New Issue: Barclays sells $42.25 million Accelerated Return Notes on basket of indexes

By Wendy Van Sickle

Columbus, Ohio, March 30 – Barclays Bank plc priced $42.25 million of 0% Accelerated Return Notes due May 27, 2022 linked to a basket of indexes, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The basket consists of the Euro Stoxx 50 index with a 40% weight, the Nikkei 225 index with a 20% weight, the FTSE 100 index with a 20% weight, the Swiss Market index with a 10% weight, the S&P/ASX 200 index with a 7.5% weight and the FTSE China 50 index with a 5% weight.

The payout at maturity will be par of $10 plus 300% of any basket gain, subject to a maximum return of 16.5%. Investors will be exposed to any basket decline.

BofA Securities, Inc. is the underwriter.

Issuer:	Barclays Bank plc
Issue:	Accelerated Return Notes
Underlying indexes:	Euro Stoxx 50 (40% weight), Nikkei 225 (20% weight), FTSE 100 (20% weight), Swiss Market (7.5% weight), S&P/ASX 200 (7.5% weight), FTSE China 50 index (5% weight)
Amount:	$42,247,560
Maturity:	May 27, 2022
Coupon:	0%
Price:	Par of $10
Payout at maturity:	Par plus 300% of any basket gain, capped at 16.5%; exposure to any basket decline
Initial levels:	3,832.57 for Euro Stoxx 50, 28,729.88 for Nikkei 225, 6,674.83 for FTSE 100, 11,098.81 for Swiss Market, 6,790.558 for S&P/ASX 200, 20,354.95 for FTSE China 50
Pricing date:	March 25
Settlement date:	April 1
Agent:	BofA Securities, Inc.
Fees:	1.75%
Cusip:	06747A253

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