NOT FOR PUBLICATION, RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, INTO ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT WOULD BE UNLAWFUL TO DO SO.
14 November 2013
Barclays PLC Announces Pricing of Issue of Additional Tier 1 Securities
As part of its Leverage Plan, announced on 30 July 2013, Barclays PLC stated its intention to raise up to £2 billion of CRD IV qualifying Tier 1 securities with a fully loaded CET1 ratio trigger. In accordance with this intention, Barclays priced on 13 November 2013 an issue of $2 billion 8.25% CRD IV qualifying Contingent Convertible Additional Tier 1 securities with a 7% fully loaded CET1 ratio trigger to be issued on 20 November 2013.
The securities are expected to be provisionally admitted to trading on the SIX Swiss Exchange from 18 November 2013. Application will be made to the SIX Swiss Exchange for listing of the securities.
For further information please contact:
Investor Relations Media Relations
Charlie Rozes Giles Croot
+44 (0) 20 7116 5752 +44 (0) 20 7116 6132
This announcement shall not constitute, or form part of, an offer to sell, an invitation to induce an offer or a solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities referred to in this announcement, in any jurisdiction in which such offer, invitation, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful.
Notice to United States investors
In the United States, this offering is being made pursuant to the prospectus supplement that Barclays PLC expects to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on or about 15 November 2013, a preliminary version of which was filed with the SEC on 4 November 2013. Barclays PLC has also filed a registration statement on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-173886) containing a base prospectus for the offering to which this announcement relates. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer or any underwriter participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus and prospectus supplement if you request it by calling Barclays Treasury +44 (0)20-7116-1000.
Notice to United Kingdom investors
Within the United Kingdom, this announcement may only be distributed to, and is only directed at (a) persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 as amended (the "Order") or (b) high net worth entities falling within article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order or (c) other persons to whom it may be lawfully communicated in accordance with the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.
