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Published on 11/21/2007 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Barclays prices $10 million 99% principal-protected digital notes linked to Asian currencies

By Jennifer Chiou

New York, Nov. 21 - Barclays Bank plc priced $10 million of 99% principal-protected digital plus notes due Dec. 2, 2008 linked to an Asian currency basket, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The basket includes equal weights of the Singapore dollar, Philippine peso, Indonesian rupiah and Malaysian ringgit.

If the basket currencies appreciate relative to the dollar by 2% or more, the payout at maturity for each $1,000 principal amount of notes will be $990 plus 10% of the principal amount of the notes.

If the basket currencies do not appreciate relative to the dollar by 2% or more, the payout will be 99% of par.

Barclays Capital Inc. will be the agent.

Issuer:Barclays Bank plc
Issue:100% principal-protected digital plus notes
Underlying basket:Equal weights of Singapore dollar, Philippine peso, Indonesian rupiah and Malaysian ringgit
Amount:$10 million
Maturity:Dec. 2, 2008
Coupon:0%
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:If the basket currencies appreciate relative to the dollar by 2% or more, for each $1,000 principal amount of notes, $990 plus 10% of the principal amount of the notes; if the basket currencies do not appreciate relative to the dollar by 2% or more, the payout will be 99% of par
Pricing date:Nov. 20
Settlement date:Nov. 26
Agent:Barclays Capital
Fees:0.9%

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