assuming no automatic call occurs. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, you are required to use our determination of the comparable yield and projected payment schedule in determining interest accruals and adjustments in respect of your Notes, unless you timely disclose and explain the use of other estimates to the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”). Any income recognized upon a sale or exchange of a Note (including redemption upon automatic call or at maturity), will be treated as interest income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. You generally will recognize taxable income or loss equal to the difference between the amount received from the sale or exchange and your adjusted tax basis in the Notes. You generally must treat any income as interest income and any loss as ordinary loss to the extent of previous interest inclusions, and the balance as capital loss. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. Special rules may apply if the remaining amounts payable on the Notes are treated as becoming fixed prior to maturity. You should consult your tax adviser concerning the application of these rules.
The discussions herein and in the accompanying prospectus supplement do not address the consequences to taxpayers subject to special tax accounting rules under Section 451(b).
After the original issue date, you may obtain the comparable yield and the projected payment schedule by requesting them from Barclays Cross Asset Sales Americas, at (212) 528-7198. Neither the comparable yield nor the projected payment schedule constitutes a representation by us regarding the actual amounts or timing of payments that we will make on the Notes.
If you purchase Notes at their original issuance for an amount that is different from their issue price, you will be required to account for this difference, generally by allocating it reasonably among projected payments on the Notes and treating these allocations as adjustments to your income when the payment is made. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the treatment of the difference between your basis in your Notes and their issue price.
You should consult your tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the Notes, as well as tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction.
Non-U.S. holders. We do not believe that non-U.S. holders should be required to provide a Form W-8 in order to avoid 30% U.S. withholding tax with respect to interest payments on the Notes, although the IRS could challenge this position. 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, 2025 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 Notes do not have a “delta of one” within the meaning of the regulations, we expect that these regulations will not apply to the Notes with regard to non-U.S. holders. Our determination is not binding on the IRS, and the 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 Notes. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the potential application of Section 871(m) to the Notes.
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SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We will agree to sell to Barclays Capital Inc. (the “agent”), and the agent will agree to purchase from us, the principal amount of the Notes, and at the price, specified on the cover of this pricing supplement. The agent will commit to take and pay for all of the Notes, if any are taken.
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