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Published on 6/28/2012 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Barclays prices $2.9 million notes linked to 10 commodity indexes

By Marisa Wong

Madison, Wis., June 28 - Barclays Bank plc priced $2.9 million of notes due June 29, 2016 linked to a basket of 10 commodity indexes, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The basket includes equal weights of the S&P GSCI Sugar Index Excess Return, the S&P GSCI Cocoa Index Excess Return, the S&P GSCI Corn Index Excess Return, the S&P GSCI Cotton Index Excess Return, the S&P GSCI Lean Hogs Index Excess Return, the S&P GSCI Gold Index Excess Return, the S&P GSCI Natural Gas Index Excess Return, the S&P GSCI Lead Index Excess Return, the S&P GSCI Nickel Index Excess Return and the S&P GSCI Zinc Index Excess Return.

The notes will pay a coupon each year equal to 0.25% plus the greater of (a) the average of the basket indexes' performances on the applicable coupon observation date and (b) zero.

If an index's return is greater than or equal to zero, its performance will be 8%. Otherwise, an index's performance will be the greater of its return and negative 25%.

The payout at maturity will be par plus the final coupon payment.

Barclays Capital Inc. is the agent.

Issuer:Barclays Bank plc
Issue:Notes
Underlying indexes:S&P GSCI Sugar Index Excess Return, S&P GSCI Cocoa Index Excess Return, S&P GSCI Corn Index Excess Return, S&P GSCI Cotton Index Excess Return, S&P GSCI Lean Hogs Index Excess Return, S&P GSCI Gold Index Excess Return, S&P GSCI Natural Gas Index Excess Return, S&P GSCI Lead Index Excess Return, S&P GSCI Nickel Index Excess Return and S&P GSCI Zinc Index Excess Return, equally weighted
Amount:$2.9 million
Maturity:June 29, 2016
Coupon:0.25% plus greater of (a) average of indexes' performances on applicable coupon observation date and (b) zero; payable annually
Index performance:If index's return is greater than or equal to zero, 8%; otherwise, greater of index's return and negative 25%
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:Par plus final coupon payment
Pricing date:June 26
Settlement date:June 29
Agent:Barclays Capital Inc.
Fees:4%
Cusip:06738K6N6

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