Barclays, Base Prospectus 2006

Negative Pledge
None.
Events of Default
The Notes will provide for Events of Default.
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Listing
Application will be made to the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and/or the Baden-Wuerttemberg Stock
Exchange for such Notes to be admitted to trading, either (i) on the official list (amtlicher Markt), the
regulated market (geregelter Markt), or (ii) on the unregulated market (Freiverkehr) of the Frankfurt
Stock Exchange and/or the Baden-Wuerttemberg Stock Exchange (EUWAX), as the case may be. In
addition Notes may be listed on further stock exchanges or may not be listed at all as agreed between
the Issuer and the relevant Manager(s) in relation to the relavant issue.
Governing Law
The Notes will be governed by German law.
Selling Restrictions
There will be specific restrictions on the offer and sale of Notes and the distribution of offering
materials in the European Economic Area, the United States of America, Japan and such other
restrictions as may be required under applicable law in connection with the offering and sale of a
particular Tranche of Notes. See "Selling Restrictions".
Jurisdiction
Non-exclusive place of jurisdiction for any legal proceedings arising under Notes is Frankfurt am
Main.
3. Summary of the "Description of Barclays Bank PLC"
General Information
Barclays Bank PLC (the" Issuer") is a public limited company registered in England and Wales under
number 1026167. The liability of the members of the Issuer is limited. It has its registered head office
at 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP (England). Its telephone number is +44 (0) 20 7116 1000.
Barclays Bank PLC was established by Royal Charter on 1st June, 1836 as The Colonial Bank. The
Issuer was reincorporated on 15th September, 1925 under the Colonial Bank Act 1925 and on
1st October, 1971 was registered as a company limited by shares under the Companies Acts 1948 to
1967. On 27th November, 1981 it became a private company for the purposes of the Companies Act
1980. Pursuant to the Barclays Bank Act 1984, on 1st January, 1985, the Issuer was re-registered as a
public limited company and its legal name was changed from "Barclays Bank International Limited" to
"Barclays Bank PLC". Various divisions of the Issuer act under commercial names from time to time,
which include "Barclays Capital", "Barclays Global Investors" and "Barclaycard".
Principal activities, principal markets and organisational structure
The Issuer and its subsidiary undertakings (taken together, the "Group") is a UK-based major global
financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking, credit cards, investment banking,
wealth management and investment management services. The Issuer has a very large international
presence in Europe, the USA, Africa and Asia. In terms of market capitalisation the Issuer is one of the
top ten largest banks in the world. The Issuer operates in over 60 countries. The Group had an average
number of employees worldwide of 92,800 (excluding agency staff) during the year 2005.
The whole of the issued ordinary share capital of the Issuer is beneficially owned by Barclays PLC,
which is the ultimate holding company of the Group and one of the largest financial services companies
in the world by market capitalisation.
Capitalisation and Indebtedness of Barclays Bank PLC
The following table sets out the authorised and issued share capital of the Issuer and the Group's total
shareholders' equity, indebtedness and contingent liabilities as at 31st December, 2005. The
information has been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards
("IFRS"):