Barclays Bank

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Barclays is the fourth largest bank in the United Kingdom. The bank can trace its roots back to 1690 in London. The name "Barclay" first arose in 1736. Today the bank is a global financial service provider operating in the UK, Europe, United States, and Africa. The bank's headquarters are at One Churchill Place in Canary Wharf, in London's Docklands, having moved there in May 2005 from Lombard Street in the City of London. Barclay's US headquarters are in Wilmington, Delaware where it acquired the former Juniper Bank.

Barclays PLC is the holding company that is listed on the London, New York and Tokyo Stock Exchange. It consists almost solely of Barclays Bank PLC. Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, the international financial services group.

With a distinctive business model, Barclays Capital provides corporates, financial institutions, governments and supranational organisations with solutions to their financing and risk management needs. Barclays Capital has the support of an AA rated parent bank with a balance sheet of over £924 billion. With offices in 26 countries, the firm employs over 9,000 people and has the global reach and distribution power to meet the needs of issuers and investors. Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, the international financial services group.

With a distinctive business model, Barclays Capital provides corporates, financial institutions, governments and supranational organisations with solutions to their financing and risk management needs including:

1 Bonds 2 Collateralised Finance 3 Commodities 4 Credit Trading 5 Derivatives 6 Equity Products 7 Fixed Income 8 Foreign Exchange 9 Futures 10 Loans 11 Prime Brokerage 12 Private Equity 13 Repos 14 Securitisation 15 Structuring

Barclays Capital has the support of an AA rated parent bank with a balance sheet of over £924 billion. With offices in 26 countries, the firm employs over 9,000 people and has the global reach and distribution power to meet the needs of issuers and investors.

Barclays Capital is regulated by the Financial Services Authority in the UK and the principal banking and securities regulators in other jurisdictions where we have a physical presence. Focused on its clients' financial needs, Barclays Capital emphasises teamwork, meritocracy and transparency in everything it does.