Barclays, Base Prospectus 2006

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"Currency Valuation Date" means, [specify date] [the date specified in the applicable Final Terms].
(or, if such date is not an Exchange Business Day the next following Business Day) unless there is a
Disrupted Day in respect of any relevant currency on that day in which event § 4d will apply and
provided that such date is at least two Business Days prior to the Maturity Date (other than where the
Notes are redeemed early in which case it will be the second Business Day preceding the Early
Redemption Date).
"Disrupted Day" means in respect of a Relevant Currency any Scheduled Trading Day on which a
relevant Exchange or any Related Exchange fails to open for trading during its regular trading session
or on which a Market Disruption Event has occurred.
"Disruption Redemption Amount" means the Redemption Amount or Early Redemption Amount (as
the case may be), calculated by the Determination Agent in its absolute discretion following the
occurrence of a Disruption Event taking into consideration all available information that it deems
relevant less the cost to the Issuer of unwinding any underlying related hedging arrangements.
"Dual Exchange Rate" means with respect to any Exchange Rate, that the Exchange Rate splits into
dual or multiple currency exchange rates.
"Exchange Business Day" means, any Scheduled Trading Day on which each Exchange and Related
Exchange are open for trading during their respective regular trading sessions, notwithstanding any
such Exchange or Related Exchange closing prior to its Scheduled Closing Time.
"Exchange Rate Time" means the time or times on the relevant Pricing Date at which the relevant
exchange rate will be taken for conversion into the currency in which any Redemption Amount or
Early Redemption Amount, as the case may be, in respect of an issue of Notes is to be paid.
"Exchange Rate" means the rate of exchange of the currency of [specify country] [one country] for the
currency of [specify country] [another country, as specified in the applicable Final Terms].
"Exchange" means in respect of a Relevant Currency, each exchange or quotation system specified as
such hereon for such currency, any successor to such exchange or quotation system or any substitute
exchange or quotation system to which trading in such currency has temporarily relocated (provided
that the Determination Agent has determined that there is comparable liquidity relative to such
currency on such temporary substitute exchange or quotation system as on the original Exchange).
"Governmental Authority" means any de facto or de jure government (or any agency or
instrumentality thereof), court, tribunal, administrative or other governmental authority or any other
entity (private or public) charged with the regulation of the financial market (including the central
bank) of the countries for which the Relevant Currencies are the lawful currencies.
"Illiquidity Disruption" means in relation to an Exchange Rate the occurrence of an event whereby it
becomes impossible to obtain a firm quote of the Settlement Rate for an amount to be determined by
the Determination Agent on the Currency Valuation Date (or, if different, the day on which rates for
that Currency Valuation Date would, in the ordinary course, be published or announced by the relevant
price source).
"Price Source Disruption", means in relation to an Exchange Rate in respect of a Currency Linked
Note, it becomes impossible to obtain the Settlement Rate on the Currency Valuation Date (or, if
different, the day on which rates for that Currency Valuation Date would, in the ordinary course, be
published or announced by the relevant price source).
"Pricing Date" means [specify date] [the date specified in the applicable Final Terms].
"Rate Calculation Date" means the Currency Valuation Date or the Averaging Date, as appropriate.
"Related Exchange(s)" means subject to the provision below, in respect of a Relevant Currency, each
exchange or quotation system if any, specified as such in the Final Terms, any successor to such
exchange or quotation system or any substitute exchange or quotation system to which trading in
futures or options contracts relating to such currency has temporarily relocated (provided that the
Determination Agent has determined that there is comparable liquidity relative to the futures or options