New Issue: Barclays prices $3.6 million PLUS tied to Nikkei 225, Topix

By Wendy Van Sickle

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 18 – Barclays Bank plc priced $3.6 million of 0% Performance Leveraged Upside Securities due Feb. 21, 2019 linked to the Topix index and the Nikkei 225 index, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The payout at maturity will be par of $10 plus 200% of any gain of the lesser performing index, up to a maximum return of 32.4%.

Investors will be fully exposed to any loss of the lesser performing index.

Barclays is the agent with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC handling distribution.

Issuer:	Barclays Bank plc
Issue:	Performance Leveraged Upside Securities
Underlying indexes:	Nikkei 225, Topix
Amount:	$3.6 million
Maturity:	Feb. 21, 2019
Coupon:	0%
Price:	Par of $10
Payout at maturity:	Par plus 200% of any index gain, capped at 32.4%; one-to-one exposure to declines in laggard index
Initial levels:	1,616.00 for Topix, 19,729.28 for Nikkei
Pricing date:	Aug. 16
Settlement date:	Aug. 21
Agent:	Barclays with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC handling distribution
Fees:	2.5%
Cusip:	06746L398

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