Barclays, Base Prospectus 2006

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Exchangeable Notes
The Issuer and/or the Noteholders may have the right to deliver or demand the delivery, as the case
may be, of Underlying Securities, all as set forth in the "Supplemental Terms and Conditions for
Exchangeable Notes" and the Final Terms.
Dual Currency Notes
Payments (whether in respect of repayment or interest and whether at maturity or otherwise) in respect
of Notes to which "Dual Currency" has been declared applicable will be made in such currencies, and
based on such rates of exchange, as the Issuer may select.
Taxation
Payments of principal and interest in respect of the Notes will be made without withholding or
deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature imposed or
levied by way of withholding or deduction at source by or on behalf of Germany or the United
Kingdom or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax
("Withholding Tax") unless such Withholding Tax is required by law or is otherwise authorised by
law and is in fact deducted or withheld. In such event, the Issuer will pay such additional amounts as
shall be necessary in order that the net amounts received by the Noteholders of the Notes after such
withholding or deduction of such Withholding Tax shall equal the respective amounts of principal and
interest which would otherwise have been receivable in respect of the Notes in the absence of the
withholding or deduction of such Withholding Tax, subject to the exceptions set out in §6 of the Terms
and Conditions (Taxation) of the Notes. The tax withheld on interest payments (Zinsabschlagsteuer)
which has been in effect in Germany since 1st January 1993 and the solidarity surcharge
(Solidaritätszuschlag) imposed thereon as from 1st January 1995 do not constitute a Withholding Tax
on payments as described above.
Redemption
The Final Terms will indicate either that the relevant Notes cannot be redeemed prior to their stated
maturity (other than following an Event of Default or a Tax Call) or that such Notes will be redeemable
at the option of the Issuer or the Noteholders on a date or dates specified prior to such stated maturity
and at a price or prices and on such other terms as may be agreed between the Issuer and the
Manager(s) or as otherwise specified.
Early Redemption for Taxation Reasons
Early redemption for taxation reasons (a "Tax Call") will be permitted as provided in §4 of the Terms
and Conditions (Redemption) of the Notes.
Early Redemption of Equity Linked Notes, Commodity Linked Notes, Exchangeable Notes and
Index Linked Notes
Equity Linked Notes, Commodity Linked Notes, Exchangeable Notes and Index Linked Notes may be
redeemed before their stated maturity upon the occurrence of an Extraordinary Event such as Merger
Events, Tender Offers, Nationalisation, Insolvency, Delisting or any Additional Termination Event, all
as set forth in the Supplemental Terms and Conditions for Equity Linked Notes/Certificates,
Commodity Linked Notes/Certificats, Exchangeable Notes and Index Linked Notes/Certificates and the
Final Terms.
Protection Amount
The Final Terms will indicate whether a Protection Amount is applicable to the Notes. If applicable, the
Notes will in no circumstances be repayable, at stated maturity, at less than the percentage of their
principal amount/par value specified in the Final Terms. For the avoidance of doubt, the Protection
Amount will not apply if the Notes are redeemed prior to their stated maturity or upon the occurrence
of an Event of Default or upon the occurrence of a Tax Call.
Status of the Notes
The Notes will constitute unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer ranking pari passu
among themselves and pari passu with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the
Issuer, save for such obligations as may be preferred by mandatory provisions of law.