Barclays, Base Prospectus 2006

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Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, in any case where the Spot Rate for a Rate
Calculation Date is based on the information published or announced by a Governmental
Authority in the relevant country, the Spot Rate will be subject to the correction, if any, to that
information subsequently published or announced by that source within the shorter of the period
of five days from the Rate Calculation Date and the period expiring on the Business Day prior
to the Maturity Date or Early Redemption Date, as the case may be.
(4) Disrupted Days. If the Determination Agent in its sole and absolute discretion determines that a
Disruption Event (as defined below) has occurred and is continuing on any Currency Valuation
Date, then such Currency Valuation Date shall be postponed to the first following Business Day
in respect of which there is no such Disruption Event; provided, however, that in no event shall
the Currency Valuation Date be later than the eighth Business Day after the Maturity Date or
the Early Redemption Date, as the case may be, and, if a Disruption Event in relation to an
Exchange Rate is continuing on such eighth Business Day, the Currency Valuation Date shall
be such eighth Business Day and the Issuer shall pay in lieu of payment of the Redemption
Amount or the Early Redemption Amount on the Maturity Date or Early Redemption Date, as
the case may be, the Disruption Redemption Amount (as defined below) on the third Business
Day following such eighth Business Day. All determinations made by the Determination Agent
pursuant to this Condition will be conclusive and binding on the Noteholders and the Issuer
except in the case of manifest error. Notice of the Disruption Redemption Amount, determined
in accordance with this Condition, shall only be provided to holders of Notes affected by the
Disruption Event.
"Disruption Event", in respect of Currency Linked Notes, means the occurrence of any of the
following events:
(a) Price Source Disruption;
(b) Illiquidity Disruption;
(c) Dual Exchange Rate;
(d) any other event that, in the opinion of the Determination Agent, materially affects
dealings in the Notes of any Series or affects the ability of the Issuer to meet any of its
obligations under the Notes of any Series or under any related hedge transactions.
[In case of Equity Linked [Notes] [Certificates] insert the following provisions:]
§4b
(Specific Definitions)
"Delisting" means that the Exchange announces that pursuant to the rules of such Exchange, the Shares
cease (or will cease) to be listed, traded or publicly quoted on the Exchange for any reason (other than a
Merger Event or Tender Offer) and are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on an
exchange or quotation system located in the same country as the Exchange (or, where the Exchange is
within the European Union, in any Member State of the European Union).
"Disruption Cash Settlement Price" means [specify amount].
"Delivery Agent" means [specify name and address of delivery agent].
"Equity Linked [Note] [Certificate]" means a security where the payment of the redemption amount
and/or interest is linked to the performance of equity securities.
"Equity Linked Redemption Amount" means an amount [, which shall never be less than the
Protection Amount,] calculated by the Determination Agent on the Equity Valuation Date at the Equity
Valuation Time in accordance with the following formula: [insert relevant formula].
"Equity Valuation Date" means [insert date].