Subject to Completion
Preliminary Pricing Supplement dated June 5, 2013
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Annual AutoCallable Notes due June 30, 2016
Linked to the Lesser Performing Reference Asset of the
SPDR S&P
MidCap 400 ETF and the Russell 2000
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Index
Global Medium-Term Notes, Series A, No.
E-7967
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Terms used in this preliminary pricing supplement, but not defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
the prospectus supplement.
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Issuer:
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Barclays Bank PLC
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Initial Valuation Date:
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June 25, 2013
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Issue Date:
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June 28, 2013
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Final Valuation Date:*
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June 27, 2016
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Maturity Date:*
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June 30, 2016
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Denominations:
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Minimum denomination of $1,000, and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof
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Reference Assets:
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The SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF (the ETF) (Bloomberg ticker symbol MDY UP <Equity>) and the Russell 2000
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Index (the Index) (Bloomberg ticker symbol RTY <Index>).
Each of the ETF and the Index are referred to herein as a Reference Asset
and collectively as the Reference Assets.
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Automatic Call:
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If, on any Call Valuation Date, the Closing Value of each of the Reference Assets is equal to or greater than their respective Call Values, the Notes will be automatically called
for a cash payment per $1,000 principal amount Note equal to the applicable Call Price payable on the applicable Call Settlement Date.
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Call Value:
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With respect to each Index on any Call Valuation Date, an amount equal to 100% of its Initial Value.
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Call Price**:
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For every $1,000 principal amount Note, an amount equal to $1,000 plus a call premium calculated as follows:
[10.25% - 11.25%] × $1,000, or [$102.50 -
$112.50], if the Notes are automatically called in respect of the first Call Valuation Date
[20.50% - 22.50%] × $1,000, or [$205.00 -
$225.00], if the Notes are automatically called in respect of the second Call Valuation Date
[30.75% - 33.75%] × $1,000, or [$307.50
-$337.50], if the Notes are automatically called in respect of the final Call Valuation Date
** The actual Call Prices with respect to each Valuation Date will be determined on
the Initial Valuation Date.
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Payment at Maturity:
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If the Notes are not automatically called pursuant to the Automatic Call provisions, you will receive at maturity (subject
to our credit risk):
(i) if the Final Value of the Lesser Performing Reference Asset is equal to or
greater than its Barrier Value, a cash payment of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount Note; and
(ii) if the Final Value of the Lesser Performing Reference Asset is less than its
Barrier Value, a cash payment per $1,000 principal amount Note equal to (a) $1,000
plus
(b) $1,000
time
s the Reference Asset Return of the Lesser Performing Reference Asset, calculated per $1,000 principal amount Note as
follows:
$1,000 + [$1,000 × Reference Asset Return of
the Lesser Performing Reference Asset]
You may lose some or all of your principal if you invest in the Notes. If the Notes are not automatically called and the Final Value
of the Lesser Performing Reference Asset is less than its Barrier Value, your Notes will be fully exposed to any decline of the Lesser Performing Reference Asset from its Initial Value to its Final Value and you will lose some or all of your
principal. If the Notes are not automatically called and the Final Value of the Lesser Performing Reference Asset is less than its Barrier Value, the payment at maturity will be based solely on the Reference Asset Return of the Lesser Performing
Reference Asset and the performance of the other Index will not be taken into account for purposes of calculating any payment at maturity under the Notes. Any payment on the Notes, including any payment due at maturity, is subject to the
creditworthiness of the Issuer and is not guaranteed by any third party. For a description of risks with respect to the ability of Barclays Bank PLC to satisfy its obligations as they come due, see Credit of Issuer in this preliminary
pricing supplement.
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Terms of the Notes Continue on the Next Page
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Initial Issue Price
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Price to Public
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Agents Commission
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Proceeds to Barclays Bank PLC
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Per Note
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$1,000
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100.00%
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2.25%
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97.75%
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Total
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$[
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$[
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$[
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$[
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Barclays Capital Inc. will receive commissions from the Issuer equal to 2.25% of the principal amount of the Notes, or $22.50 per $1,000 principal amount, and may
retain all or a portion of these commissions or use all or a portion of these commissions to pay selling concessions or fees to other dealers.
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Our estimated value of the Notes on the Initial Valuation Date, based on our internal pricing models, is expected to be between $933.80 per Note and $947.70 per
Note. The estimated value is expected to be less than the initial issue price of the Notes. See Additional Information Regarding Our Estimated Value of the Notes on page PPS-4 of this preliminary pricing supplement.
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Investing in the Notes involves a number of risks. See Risk Factors beginning on page S-4 of the prospectus
supplement and
Selected Risk Considerations
beginning on page PPS-9 of this preliminary pricing supplement.
The Notes will not be listed on any U.S. securities exchange or quotation system. Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or determined that this preliminary pricing supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Terms of the Notes, Continued
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Reference Asset Return:
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With respect to an Index, the performance of such Index from the Initial Value to the Final Value, calculated as follows:
Final Value Initial Value
Initial Value
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Initial Value:
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With respect to the ETF, [
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Date.
With respect to the Index,
[
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Final Value:
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With respect to a Reference Asset, the Closing Value of such Index on the Final Valuation Date.
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Barrier Value:
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With respect to the ETF, [
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nearest cent.
With respect to the Index, [
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Call Valuation Dates:*
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June 30, 2014, June 29, 2015 and the Final Valuation Date
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Call Settlement Date:
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The third Business Day after the applicable Call Valuation Date (provided that the final Call Settlement Date will be the Maturity Date).
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Lesser Performing Reference Asset:
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The Reference Asset with the lower Reference Asset Return, as calculated in the manner set forth above.
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Closing Value:
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With respect to the ETF, the closing price per share of the ETF published at the regular weekday close of trading on that date as
displayed on Bloomberg Professional
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service page MDY UP <Equity> or any successor page on
Bloomberg Professional
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service or any successor service, as applicable.
With respect to the Index, the closing level of the Index published at the regular
weekday close of trading on that date as displayed on Bloomberg Professional
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service page RTY
<Index> or any successor page on Bloomberg Professional
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service or any successor service, as
applicable.
In certain circumstances, the Closing Value of a Reference
Asset will be based on the alternate calculation of the Reference Asset as described in Reference AssetsAdjustments Relating to Securities with the Reference Asset Comprised of an Index or Indices or Reference
AssetAdjustments Relating to Securities with the Reference Asset Comprised of an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Funds, as applicable, in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
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Reference Asset Business Day:
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A day that is both (i) a scheduled trading day with respect to the Index and (ii) a scheduled trading day with respect to the
ETF.
The term scheduled trading day, with respect to the
Index, has the meaning set forth under Reference AssetsIndicesMarket Disruption Events for Securities with the Reference Asset Comprised of an Index or Indices of Equity Securities, and with respect to the ETF, has the
meaning set forth under Reference AssetsExchange-Traded FundsMarket Disruption Events for Securities with the Reference Asset Comprised of Shares or Other Interests in an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Funds Comprised of
Equity Securities, in each case, in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
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Calculation Agent:
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Barclays Bank PLC
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CUSIP/ISIN:
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06741TWZ6 / US06741TWZ64
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Subject to postponement in the event of a market disruption event and as described under Selected Purchase ConsiderationsMarket Disruption Events
in this preliminary pricing supplement.
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The Notes constitute our direct, unconditional, unsecured and unsubordinated
obligations and are not deposit liabilities of Barclays Bank PLC and are not insured by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency of the United States, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction.
ADDITIONAL TERMS SPECIFIC TO THE NOTES
You should read this preliminary pricing supplement together with the prospectus dated August 31, 2010, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated May 27, 2011 and the index supplement
dated May 31, 2011 relating to our Global Medium-Term Notes, Series A, of which these Notes are a part. This preliminary pricing supplement, together with the documents listed below, contains the terms of the Notes and supersedes all prior or
contemporaneous oral statements as well as any other written materials including preliminary or indicative pricing terms, correspondence, trade ideas, structures for implementation, sample structures, brochures or other educational materials of
ours. You should carefully consider, among other things, the matters set forth under Risk Factors in the prospectus supplement and the index supplement, as the Notes involve risks not associated with conventional debt securities. We urge
you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisors before you invest in the Notes.
You may access these documents on
the SEC website at www.sec.gov as follows (or if such address has changed, by reviewing our filings for the relevant date on the SEC website):
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Prospectus dated August 31, 2010:
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http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/312070/000119312510201448/df3asr.htm
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Prospectus Supplement dated May 27, 2011:
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http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/312070/000119312511152766/d424b3.htm
Our SEC file number is 1-10257. As used in this preliminary pricing supplement, the Company, we, us, or
our refers to Barclays Bank PLC.
PPS2
Additional information Regarding Our Estimated Value of the Notes
The range of the estimated values of the Notes referenced above may not correlate on a linear basis with the range of call premiums set forth in this
preliminary pricing supplement. We determined the size of such ranges based on prevailing market conditions, as well as the anticipated duration of the marketing period for the Notes. The final terms for the Notes will be determined on the date the
Notes are initially priced for sale to the public, which we refer to as the Initial Valuation Date, based on prevailing market conditions on the Initial Valuation Date, and will be communicated to investors either orally or in a final pricing
supplement.
Our internal pricing models take into account a number of variables and are based on a number of subjective assumptions, which
may or may not materialize, typically including volatility, interest rates
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and our internal funding rates. Our internal funding rates (which are our internally published borrowing rates based on variables such as market benchmarks, our
appetite for borrowing, and our existing obligations coming to maturity) may vary from the levels at which our benchmark debt securities trade in the secondary market. Our estimated value on the Initial Valuation Date is based on our internal
funding rates. Our estimated value of the Notes may be lower if such valuation were based on the levels at which our benchmark debt securities trade in the secondary market.
Our estimated value of the Notes on the Initial Valuation Date is expected to be less than the initial issue price of the Notes. The difference between the initial issue price of the Notes and our
estimated value of the Notes is expected to result from several factors, including any sales commissions expected to be paid to Barclays Capital Inc. or another affiliate of ours, any selling concessions, discounts, commissions or fees expected to
be allowed or paid to non-affiliated intermediaries, the estimated profit that we or any of our affiliates expect to earn in connection with structuring the Notes, the estimated cost which we may incur in hedging our obligations under the Notes, and
estimated development and other costs which we may incur in connection with the Notes.
Our estimated value on the Initial Valuation Date is
not a prediction of the price at which the Notes may trade in the secondary market, nor will it be the price at which Barclays Capital Inc. may buy or sell the Notes in the secondary market. Subject to normal market and funding conditions, Barclays
Capital Inc. or another affiliate of ours intends to offer to purchase the Notes in the secondary market but it is not obligated to do so.
Assuming that all relevant factors remain constant after pricing date, the price at which Barclays Capital Inc. may initially buy or sell the Notes in
the secondary market, if any, and the value that we may initially use for customer account statements, if we provide any customer account statements at all, may exceed our estimated value on the Initial Valuation Date for a temporary period expected
to be approximately four months after the Issue Date because, in our discretion, we may elect to effectively reimburse to investors a portion of the estimated cost of hedging our obligations under the Notes and other costs in connection with the
Notes which we will no longer expect to incur over the term of the Notes. We made such discretionary election and determined this temporary reimbursement period on the basis of a number of factors, including the tenor of the Notes and any agreement
we may have with the distributors of the Notes. The amount of our estimated costs which we effectively reimburse to investors in this way may not be allocated ratably throughout the reimbursement period, and we may discontinue such reimbursement at
any time or revise the duration of the reimbursement period after the initial issue date of the Notes based on changes in market conditions and other factors that cannot be predicted.
We urge you to read the Selected Risk Considerations beginning on page PPS-9 of this preliminary pricing supplement.
You may revoke your offer to purchase the Notes at any time prior to Initial Valuation Date. We reserve the right to change the terms of, or reject any offer to purchase, the Notes prior to the Initial
Valuation Date. In the event of any changes to the terms of the Notes, we will notify you and you will be asked to accept such changes in connection with your purchase. You may also choose to reject such changes in which case we may reject your
offer to purchase.
PPS3
Hypothetical Examples of Amounts Payable Upon Automatic Call or at Maturity
The following examples demonstrate the how the payment (if any) upon early redemption or maturity of the Notes will be calculated under various
circumstances. The numbers set forth in the following examples have been rounded for eases of reference and do not relate to the actual Closing Value of either Reference Asset on any Call Valuation Date. We cannot predict the Closing Value of either
Reference Asset on any such date. The following examples do not take into account any tax consequences of investing in the Notes.
In
addition, these examples make the following key assumptions:
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Investor purchases $1,000 principal amount of Notes on the Initial Valuation Date at the initial public offering price and holds the Notes to maturity
if the Notes are not automatically called.
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No market disruption events or events of default occur during the term of the Notes.
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Initial Value of the ETF: $215.90
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Initial Value of the Index: 984.14
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Barrier Value of the ETF: $172.72, or 80.00% of the hypothetical Initial Value set forth above (rounded to the nearest cent)
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Barrier Value of the Index: 787.31, or 80.00% of the hypothetical Initial Value set forth above (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
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Call Values of the ETF on each Call Valuation Date: $215.90, or 100% of the assumed Initial Value set forth above
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Call Value of Index on each Call Valuation Date:984.14, or 100% of the assumed Initial Value set forth above
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Call Price per $1,000 principal amount Note: $1,102.50 (if called on the first Call Valuation Date), $1,205.00 (if called on the second Call Valuation
Date) and $1,307.50 (if called on the final Call Valuation Date)
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Examples Where the Notes are Automatically Called on
the First or Second Call Valuation Date
Example 1:
The Notes are automatically called on the first Call Valuation Date.
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Closing Value on
First Call
Valuation Date
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Closing Value
on Second Call
Valuation Date
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Final Value
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ETF
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N/A
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N/A
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Index
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995.75
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N/A
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N/A
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Because the Closing Value of each Reference Asset is above its respective Call Value on the first Call Valuation Date,
the Notes are automatically called and you will receive on the applicable Call Settlement Date a cash payment per $1,000 principal amount Note equal to $1,102.50 calculated as follows:
$1,000 + [$1,000 × 10.25%] = $1,102.50
The return on investment of the Notes is 10.25%.
After the Notes are redeemed, they will no
longer remain outstanding and you will not receive any further payments regardless of the value of either Reference Asset at any time after the Call Settlement Date.
PPS4
Example 2:
The Notes are automatically called on the second Call Valuation Date.
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Closing Value on
First Call
Valuation Date
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Closing Value
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Valuation Date
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Final Value
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ETF
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205.50
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237.49
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Index
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1,033.35
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Because the Closing Value of at least one Reference Asset is not above its respective Call Value on the first Call
Valuation Date, the Notes are not automatically called in respect of the first Call Valuation Date. Because, however, the Closing Value of each Reference Asset is above its respective Call Value on the second Call Valuation Date, the Notes are
automatically called and you will receive on the applicable Call Settlement Date a cash payment per $1,000 principal amount Note equal to $1,205.00 calculated as follows:
$1,000 + [$1,000 × 20.50%] = $1,205.00
The return on investment of the Notes is 20.50%.
After the Notes are redeemed, they will no longer remain outstanding and you will not receive any further payments regardless of the value of
either Reference Asset at any time after the Call Settlement Date.
Examples Where the Notes Are Not Automatically Called on the First
or Second Call Valuation Dates
The following table and examples are based upon the assumptions set forth above and further assume that
the Notes have
not
been called on the first or second Call Valuation Date. These examples demonstrate hypothetical examples of amounts payable on the Notes at maturity given these assumptions.
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Final Value
of the ETF
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Final
Value of
the Index
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Reference
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Return of
the ETF
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Reference
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Return of
the Index
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Reference Asset
Return of Lesser
Performing
Reference Asset
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Payment at
Maturity (per
$1,000 principal
amount Note)
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1574.62
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50.00%
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60.00%
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50.00%
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$1,307.50
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313.06
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40.00%
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$1,307.50
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30.00%
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$1,307.50
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205.11
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1033.35
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5.00%
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-5.00%
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$1,000.00
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194.31
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-5.00%
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$1,000.00
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237.49
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10.00%
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-20.00%
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$1,000.00
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226.70
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$750.00
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205.11
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$700.00
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-50.00%
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$500.00
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$400.00
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-70.00%
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$300.00
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-80.00%
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$200.00
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-90.00%
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$100.00
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0.00
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934.93
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-5.00%
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-100.00%
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$0.00
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PPS5
Example 3:
The Final Value of the ETF is $237.49 and the Final Value of the Index is 1,082.55.
Because the Closing Value of each Reference Asset is equal to or greater than its respective Call Value on the final Call Valuation Date (the Final Valuation Date), the Notes are automatically called and you will receive on the Maturity Date a cash
payment per $1,000 principal amount Note equal to $1,307.50, calculated as follows:
$1,000 + [$1,000 × 30.75%] =
$1,307.50
The return on investment of the Notes is 37.50%.
Example 4:
The Final Value of the ETF is $205.11 and the Final Value of the Index is 1,033.35. Because the Final Value of the ETF is below its Call Value of $215.90, the Notes are not automatically
called on the final Call Valuation Date. Because the Reference Asset Return of the ETF of -5.00% is lower than the Reference Asset Return of the Index of 5.00%, the ETF is the Lesser Performing Reference Asset.
Because the Final Value of the Lesser Performing Reference Asset is not less than its Barrier Value, you will receive a payment at maturity of $1,000 per
$1,000 principal amount Note.
The return on investment of the Notes is 0.00%.
Example 5:
The Final Value of the ETF is $226.70 and the Final Value of the Index is 492.07. Because the Final Value of the Index is less than its Call Value, the Notes are not automatically called
on the final Call Valuation Date. Because the Reference Asset Return of the Index of -50.00% is lower than the Reference Asset Return of the ETF of 5.00%, the Index is the Lesser Performing Reference Asset.
Because the Final Value of the Lesser Performing Reference Asset is less than its Barrier Value, you will receive a payment at maturity of $500.00 per
$1,000 principal amount Note, calculated as follows:
$1,000 + [$1,000 × Reference Asset Return of Lesser Performing
Reference Asset]
$1,000 + [$1,000 × -50.00%] = $500.00
The return on investment of the Notes is- 50.00%.
Example 6:
The Final Value of the ETF
is $86.36 and the Final Value of the Index is 688.90. Because the Final Values of both Reference Assets are less than their respective Call Values, the Notes are not automatically called on the final Call Valuation Date. Because the Reference Asset
Return of the ETF of -60.00% is lower than the Reference Asset Return of the Index of -30.00%, the ETF is the Lesser Performing Reference Asset.
Because the Final Value of the Lesser Performing Reference Asset is less than its Barrier Value, you will receive a payment at maturity of $600.00 per $1,000 principal amount Note, calculated as follows:
$1,000 + [$1,000 × Reference Asset Return of Lesser Performing Reference Asset]
$1,000 + [$1,000 × 60.00%] = $400.00
The return on investment of the Notes is -60.00%.
Examples 5 and 6 above demonstrate that if the
Notes are not automatically called and if the Final Value of the Lesser Performing Reference Asset is less than its Barrier Value, your investment in the Notes will be fully exposed to the negative performance of the Lesser Performing Reference
Asset and you will lose some or all of your principal. Example 5 demonstrates that the Notes will be fully exposed to the negative performance of the Lesser Performing Reference Asset if its Final Value is less than its Barrier Value, even if the
Reference Asset Return of the other Reference Asset is positive. Example 6 further demonstrates that if the Final Value of both Reference Assets are below their Barrier Values, your payment at maturity will be based solely on the Reference Asset
Return of the Lesser Performing Reference Asset, and your loss will not be mitigated in any way by virtue of the fact that the Reference Asset Return of the other Reference Asset was higher than that of the Lesser Performing Reference Asset.
If the Notes are not called in respect of the first or second Call Valuation Date, you may lose up to 100% of your investment in the
Notes.
PPS6
Selected Purchase Considerations
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Market Disruption Events
The Call Valuation Dates (including the Final Valuation Date), any Call Settlement Dates, the Maturity Date and
the payment at maturity are subject to adjustment in the event of a Market Disruption Event with respect to either Reference Asset. If the Calculation Agent determines that on a Call Valuation Date, a Market Disruption Event occurs or is continuing
in respect of either Reference Asset, the Call Valuation Date will be postponed. If such postponement occurs, the Closing Values of the Reference Assets shall be determined using the Closing Values of the Reference Assets on the first following
Reference Asset Business Day on which no Market Disruption Event occurs or is continuing in respect of either Reference Asset. In no event, however, will a Call Valuation Date be postponed by more than five Reference Asset Business Days. If the
Calculation Agent determines that a Market Disruption Event occurs or is continuing in respect of either Reference Asset on such fifth day, the Calculation Agent will determine the Closing Value on the applicable Call Valuation Date of either
Reference Asset unaffected by such Market Disruption Event using the Closing Value of such Reference Asset on such fifth day, and will make an estimate of the Closing Value of either Reference Asset affected by such Market Disruption Event that
would have prevailed on such fifth day in the absence of such Market Disruption Event. In the event that a Call Valuation Date is postponed and the Notes are automatically called, the Call Settlement Date will be the third Business Day following the
relevant Call Valuation Date, as postponed. If the Final Valuation Date is postponed, the Maturity Date will be the third Business Day following the Final Valuation Date, as postponed.
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For a description of what constitutes a Market Disruption Event with respect to the Index, see Reference AssetsIndicesMarket
Disruption Events for Securities with the Reference Asset Comprised of an Index or Indices of Equity Securities in the prospectus supplement;
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For a description of what constitutes a Market Disruption Event with respect to the ETF, see Reference AssetsExchange-Traded
FundsMarket Disruption Events for Securities with the Reference Asset Comprised of Shares or Other Interests in an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Funds Comprised of Equity Securities in the prospectus supplement.
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Adjustments to the Reference Assets
For a description of adjustments that may affect either of the Reference Assets, see the following
sections of the prospectus supplement:
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For a description of further adjustments that may affect the Index, see Reference AssetsIndicesAdjustments Relating to Securities
with the Reference Asset Comprised of an Index of the prospectus supplement; and
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For a description of further adjustments that may affect the ETF, see Reference AssetsExchange-Traded FundsAdjustments Relating to
Securities with the Reference Asset Comprised of an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Funds of the prospectus supplement.
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If on or prior to the Final Valuation Date, the shares or other interests in the ETF (or any successor fund) are de-listed or any the ETF is (or any successor fund) are liquidated or otherwise terminated
and the Calculation Agent determines that no successor fund is available, then Calculation Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to make an adjustment to the Initial Value or Final Value of the ETF, the Closing Value of the ETF on any Call
Valuation Date, or to the method of determining the Reference Asset Return of the ETF, or any other terms of the Notes as the Calculation Agent, in its sole discretion, determines appropriate to account for the de-listing, liquidation or
termination, as applicable, would have had if the Notes represented an actual interest in the ETF equivalent to the notional interest of the Notes in the ETF.
If the Calculation Agent elects not to make an adjustment as described in the preceding paragraph or determines that no adjustment that it could make will produce a commercially reasonable result, then
the Calculation Agent shall cause the Maturity Date to be accelerated to the fourth business day following the date of that determination and the payment at maturity that you will receive on the Notes will be calculated as though the date of early
repayment were the stated Maturity Date of the Notes and as though the Final Valuation Date were the date of de-listing, liquidation or termination, as applicable (or, if such day is not a Reference Asset Business Day or a Market Disruption Event
occurs or is continuing on such day, the immediately preceding day that is a Reference Asset Business Day on which no Market Disruption Event occurs or is continuing).
As used above, the terms successor fund has the meanings set forth under Reference AssetsExchange-Traded FundsAdjustments Relating to Securities with the Reference Asset
Comprised of an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Funds in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
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Exposure to the U.S. Equities Underlying the Index and the ETF
The automatic call feature and any return on the Notes is linked
to the performance of the Index and the ETF. The Index is designed to track the performance of the small capitalization segment of the U.S. equity market. The ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, generally correspond to the
price and yield performance of the S&P MidCap 400 Index (the MidCap 400 Index). The MidCap 400 Index is intended to provide a benchmark for the performance of publicly traded mid-sized U.S. companies. For additional information about
the Reference Assets, please see Description of the Reference Assets in this preliminary pricing supplement.
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Material U.S Federal Income Tax Considerations
The material tax consequences of your investment in the Notes are summarized below. The
discussion below supplements the discussion under Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations in the accompanying prospectus supplement. Except as noted under Non-U.S. Holders below, this section applies to you only if you
are a U.S. holder (as defined in the accompanying prospectus supplement) and you hold your Notes as capital assets for tax purposes and does not apply to you if you are a member of a class of holders subject to special rules or are otherwise
excluded from the discussion in the prospectus supplement (for example, if you did not purchase your Notes in the initial issuance of the Notes).
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In the opinion of our special tax counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, it would be reasonable to treat your Notes in the manner described below. This opinion assumes that the description of the
terms of the Notes in this preliminary pricing supplement is materially correct.
The U.S. federal income tax consequences of
your investment in the Notes are uncertain and the Internal Revenue Service could assert that the Notes should be taxed in a manner that is different than described below. Pursuant to the terms of the Notes, Barclays Bank PLC and you agree, in the
absence of a change in law or an administrative or judicial ruling to the contrary, to characterize your Notes as a pre-paid cash-settled executory contract with respect to the Reference Assets. Subject to the discussion of Section 1260 below,
if your Notes are so treated, you should generally recognize capital gain or loss upon the sale, redemption or maturity of your Notes in an amount equal to the difference between the amount you receive at such time and the amount you paid for your
Notes. Such gain or loss should generally be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held your Notes for more than one year.
Although not entirely clear, it is possible that the purchase and ownership of the Notes could be treated as a constructive
ownership transaction with respect to the ETF that is subject to the rules of Section 1260 of the Internal Revenue Code. Because the Notes have a return profile that differs substantially from the return profile of the ETF, we believe
that Section 1260 should not apply to your Notes. If your Notes were subject to the constructive ownership rules, however, any long-term capital gain that you realize upon the sale, redemption or maturity of your Notes that is attributable to
the ETF would be recharacterized as ordinary income (and you would be subject to an interest charge on deferred tax liability with respect to such ordinary income) to the extent that such long-term capital gain exceeds the amount of long-term
capital gain that you would have realized had you purchased the actual number of shares of the ETF referenced by your Notes on the date that you purchased your Notes and sold those shares on the date of the sale, redemption or maturity of the Notes.
Because application of the constructive ownership rules to your Notes is unclear, you are strongly urged to consult your tax advisor with respect to the possible application of the constructive ownership rules to your investment in the Notes.
As discussed further in the accompanying prospectus supplement, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service are
actively considering various alternative treatments that may apply to instruments such as the Notes, possibly with retroactive effect. Other alternative treatments for your Notes may also be possible under current law. For example, it is possible
that your Notes could be treated as an investment unit consisting of (i) a debt instrument that is issued to you by us and (ii) a put option in respect of the Reference Assets that is issued by you to us. You should consult your tax
advisor as to the possible consequences of this alternative treatment.
For a further discussion of the tax treatment of your
Notes as well as other possible alternative characterizations, please see the discussion under the heading Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax ConsiderationsCertain Notes Treated as Forward Contracts or Executory Contracts in the
accompanying prospectus supplement. You should consult your tax advisor as to the possible alternative treatments in respect of the Notes. For additional, important considerations related to tax risks associated with investing in the Notes, you
should also examine the discussion in Selected Risk ConsiderationsTaxes, in this preliminary pricing supplement.
Specified Foreign Financial Asset Reporting.
Under legislation enacted in 2010, owners of specified foreign financial assets with an aggregate value in excess of $50,000
(and in some circumstances, a higher threshold) may be required to file an information report with respect to such assets with their tax returns. Specified foreign financial assets generally include any financial accounts maintained by
foreign financial institutions as well as any of the following (which may include your Notes), but only if they are not held in accounts maintained by financial institutions: (i) stocks and securities issued by non-U.S. persons,
(ii) financial instruments and contracts held for investment that have non-U.S. issuers or counterparties and (iii) interests in foreign entities. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of this
legislation to their ownership of the Notes.
Non-U.S. Holders.
The Treasury Department has issued proposed regulations
under Section 871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code which could ultimately require us to treat all or a portion of any payment in respect of your Notes as a dividend equivalent payment that is subject to withholding tax at a rate of
30% (or a lower rate under an applicable treaty). You
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could also be required to make certain certifications in order to avoid or minimize such withholding obligations, and you could be subject to withholding (subject to your potential right to claim
a refund from the Internal Revenue Service) if such certifications were not received or were not satisfactory. You should consult your tax advisor concerning the potential application of these regulations to payments you receive with respect to the
Notes when these regulations are finalized.
Selected Risk Considerations
An investment in the Notes involves significant risks. Investing in the Notes is not equivalent to investing directly in the Index. These risks are
explained in more detail in the Risk Factors section of the prospectus supplement, including the risk factors discussed under the following headings:
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Risk FactorsRisks Relating to All Securities;
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Risk FactorsAdditional Risks Relating to Securities with Reference Assets That Are Equity Securities or Shares or Other Interests in
Exchange-Traded Funds, That Contain Equity Securities or Shares or Other Interests in Exchange-Traded Funds or That Are Based in Part on Equity Securities or Shares or Other Interests in Exchange-Traded Funds;
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Risk FactorsAdditional Risks Relating to Notes Which Are Not Characterized as Being Fully Principal Protected or Are Characterized as Being
Partially Protected or Contingently Protected;
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Risk FactorsAdditional Risks Relating to Securities Which We May Call or Redeem (Automatically or Otherwise);
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Risk FactorsAdditional Risks Relating to Securities with More Than One Reference Asset, Where the Performance of the Security Is Based on the
Performance of Only One Reference Asset;
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Risk FactorsAdditional Risks Relating to Notes Which Pay No Interest or Pay Interest at a Low Rate; and
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Risk FactorsAdditional Risks Relating to Notes with a Barrier Percentage or a Barrier Value.
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In addition to the risks described above, you should consider the following:
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Your Investment in the Notes May Result in a Loss; No Principal Protection
If the Notes are not called pursuant to the Automatic
Call provisions and the Final Value of the Lesser Performing Reference Asset is less its Barrier Value, your investment will be fully exposed to the decline in the performance of the Lesser Performing Reference Asset and you will lose some or
all of the principal amount of your Notes. You may lose up to 100% of the principal amount of your Notes.
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Your Gain, if Any, on the Notes is limited to the Applicable Call Premium
If the Notes are automatically called pursuant to the
Automatic Call provisions in respect of a Call Valuation Date, you will receive on the applicable Call Settlement Date a payment per $1,000 principal amount equal to the applicable Call Price, as described above in this preliminary
pricing supplement. You will not participate in any appreciation of either Reference Asset above the percentage represented by the applicable call premium.
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Credit of Issuer
The Notes are senior unsecured debt obligations of the issuer, Barclays Bank PLC and are not, either directly or
indirectly, an obligation of any third party. Any payment to be made on the Notes depends on the ability of Barclays Bank PLC to satisfy its obligations as they come due and is not guaranteed by any third party. In the event Barclays Bank PLC were
to default on its obligations, you may not receive any amounts owed to you under the terms of the Notes.
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Potential Early Exit
While the original term of the Notes is as indicated on the cover page of this preliminary pricing supplement, the
Notes will be automatically called if the Closing Value of each Reference Asset on a Call Valuation Date is equal to or greater than its Initial Value. In such an event, you may not be able to reinvest any amounts received on the Call Settlement
Date in a comparable investment with similar risk and yield. No more interest or call premium will accrue or be payable after the relevant Call Settlement Date. The automatic call feature may also adversely impact your ability to sell
your Notes and the price at which they may be sold. It may further limit your ability to sell your Notes and realize any market appreciation of the value of your Notes.
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Whether or Not the Notes Will be Automatically Called Prior to Will Not be Based on the Price or Level of either Reference Asset at Any Time Other
than the Closing Values of the Reference Assets on the applicable Call Valuation Date
Whether or not the Notes are automatically called pursuant to the Automatic Call provisions will be based solely on the Closing Values of the
Reference Assets on the Call Valuation Dates. Accordingly, if the price or level of either or both Reference Assets dropped on any Call Valuation Date such that the Closing Value of such Reference Asset was fell below the applicable Call Value, your
Notes will not be called on the relevant Call Valuation Date.
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If Your Notes Are Not Called Pursuant to the Automatic Call Provisions, the Payment at Maturity on Your Notes will be Based Solely on
the Reference Asset Return of the Lesser Performing Reference Asset, Which Will Be Based Solely on the Closing Value of the Lesser Performing Reference Asset on the Final Valuation Date
If the Notes are not automatically called, the
determination of the Reference Asset Return of the Lesser Performing Reference Asset and, therefore, the payment at maturity will not be made based on any value of the Reference Assets other than the Final Values of the Lesser Performing Reference
Asset. Therefore, if the Notes are not automatically called and if the price or level, as applicable, of the Lesser Performing Reference Asset drops precipitously on the Final Valuation Date to a level or price, as the case may be, the payment at
maturity, if any, that you will receive for your Notes will be significantly less than it would otherwise have been had such payment been linked to the values of the Reference Assets prior to such drop.
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If the price or level of the Lesser Performing Reference Asset falls on the Final Valuation
Date such that its Final Value is below its Barrier Value, your Notes will be fully exposed to the decline of the Lesser Performing Reference Asset from its Initial Value to its Final Value and you will lose some or all of the principal amount of
your Notes, regardless of the price or level of either Reference Asset at any other time during the term of the Notes.
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No Interest or Dividend Payments or Voting Rights
As a holder of the Notes, you will not receive interest payments, and you will not have
voting rights or rights to receive cash dividends or other distributions or other rights that holders of securities comprising the Index, the ETF or the MidCap 400 Index would have.
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Certain Features of Exchange-Traded Funds Will Impact the Value of the Notes
The value of the ETF is subject to:
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The ETF May Underperform the MidCap 400 Index.
The performance of the ETF may not replicate the performance of, and may underperform, the MidCap
400 Index. Unlike the MidCap 400 Index, the ETF will reflect transaction costs and fees that will reduce its relative performance. Moreover, it is also possible that the ETF may not fully replicate or may, in certain circumstances, diverge
significantly from the performance of the MidCap 400 Index; for example, due to the temporary unavailability of certain securities in the secondary market, the performance of any derivative instruments contained in the ETF, differences in trading
hours between the ETF and the MidCap 400 Index or due to other circumstances. Because the return on your Notes is linked to the performance of the ETF and not the MidCap 400 Index, the return on your securities may be less than that of an
alternative investment linked directly to the MidCap 400 Index
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Management risk
. This is the risk that the investment strategy for the ETF, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints,
may not produce the intended results.
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Derivatives risk
. The ETF may invest in futures contracts, options on futures contracts, other types of options and swaps and other derivatives.
A derivative is a financial contract, the value of which depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset such as commodities. Compared to conventional securities, derivatives can be more sensitive to changes in interest rates or to
sudden fluctuations in market prices, and thus the ETFs losses, and, as a consequence, the losses of your Notes, may be greater than if the ETF invested only in conventional securities.
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Risks Associated with Small or Mid-Capitalization Stocks May Affect the Notes.
The Index is intended to track the small capitalization segment
of the U.S. equity market. The ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, generally correspond to the price and yield performance of the S&P MidCap 400 Index, which is intended to be a benchmark for publicly traded mid-sized
companies in the U.S. The stock prices of smaller and mid-sized companies may be more volatile than stock prices of large capitalization companies. Small or mid-capitalization companies may be less able to withstand adverse economic, market, trade
and competitive conditions relative to larger companies. Small or mid-capitalization companies may be less likely to pay dividends on their stocks, and the presence of a dividend payment could be a factor that limits downward stock price pressure
under adverse market conditions.
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The Estimated Value of Your Notes Might be Lower if Such Estimated Value Were Based on the Levels at Which Our Debt Securities Trade in the
Secondary Market.
The estimated value of your Notes on the Initial Valuation Date is based on a number of variables, including our internal funding rates. Our internal funding rates may vary from the levels at which our benchmark debt securities
trade in the secondary market. As a result of this difference, the estimated values referenced above may be lower if such estimated values were based on the levels at which our benchmark debt securities trade in the secondary market.
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The Estimated Value of Your Notes is Expected to be Lower Than the Initial Issue Price of Your Notes
. The estimated value of your Notes on the
Initial Valuation Date is expected to be lower, and may be significantly lower, than the initial issue price of your Notes. The difference between the initial issue price of your Notes and the estimated value of the Notes is expected as a result of
certain factors, such as any sales commissions expected to be paid to Barclays Capital Inc. or another affiliate of ours, any selling concessions, discounts, commissions or fees expected to be allowed or paid to non-affiliated intermediaries, the
estimated profit that we or any of our affiliates expect to earn in connection with structuring the Notes, the estimated cost which we may incur in hedging our obligations under the Notes, and estimated development and other costs which we may incur
in connection with the Notes.
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The Estimated Value of the Notes is Based on Our Internal Pricing Models, Which May Prove to be Inaccurate and May be Different from the Pricing
Models of Other Financial Institutions.
The estimated value of your Notes on the Initial Valuation Date is based on our internal pricing models, which take into account a number of variables and are based on a number of subjective assumptions,
which may or may not materialize. These variables and assumptions are not evaluated or verified on an independent basis. Further, our pricing models may be different from other financial institutions pricing models and the methodologies used
by us to estimate the value of the Notes may not be consistent with those of other financial institutions which may be purchasers or sellers of Notes in the secondary market. As a result, the secondary market price of your Notes may be materially
different from the estimated value of the Notes determined by reference to our internal pricing models.
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The Estimated Value of Your Notes Is Not a Prediction of the Prices at Which You May Sell Your Notes in the Secondary Market, if any, and Such
Secondary Market Prices, If Any, Will Likely be Lower Than the Initial Issue Price of Your Notes and Maybe Lower Than the Estimated Value of Your Notes.
The estimated value of the Notes will not be a prediction of the prices at which Barclays
Capital Inc., other affiliates of ours or third parties may be willing to
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purchase the Notes from you in secondary market transactions (if they are willing to purchase, which they are not obligated to do). The price at which you may be able to sell your Notes in the
secondary market at any time will be influenced by many factors that cannot be predicted, such as market conditions, and any bid and ask spread for similar sized trades, and may be substantially less than our estimated value of the Notes. Further,
as secondary market prices of your Notes take into account the levels at which our debt securities trade in the secondary market, and do not take into account our various costs related to the Notes such as fees, commissions, discounts, and the costs
of hedging our obligations under the Notes, secondary market prices of your Notes will likely be lower than the initial issue price of your Notes. As a result, the price, at which Barclays Capital Inc., other affiliates of ours or third parties may
be willing to purchase the Notes from you in secondary market transactions, if any, will likely be lower than the price you paid for your Notes, and any sale prior to the maturity date could result in a substantial loss to you.
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The Temporary Price at Which We May Initially Buy The Notes in the Secondary Market And the Value We May Initially Use for Customer Account
Statements, If We Provide Any Customer Account Statements At All, May Not Be Indicative of Future Prices of Your Notes.
Assuming that all relevant factors remain constant after the Initial Valuation Date, the price at which Barclays Capital Inc.
may initially buy or sell the Notes in the secondary market (if Barclays Capital Inc. makes a market in the Notes, which it is not obligated to do) and the value that we may initially use for customer account statements, if we provide any customer
account statements at all, may exceed our estimated value of the Notes on the Initial Valuation Date, as well as the secondary market value of the Notes, for a temporary period after the initial issue date of the Notes. The price at which Barclays
Capital Inc. may initially buy or sell the Notes in the secondary market and the value that we may initially use for customer account statements may not be indicative of future prices of your Notes.
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We and Our Affiliates May Engage in Various Activities or Make Determinations That Could Materially Affect Your Notes in Various Ways and Create
Conflicts of Interest.
We and our affiliates establish the offering price of the Notes for initial sale to the public, and the offering price is not based upon any independent verification or valuation. Additionally, the role played by Barclays
Capital Inc., as a dealer in the Notes, could present it with significant conflicts of interest with the role of Barclays Bank PLC, as issuer of the Notes. For example, Barclays Capital Inc. or its representatives may derive compensation or
financial benefit from the distribution of the Notes and such compensation or financial benefit may serve as an incentive to sell these Notes instead of other investments. We may pay dealer compensation to any of our affiliates acting as agents or
dealers in connection with the distribution of the Notes. Furthermore, we and our affiliates make markets in and trade various financial instruments or products for their own accounts and for the account of their clients and otherwise provide
investment banking and other financial services with respect to these financial instruments and products. These financial instruments and products may include securities, instruments or assets that may serve as the underliers, basket underliers or
constituents of the underliers of the Notes. Such market making, trading activities, other investment banking and financial services may negatively impact the value of the Notes. Furthermore, in any such market making, trading activities, and other
services, we or our affiliates may take positions or take actions that are inconsistent with, or adverse to, the investment objectives of the holders of the Notes. We and our affiliates have no obligation to take the needs of any buyer, seller or
holder of the Notes into account in conducting these activities.
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Lack of Liquidity
The Notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. Barclays Capital Inc. and other affiliates of Barclays Bank PLC
intend to make a secondary market for the Notes but are not required to do so, and may discontinue any such secondary market making at any time, without notice. Barclays Capital Inc. may at any time hold unsold inventory, which may inhibit the
development of a secondary market for the Notes. Even if there is a secondary market, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to trade or sell the Notes easily. Because other dealers are not likely to make a secondary market for the Notes,
the price at which you may be able to trade your Notes is likely to depend on the price, if any, at which Barclays Capital Inc. and other affiliates of Barclays Bank PLC are willing to buy the Notes. The Notes are not designed to be short-term
trading instruments. Accordingly, you should be able and willing to hold your Notes to maturity.
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Taxes
The U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Notes is uncertain and the Internal Revenue Service could assert that the Notes
should be taxed in a manner that is different than described above. As discussed further in the accompanying prospectus supplement, the Internal Revenue Service issued a notice in 2007 indicating that it and the Treasury Department are actively
considering whether, among other issues, you should be required to accrue interest over the term of an instrument such as the Notes and whether all or part of the gain you may recognize upon the sale, redemption or maturity of an instrument such as
the Notes should be treated as ordinary income. Similarly, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department have current projects open with regard to the tax treatment of pre-paid forward contracts and contingent notional principal
contracts. While it is impossible to anticipate how any ultimate guidance would affect the tax treatment of instruments such as the Notes (and while any such guidance may be issued on a prospective basis only), such guidance could be applied
retroactively and could in any case increase the likelihood that you will be required to accrue income over the term of an instrument such as the Notes even though you will not receive any payments with respect to the Notes until redemption or
maturity. The outcome of this process is uncertain. You should consult your tax advisor as to the possible alternative treatments in respect of the Notes.
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Many Economic and Market Factors Will Impact the Value of the Notes
In addition to the closing levels of the Indices on any day, the value
of the Notes will be affected by a number of economic and market factors that may either offset or magnify each other, including:
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the expected volatility of the Reference Assets;
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the time to maturity of the Notes;
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the market price and dividend rate on the ETF and the common stocks underlying the Index and the MidCap 400 Index;
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interest and yield rates in the market generally;
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a variety of economic, financial, political, regulatory or judicial events;
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supply and demand for the Notes; and
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our creditworthiness, including actual or anticipated downgrades in our credit ratings.
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Description of the Reference Assets
Description of the ETF
We have derived all information contained in this
preliminary pricing supplement regarding the ETF, including, without limitation, its make-up, method of calculation and changes in its components, from publicly available information. We have not independently verified such
information. Such information reflects the policies of, and is subject to change by, The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the Trustee) of the SPDR MidCap 400 ETF Trust (the Trust), and PDR Services LLC
(PDRS), as sponsor of the Trust. The Trust is a unit investment trust that issues securities called Trust Units or Units. The ETF Trust is an exchange-traded fund that trades on the NYSE Arca, Inc. under
the ticker symbol MDY.
The Trust is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended. Trust Units represent an undivided ownership interest in a portfolio of all, or substantially all, of the common stocks of the MidCap 400 Index. Information provided to or filed with the SEC by the Trust pursuant to the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, can be located by reference to SEC file numbers 033-89088 and 811-08972, respectively, through the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov. For additional information
regarding the Trust, the Trustee and PDRS, please see the Trusts prospectus. In addition, information about the Trust, the Trustee and PDRS may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper
articles and other publicly disseminated documents and the ETFs website at https://www.spdrs.com. We have not undertaken any independent review or due diligence of the SEC filings of the Trust, any information contained on the SPDR
website or of any other publicly available information about the ETF or the Trust. Information contained on the SPDR website is not incorporated by reference in, and should not be considered a part of, this preliminary pricing supplement.
Investment Objective and Strategy
The Trusts objective is to provide investment results that, before expenses, generally correspond to the price and yield performance of the MidCap 400 Index. See The MidCap 400
Index below for more information about the MidCap 400 Index. The Trust holds stocks and cash and is not actively managed by traditional methods, which typically involve effecting changes in the holdings of stocks and cash on the basis of
judgments made relating to economic, financial and market considerations. To maintain the correspondence between the composition and weightings of the stocks held by the Trust and the component stocks of the MidCap 400 Index, which we refer to
as Index Securities, the Trustee adjusts the holdings of the Trust from time to time to conform to periodic changes in the identity and/or relative weightings of the Index Securities. The Trustee aggregates certain of these
adjustments and makes changes to the holdings of the Trust at least monthly or more frequently in the case of significant changes to the MidCap 400 Index. Any change in the identity or weighting of an Index Security will result in a
corresponding adjustment to the prescribed holdings of the Trust effective on any day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for business following the day on which the change to the MidCap 400 Index takes effect after the close of the market.
The value of Trust Units fluctuates in relation to changes in the value of the holdings of the Trust. The market price of each individual
Trust Unit may not be identical to the net asset value of such Trust Unit.
The Trust may not be able to replicate exactly the performance of
the MidCap 400 Index because the total return generated by the Trusts portfolio of stocks and cash is reduced by the expenses of the Trust and transaction costs incurred in adjusting the actual balance of the Trusts portfolio. In
addition, it is possible that Trust may not always fully replicate the performance of the MidCap 400 Index due to the unavailability of certain Index Securities in the secondary market or due to other extraordinary circumstances.
Disclaimer
The Notes are not sponsored,
endorsed, sold or promoted by the Trust, the Trustee or PDRS. None of the Trust, the Trustee or PDRS makes any representations or warranties to the owners of the securities or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in
the Notes. None of the Trust, the Trustee or PDRS has any obligation or liability in connection with the operation, marketing, trading or sale of the Notes.
The MidCap 400 Index
General
All information regarding the MidCap 400 Index set forth in this index supplement reflects the policies of, and is subject to change by, S&P Dow Jones
Indices LLC. The MidCap 400 Index is calculated, maintained and published by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The MidCap 400 Index is reported by Bloomberg under the ticker symbol MID <Index>.
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The MidCap 400 Index is float-adjusted index that is intended to provide a benchmark for the performance of
publicly traded mid-sized U.S. companies and represents approximately 7% of the U.S. equities market. The MidCap 400 Index tracks the stock price movement of 400 companies with mid-sized market capitalizations, ranging from $1 billion to $4.4
billion. The calculation of the level of the MidCap 400 Index is based on the relative value of the common stocks of 400 similar companies on the base date of June 28, 1991.
The index sponsor of the MidCap 400 Index chooses companies for inclusion with the aim of achieving a distribution by broad industry groupings that approximate the distribution of these groupings in the
common stock population of the medium capitalization segment of the U.S. equities market. Relevant criteria employed by the index sponsor includes the viability of the particular company, the extent to which that company represents the industry
group to which it is assigned, the extent to which the market price of that companys common stock generally is responsive to changes in the affairs of the respective industry, and the market value and trading activity of the common stock of
that company. As of October 31, 2012, the main sectors represented in the MidCap 400 Index were, with the approximate percentage of the market capitalization of the MidCap 400 Index noted in parentheses: Financials (22.32%), Industrials
(16.73%), Information Technology (15.10%), Consumer Discretionary (13.79%), Health Care (9.92%), Materials (7.11%), Energy (5.91%), Utilities (5.23%), Consumer Staples (3.34%) and Telecommunication Services (0.55%).
For a description of the methodology used for the calculation and maintenance of the MidCap 400 Index, including a description of
the investable weight factor that is utilized to calculate the level of the MidCap 400 Index on a float-adjusted basis, please see the description of the S&P 500
®
Index, which is also applicable to the MidCap 400 Index, under Non-Proprietary IndicesEquity IndicesS&P 500
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Index in the accompanying index supplement.
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Description of the Russell 2000 Index
All information regarding the Index set forth in this preliminary pricing supplement reflects the policies of, and is subject to change by, Russell
Investments (Russell). The Index was developed by Russell and is calculated, maintained and published by Russell. The Index is reported by Bloomberg under the ticker symbol RTY <Index>.
The Index is designed to track the performance of the small capitalization segment of the U.S. equity market. As a subset of the
Russell 3000
®
Index (the Russell 3000), it consists of approximately 2,000 of the smallest companies
(based on a combination of their market capitalization and the current index membership) included in the Russell 3000 and represented, as of April 30, 2013, approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000. The Russell
3000, in turn, comprises the 3,000 largest U.S. companies as measured by total market capitalization, which together represented, as of April 30, 2013, approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.
Selection of Stocks Underlying the Index
Security Inclusion Criteria
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U.S. company
. All companies eligible for inclusion in the Index must be classified as a U.S. company under Russells country-assignment
methodology. If a company is incorporated, has a stated headquarters location, and company stock trades in the same country (American Depositary Receipts and American Depositary Shares are not eligible for this purpose), then the company is assigned
to its country of incorporation. If any of the three factors are not the same, Russell defines three Home Country Indicators (HCIs): country of incorporation, country of headquarters, and country of the most liquid exchange as defined by
a two-year average daily dollar trading volume (ADDTV) from all exchanges within a country. After the HCIs are defined, the next step in the country assignment involves an analysis of assets by location. Russell cross-compares the
primary location of the companys assets with the three HCIs. If the primary location of its assets matches any of the HCIs, then the company is assigned to the primary location of its assets. If there is insufficient information to determine
the country in which the companys assets are primarily located, Russell will use the primary location of the companys revenues to cross-compare with the three HCIs and assign a country in a similar manner. Beginning in 2011, Russell will
use the average of two years of assets or revenues data, in order to reduce potential turnover. Assets and revenues data are retrieved from each companys annual report as of the last trading day in May. If conclusive country details cannot be
derived from assets or revenues data, Russell will assign the company to the country of its headquarters, which is defined as the address of the companys principal executive offices, unless that country is a Benefit Driven Incorporation
BDI country, in which case the company will be assigned to the country of its most liquid stock exchange. BDI countries include: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands,
Channel Islands, Cook Islands, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Panama and Turks and Caicos Islands. For any companies incorporated or headquartered in a U.S. territory, including countries such
as Puerto Rico, Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands, a U.S. HCI is assigned.
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Trading requirements
. All securities eligible for inclusion in the Russell 3000 must trade on a major U.S. exchange. Bulletin Board, pink-sheet
or over-the-counter traded securities are not eligible for inclusion.
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Minimum closing price
. Stock must trade at or above US$1.00 on their primary exchange on the last trading day in May to be considered eligible
for inclusion in the Russell 3000 during annual reconstitution or during initial public offering (IPO) eligibility. If a stocks closing price is less than US$1.00 on the last day of May, it will be considered eligible if the average of the
daily closing prices (from its primary exchange) during the month of May is equal to or greater than US$1.00. Nonetheless, a stocks closing price (on its primary exchange) on the last trading day in May will be used to calculate market
capitalization and index membership. Initial public offerings are added each quarter and must have a closing price at or above US$1.00 on the last day of their eligibility period in order to qualify for index inclusion.
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Primary exchange pricing.
If a stock, new or existing, does not have a closing price at or above US$1.00 (on its primary exchange) on the last
trading day in May, but does have a closing price at or above US$1.00 on another major U.S. exchange, that stock will be eligible for inclusion.
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Minimum total market capitalization.
Companies with a total market capitalization of less than US$30 million are not eligible for the Index.
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Minimum available shares/float requirement.
Companies with only a small portion of their shares available in the marketplace are not eligible
for the Russell Indices. Companies with 5% or less will be removed from eligibility.
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Company structure
. Royalty trusts, limited liability companies, closed-end investment companies, blank check companies, special purpose
acquisition companies (SPACs) and limited partnerships are excluded from inclusion in the Russell 3000. Business development companies (BDCs) are eligible.
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Shares excluded
. Preferred stock, convertible preferred stock, redeemable shares, participating preferred stock, warrant rights and trust
receipts are not eligible for inclusion.
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Deadline for inclusion
. Stocks must be listed on the last trading day in May and Russell must have access to documentation on that date
supporting the companys eligibility for inclusion. This information includes corporate description, verification of incorporation, number of shares outstanding and other information needed to determine eligibility. IPOs will be considered for
inclusion on a quarterly basis.
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All Russell indices, including the Index, are reconstituted annually to reflect changes in
the marketplace. The companies that meet the eligibility criteria are ranked on the last trading day of May of every year based on market capitalization using data available at that time, with the reconstitution taking effect as of the first trading
day following the last Friday of June of that year. If the last Friday in June is the 28th, 29th or 30th day of June, reconstitution will occur the Friday prior.
Market Capitalization
The primary criteria used to determine the initial list of common
stocks eligible for inclusion in the Russell 3000, and thus the Index, is total market capitalization, which is calculated by multiplying the total outstanding shares by the market price as of the last trading day in May for those securities being
considered for the purposes of the annual reconstitution. IPO eligibility is determined each quarter.
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Determining total shares outstanding
. Only common stock is used to determine market capitalization for a company. Any other form of shares,
including preferred stock, convertible preferred stock, redeemable shares, participating preferred stock, warrants and rights or trust receipts, are excluded from the calculation. If multiple share classes of common stock exist, they are combined.
In cases where the common stock share classes act independently of each other (e.g., tracking stocks), each class is considered for inclusion separately.
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Determining price
. During each annual reconstitution, the last traded price on the last trading day in May of that year from the primary
exchange is used to determine market capitalization. If a security does not trade on its primary exchange, the lowest price from another major U.S. exchange is used. In the case where multiple share classes exist, the primary trading vehicle is
identified and used to determine price. For new members, the common share class with the highest trading volume will be considered the primary trading vehicle, and its associated price and trading symbol will be included in the Index.
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Capitalization Adjustments
A securitys shares are adjusted to include only those shares available to the public, often referred to as free float. The purpose of this adjustment is to exclude from market
calculations the capitalization that is not available for purchase and is not part of the investable opportunity set. Stocks are weighted in all Russell indices, including the Index, by their float-adjusted market capitalization, which is calculated
by multiplying the primary closing price by the available shares.
The following types of shares are removed from total market capitalization
to arrive at free float or available market capitalization:
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Cross ownership. Shares held by another member of a Russell index are considered cross-owned and all such shares will be adjusted regardless of
percentage held.
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Large corporate and private holdings
. Shares held by another listed company (non-member) or private individuals will be adjusted if greater than
10% of shares outstanding. Share percentage is determined either by those shares held by an individual or a group of individuals acting together. For example, officers and directors holdings would be summed together to determine if they exceed 10%.
However, not included in this class are institutional holdings, including investment companies, partnerships, insurance companies, mutual funds, banks or venture capital funds.
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Employee stock ownership plan shares
. Corporations that have employee stock ownership plans that comprise 10% or more of the shares outstanding
are adjusted.
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Unlisted share classes
. Classes of common stock that are not traded on a U.S. exchange are adjusted.
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IPO lock-ups
. Shares locked-up during an IPO are not available to the public and are thus excluded from the market value at the time the IPO
enters the Russell indices.
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Government holdings
. Holdings listed as government of are considered unavailable and will be removed entirely from available shares.
Shares held by government investment boards and/or investment arms will be treated similar to large private holdings and removed if the holding is greater than 10%. Any holding by a government pension fund is considered institutional holdings and
will not be removed from available shares.
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Corporate Actions Affecting the Index
Changes to all Russell U.S. indices, including the Index, are made when an action is final.
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No replacement rule
. Securities that leave the Index, between reconstitution dates, for any reason (e.g., mergers, acquisitions or
other similar corporate activity) are not replaced. Thus, the number of securities in the Index over a year may fluctuate according to corporate activity.
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Mergers and acquisitions
. Merger and acquisition activity results in changes to the membership and weighting of members within the Index.
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Re-incorporations
. Members of the Index that are re-incorporated to another country are analyzed for country assignment the following year
during reconstitution, as long as they continue to trade in the U.S. Companies that re-incorporate and no longer trade in the U.S. are immediately deleted from the Index and placed in the appropriate country within the Russell Global Index. Those
that re-incorporate to the U.S. during the year will be assessed during reconstitution for membership.
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Re-classifications of shares (primary vehicles)
. Primary vehicles will not be assessed or change outside of a reconstitution period unless the
existing class ceases to exist. In the event of extenuating circumstances signaling a necessary primary vehicle change, proper notification will be made.
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Rights offerings
. Rights offered to shareholders are reflected in the Index the date the offer expires for nontransferable rights and on the
ex-date for transferable rights. In both cases, the price is adjusted to account for the value of the right on the ex-date, and shares are increased according to the terms of the offering on that day. Rights issued in anticipation of a takeover
event, or poison pill rights are excluded from this treatment and no price adjustment is made for their issuance or redemption.
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Changes to shares outstanding
. Changes to shares outstanding due to buyback (including Dutch Auctions), secondary offerings, merger activity
with a non- Index member and other potential changes are updated at the end of the month (with the sole exception of June) which the change is reflected in vendor supplied updates and verified by Russell using an SEC filing. For a change in shares
to occur, the cumulative change to available shares must be greater than 5%.
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Spin-offs
. The only additions between reconstitution dates are as a result of spin-offs, reincorporations and IPOs. Spin-off companies are added
to the Index if warranted by the market capitalization of the spin-off company.
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Tender offers
. A company acquired as the result of a tender offer is removed when the tender offer has fully expired and it is determined the
company will finalize the process with a short form merger. Shares of the acquiring company, if a member of the Index, will be increased simultaneously.
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Delisting
. Only companies listed on U.S. exchanges are included in the Index. Therefore, when a company is delisted from a U.S. exchange and
moved to over-the-counter trading, the company is removed from the Index.
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Bankruptcy and voluntary liquidations
. Companies that file for Chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy or file any other liquidation plan will be
removed from the Index at the time of the filing. Companies filing for a Chapter 11 re-organization bankruptcy will remain a member of the Index, unless delisted from their primary exchange. In that case, normal delisting rules will apply.
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Stock distributions
. Stock distributions can take two forms: (1) a stated amount of stock distributed on the ex-date or (2) an
undetermined amount of stock based on earnings and profits on a future date. In both cases, a price adjustment is made on the ex-date of the distribution. Shares are increased on the ex-date for category (1) and on the pay-date for category
(2).
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Dividends
. Gross dividends are included in the daily total return calculation of the Index based on their ex-dates. The ex-date is used rather
than the pay-date because the market place price adjustment for the dividend occurs on the ex-date. Monthly, quarterly and annual total returns are calculated by compounding the reinvestment of dividends daily. The reinvestment and compounding is at
the total index level, not at the security level. Stock prices are adjusted to reflect special cash dividends on the ex-date. If a dividend is payable in stock and cash and the stock rate cannot be determined by the ex-date, the dividend is treated
as cash.
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Halted securities
. Halted securities are not removed from the Index until the time they are actually delisted from the exchange. If a security
is halted, it remains in the Index at the last traded price from the primary exchange until the time the security resumes trading or is officially delisted.
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Additional information on the Index is available on the following website: http://www.russell.com. No information on the website shall be deemed to be included or incorporated by reference in this
preliminary pricing supplement.
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License Agreement
Barclays Bank PLC has entered into a non-exclusive license agreement with the Russell Investments (
Russell
) whereby we, in exchange for a fee, are permitted to use the Index and its
related trademarks in connection with certain Notes, including the Notes. We are not affiliated with Russell; the only relationship between Russell and us is any licensing of the use of Russells indices and trademarks relating to them.
The license agreement between Russell and Barclays Bank PLC provides that the following language must be set forth in the preliminary pricing
supplement:
The Notes are not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by Russell Investments
(
Russell
). Russell makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Notes or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in Notes generally or in the Notes particularly or the
ability of the Russell 2000
®
Index (the
Russell 2000 Index
) to track general stock market
performance or a segment of the same. Russells publication of the Russell 2000 Index in no way suggests or implies an opinion by Russell as to the advisability of investment in any or all of the Notes upon which the Russell 2000 Index is
based. Russells only relationship to Barclays Bank PLC and its affiliates is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names of Russell and of the Russell 2000 Index which is determined, composed and calculated by Russell without regard to
Barclays Bank PLC and its affiliates or the Notes. Russell is not responsible for and has not reviewed the Notes nor any associated literature or publications and Russell makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, as to their accuracy
or completeness, or otherwise. Russell reserves the right, at any time and without notice, to alter, amend, terminate or in any way change the Russell 2000 Index. Russell has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration,
marketing or trading of the Notes.
RUSSELL DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE RUSSELL 2000 INDEX OR ANY DATA
INCLUDED THEREIN AND RUSSELL SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. RUSSELL MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY BARCLAYS BANK PLC AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES, INVESTORS, OWNERS OF THE NOTES,
OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE RUSSELL 2000 INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. RUSSELL MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE
WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSELL 2000 INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL RUSSELL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF
NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Russell 2000
®
Index and Russell
3000
®
Index are trademarks of Russell Investments and have been licensed for use by Barclays Bank PLC. The
Notes are not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by Russell Investments and Russell Investments makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Notes.
PPS18
Historical Information Regarding the Index
We obtained the historical closing level information in the chart and the graph below from Bloomberg, L.P. We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information obtained from
Bloomberg, L.P.
The historical levels of the Index should not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given
as to the Closing Level of the Index on the Final Valuation Date. We cannot give you assurance that the performance of the Index will result in the return of any of your initial investment.
The following table sets forth the high and low closing levels of the Index, as well as end-of-quarter closing levels, during the periods indicated below.
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March 31, 2008
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753.55
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643.97
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687.97
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June 30, 2008
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763.27
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686.07
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689.66
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September 30, 2008
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754.38
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657.72
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679.58
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December 31, 2008
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671.59
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385.31
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499.45
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March 31, 2009
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514.71
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343.26
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422.75
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June 30, 2009
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531.68
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429.16
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508.28
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September 30, 2009
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620.69
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479.27
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604.28
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December 31, 2009
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634.07
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562.40
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625.39
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March 31, 2010
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690.30
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586.49
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678.64
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June 30, 2010
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741.92
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609.49
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609.49
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September 30, 2010
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677.64
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590.03
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676.14
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December 31, 2010
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792.35
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669.45
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783.65
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March 31, 2011
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843.55
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773.18
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843.55
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June 30, 2011
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865.29
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777.20
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827.43
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September 30, 2011
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858.11
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643.42
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644.16
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December 31, 2011
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765.43
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609.49
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740.92
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March 31, 2012
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846.13
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747.28
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830.30
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June 30, 2012
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840.63
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737.24
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798.49
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September 30, 2012
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864.70
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767.75
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837.45
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December 31, 2012
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852.49
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769.48
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849.35
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March 31, 2013
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953.07
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872.60
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951.54
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998.78
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901.51
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984.14
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The following graph sets forth the historical performance of the Index based on the daily Index closing
levels from January 1, 2008 through May 31, 2013. The closing level of the Index on May 31, 2013 was 984.14.
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
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Historical Information Regarding the ETF
We obtained the historical trading price information in the chart and the graph below from Bloomberg, L.P. We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information obtained from
Bloomberg, L.P.
The historical prices of the ETF should not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as
to the Closing Price of the ETF on the Final Valuation Date. We cannot give you assurance that the performance of the ETF will result in the return of any of your initial investment.
The following table sets forth the high and low closing prices of the ETF, as well as end-of-quarter closing prices, during the periods indicated below.
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March 31, 2008
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154.18
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135.77
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141.27
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June 30, 2008
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163.31
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145.13
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148.76
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September 30, 2008
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149.99
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127.11
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131.83
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December 31, 2008
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131.03
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76.20
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97.18
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March 31, 2009
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101.54
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73.63
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88.65
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June 30, 2009
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109.15
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89.82
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105.31
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September 30, 2009
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128.56
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99.39
|
|
|
|
125.28
|
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December 31, 2009
|
|
|
134.20
|
|
|
|
119.54
|
|
|
|
131.76
|
|
March 31, 2010
|
|
|
145.22
|
|
|
|
125.76
|
|
|
|
143.16
|
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June 30, 2010
|
|
|
154.03
|
|
|
|
129.16
|
|
|
|
129.16
|
|
September 30, 2010
|
|
|
145.59
|
|
|
|
126.93
|
|
|
|
145.59
|
|
December 31, 2010
|
|
|
165.71
|
|
|
|
144.46
|
|
|
|
164.68
|
|
March 31, 2011
|
|
|
179.55
|
|
|
|
165.05
|
|
|
|
179.55
|
|
June 30, 2011
|
|
|
184.61
|
|
|
|
169.01
|
|
|
|
177.40
|
|
September 30, 2011
|
|
|
183.58
|
|
|
|
140.96
|
|
|
|
142.13
|
|
December 31, 2011
|
|
|
166.06
|
|
|
|
135.39
|
|
|
|
159.54
|
|
March 31, 2012
|
|
|
182.84
|
|
|
|
160.84
|
|
|
|
180.67
|
|
June 30, 2012
|
|
|
182.28
|
|
|
|
162.51
|
|
|
|
171.30
|
|
September 30, 2012
|
|
|
187.35
|
|
|
|
166.37
|
|
|
|
179.92
|
|
December 31, 2012
|
|
|
188.05
|
|
|
|
172.52
|
|
|
|
185.71
|
|
March 31, 2013
|
|
|
209.72
|
|
|
|
190.72
|
|
|
|
209.72
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May 31, 2013*
|
|
|
221.19
|
|
|
|
201.00
|
|
|
|
215.90
|
|
*
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For the period beginning on April 1, 2013 and ending on May 31, 2013
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PPS21
The following graph sets forth the historical performance of the ETF based on daily closing prices from
January 1, 2008 through May 31, 2013. The closing price per share of the ETF on May 31, 2013 was $215.90.
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS