ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING OUR ESTIMATED VALUE OF 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 or prior to 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 , 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 might 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 the Initial Valuation 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 three 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, which may include the tenor of the Notes and/or 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-6 of this preliminary pricing supplement.

You may revoke your offer to purchase the Notes at any time prior to the 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 .

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SELECTED PURCHASE CONSIDERATIONS

The Notes are not suitable for all investors. The Notes may be a suitable investment for you if all of the following statements are true:

·                   You do not seek an investment that produces periodic interest or coupon payments or other sources of current income

·                   You are willing to accept the risk that you may lose some or all of the principal amount of your Notes

·                   You understand and accept the risk that your return on the Notes will not exceed the Digital Percentage

·                   You understand and accept that the Final Level of each Index (and, accordingly, the Index Return) will be based on the arithmetic average of the daily Closing Levels over a period of approximately three months, and that the lesser performance of an Index on some Averaging Dates will mitigate the more positive performance of the Index on other Averaging Dates

·                   You do not anticipate that Index Return of either Index will be less than -20.00%

·                   You understand and accept the risk that the payment at maturity will be based solely on the Index Return of the Lesser Performing Index

·                   You are willing to accept the risks associated with an investment linked to the performance of the Indices

·                   You do not seek an investment for which there will be an active secondary market and you are willing and able to hold the Notes to maturity

The Notes may not be a suitable investment for you if any of the following statements are true:

·                   You seek an investment that produces periodic interest or coupon payments or other sources of current income

·                   You seek an investment that provides for the full repayment of principal at maturity and you are unwilling to accept the risk that you may lose some or all of the principal amount of your Notes

·                   You seek uncapped exposure to any positive performance of the Indices

·                   You are unwilling or unable to accept the risks associated with the Final Level of each Index being determined over an averaging period of approximately three months

·                   You anticipate that the Index Return of at least one Index will be less than -20.00%

·                   You are unwilling or unable to accept the risk that negative performance of only one Index may cause you to suffer a loss of principal at maturity, regardless of the performance of the other Index

·                   You are unwilling or unable to accept the risks associated with an investment linked to the performance of the Indices

·                   You seek an investment for which there will be an active secondary market and/or you are unwilling or unable to hold the Notes to maturity

·                   You are unwilling or unable to assume our credit risk for all payments on the Notes

·                   You are unwilling or unable to consent to the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by any relevant U.K. resolution authority

You must rely on your own evaluation of the merits of an investment in the Notes .  You should reach a decision whether to invest in the Notes after carefully considering, with your advisors, the suitability of the Notes in light of your investment objectives and the specific information set out in this preliminary pricing supplement, the prospectus supplement, the prospectus and the index supplement. Neither the Issuer nor Barclays Capital Inc. makes any recommendation as to the suitability of the Notes for investment.

ADDITIONAL TERMS OF THE NOTES

If a Market Disruption Event occurs with respect to either Index on any Averaging Date, such date will be disregarded for the purpose of calculating the Final Level of each Index. If a Market Disruption Event occurs and or is continuing with respect to at least one Index on every scheduled Averaging Date, the Calculation Agent will determine the Final Level of each Index in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. With respect to each Index, the term “Market Disruption Event” has the meaning set forth under “Reference Assets—Indices—Market Disruption Events for Securities with an Index of Equity Securities as a Reference Asset” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

In addition, each Index and the Notes are subject to adjustment by the Calculation Agent under certain circumstances, as described under “Reference Assets—Indices—Adjustments Relating to Securities with an Index as a Reference Asset” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

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HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLES OF AMOUNTS PAYABLE AT MATURITY

The following table illustrates the hypothetical total return at maturity on the Notes under various circumstances.  The “total return” as used in this preliminary pricing supplement is the number, expressed as a percentage, that results from comparing the payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount Note to $1,000.  The hypothetical total returns set forth below are for illustrative purposes only and may not be the actual total returns applicable to a purchaser of the Notes. The numbers appearing in the following table and examples have been rounded for ease of analysis.  The hypothetical examples below do not take into account any tax consequences from investing in the Notes and make the following key assumptions:

* The hypothetical Initial Level of 100.00 for each Index has been chosen for illustrative purposes only and do not represent a likely Initial Level for either Index. The Initial Level for each Index will be equal to its Closing Level on the Initial Valuation Date.

For information about recent levels of each Index, please see “Information Regarding the Indices” in this preliminary pricing supplement.

** Per $1,000 principal amount Note

The following examples illustrate how the total returns set forth in the table above are calculated:

Example 1: The Final Level of the Russell 2000 Index is 140.00 and the Final Level of the S&P 500 Index is 110.00.

Because the S&P 500 Index has the lower Index Return, the S&P 500 Index is the Lesser Performing Index. Because the Index Return of the Lesser Performing Index is not less than -20.00%, you will receive a payment at maturity of $1,447.00 per $1,000 principal amount Note that you hold, calculated as follows:

$1,000 + [$1,000 Digital Percentage]

$1, 000 + [$1,000 x 44.70%] = $1,447.00

The total return on investment of the Notes is 44.70%.

Example 2: The Final Level of the Russell 2000 Index is 105.00 and the Final Level of the S&P 500 Index is 90.00.

Because the S&P 500 Index has the lower Index Return, the S&P 500 Index is the Lesser Performing Index. Because the Index Return of the Lesser Performing Index is not less than -20.00%, you will receive a payment at maturity of $1,447.00 per $1,000 principal amount Note that you hold, calculated as follows:

$1,000 + [$1,000 Digital Percentage]

$1, 000 + [$1,000 x 44.70%] = $1,447.00

The total return on investment of the Notes is 44.70%.

Example 3: The Final Level of the Russell 2000 Index is 40.00 and the Final Level of the S&P 500 Index is 130.00.

Because the Russell 2000 Index has the lower Index Return, the Russell 2000 Index is the Lesser Performing Index. Because the Index Return of the Lesser Performing Index is less than -20.00%, you will receive a payment at maturity of $600.00 per $1,000 principal amount Note that you hold, calculated as follows:

$1,000 + [$1,000 x (Index Return of Lesser Performing Index + Buffer Percentage)]

$1, 000 + [$1,000 x (-60.00% + 20.00%)] = $600.00

The total return on investment of the Notes is -40.00%.

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Example 4: The Final Level of the Russell 2000 Index is 30.00 and the Final Level of the S&P 500 Index is 40.00.

Because the Russell 2000 Index has the lower Index Return, the Russell 2000 Index is the Lesser Performing Index. Because the Index Return of the Lesser Performing Index is less than -20.00%, you will receive a payment at maturity of $500.00 per $1,000 principal amount Note that you hold, calculated as follows:

$1,000 + [$1,000 x (Index Return of Lesser Performing Index + Buffer Percentage)]

$1, 000 + [$1,000 x (-70.00% +20.00%)] = $500.00

The total return on investment of the Notes is -50.00%.

Examples 3 and 4 above demonstrate that if the Index Return of the Lesser Performing Index is less than -20.00%, you will lose 1% of the principal amount of your Notes for every 1% that the Index Return of such Index falls below -20.00%. You will not benefit in any way from the Index Return of the other Index being higher than the Index Return of the Lesser Performing Index.

You may lose up to 80.00% of the principal amount of your Notes.

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SELECTED RISK CONSIDERATIONS

An investment in the Notes involves significant risks.  Investing in the Notes is not equivalent to investing directly in the Indices or their components.  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 of the prospectus supplement:

·                   “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Securities Generally”; and

·                   “Risk Factors—Additional Risks Relating to Securities with Reference Assets That Are Equity Securities, Indices of Equity Securities or Exchange-Traded Funds that Hold Equity Securities”.

In addition to the risks described above, you should consider the following:

·                   Your Investment in the Notes May Result in a Significant Loss —The Notes do not guarantee any return of principal.  The Notes provide for limited protection (subject to our credit risk) at maturity and only to the extent afforded by the Buffer Percentage.  If the Index Return of the Lesser Performing Index is negative, the payment at maturity on the Notes will depend on whether and the extent to which the Index Return of such Index is less than -20.00%. If the Index Return of the Lesser Performing Index is less than -20.00%, you will lose 1.00% of the principal amount of your Notes for every 1.00% that the Index Return of such Index falls below -20.00%.  You may lose up to 80.00% of the principal amount of your Notes .

·                   Potential Return Limited to the Digital Percentage —If the Index Return of the Lesser Performing Index is equal to or greater than -20.00%, you will earn a positive return equal to the Digital Percentage.  Accordingly, if the Index Return of the Lesser Performing Index is equal to or greater than -20.00%, you will receive a payment at maturity of $1,447.00 per $1,000 principal amount Note that you hold .  You will not participate in any appreciation of either Index in excess of the Digital Percentage, which may be significant.

·                   The Final Level of Each Index is Based on the Arithmetic Average of the Closing Levels on Each Averaging Date —The Final Level of each Index will be based on the arithmetic average of the Closing Levels of such Index on each of the Averaging Dates. Accordingly, the Final Level of each Index will be equal to the arithmetic average of the daily Closing Levels over a period of approximately three months. The level of each Index may fluctuate significantly over such period of time. The lesser performance of an Index on some Averaging Dates will mitigate the more positive performance of that Index on other Averaging Dates.

·                   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 is subject to 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.

·                   You May Lose Some or All of Your Investment If Any U.K. Bail-in Power Is Exercised by the Relevant U.K. Resolution Authority —Notwithstanding any other agreements, arrangements or understandings between Barclays Bank PLC and any holder of the Notes, by acquiring the Notes, each holder of the Notes acknowledges, accepts, agrees to be bound by, and consents to the exercise of, any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority as set forth under “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power” in this preliminary pricing supplement. Accordingly, any U.K. Bail-in Power may be exercised in such a manner as to result in you and other holders of the Notes losing all or a part of the value of your investment in the Notes or receiving a different security from the Notes, which may be worth significantly less than the Notes and which may have significantly fewer protections than those typically afforded to debt securities. Moreover, the relevant U.K. resolution authority may exercise the U.K. Bail-in Power without providing any advance notice to, or requiring the consent of, the holders of the Notes. The exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority with respect to the Notes will not be a default or an Event of Default (as each term is defined in the indenture) and the trustee will not be liable for any action that the trustee takes, or abstains from taking, in either case, in accordance with the exercise of the U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority with respect to the Notes. See “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power” in this preliminary pricing supplement as well as “U.K. Bail-in Power,” “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Securities Generally—Regulatory action in the event a bank or investment firm in the Group is failing or likely to fail could materially adversely affect the value of the securities” and “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Securities Generally—Under the terms of the securities, you have agreed to be bound by the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

·                   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 the securities underlying the Indices would have.

·                   Historical Performance of the Indices Should Not Be Taken as Any Indication of the Future Performance of the Indices Over the Term of the Notes— The level of each Index has fluctuated in the past and may, in the future, experience significant fluctuations. The historical performance of an Index is not an indication of the future performance of that Index over the term of the Notes. The historical correlation between the Indices is not an indication of the future correlation between them over the term of the Notes. Therefore, the performance of the Indices individually or in comparison to each other over the term of the Notes may bear no relation or resemblance to the historical performance of either Index.

·                   The Notes are Subject to Risks Associated with Small Capitalization Stocks — The Russell 2000 Index is intended to track the small capitalization segment of the U.S. equity market. The stock prices of smaller sized companies may be more volatile than stock prices of large capitalization companies. Small capitalization companies may be less able to withstand adverse economic, market, trade and competitive conditions relative to larger companies. Small 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 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.

·                   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 might be lower if such estimated values were based on the levels at which our benchmark debt securities trade in the secondary market.

·                   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.

·                   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 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.

·                   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.

·                   We and Our Affiliates’ May Engage in Various Activities or Make Determinations That Could Materially Affect the Notes in Various Ways and Create Conflicts of Interest— We and our affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with the issuance of the Notes, as described below. In performing these roles, our and our affiliates’ economic interests are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the Notes.

We and our affiliates make markets in and trade various financial instruments or products for our accounts and for the account of our 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, derivative instruments or assets that may relate to the Indices or their components. In any such market making, trading and hedging activity, and other services, we or our affiliates may take positions or take actions that are inconsistent with, or adverse to, the investment objectives of 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. Such market making, trading and hedging activity, investment banking and other financial services may negatively impact the value of the Notes.

In addition, the role played by Barclays Capital Inc., as the agent for the Notes, could present 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. Furthermore, 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.

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In addition to the activities described above, we will also act as the Calculation Agent for the Notes.  As Calculation Agent, we will determine any values of the Indices and make any other determinations necessary to calculate any payments on the Notes. In making these determinations, we may be required to make certain discretionary judgments relating to the Indices and the Notes. In making these discretionary judgments, our economic interests are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the Notes, and any of these determinations may adversely affect any payments on the Notes.

·                   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.

·                   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 below.  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 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 require you 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 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.

·                   Many Economic and Market Factors Will Impact the Value of the Notes —The value of the Notes will be affected by a number of economic and market factors that interact in complex and unpredictable ways and that may either offset or magnify each other, including:

o                 the levels of the Indices and the market prices of the components of each Index;

o                 the expected volatility of the Indices and the components of each Index;

o                 the time to maturity of the Notes;

o                 the dividend rate on the components of each Index;

o                 interest and yield rates in the market generally;

o                 a variety of economic, financial, political, regulatory or judicial events;

o                 supply and demand for the Notes; and

o                 our creditworthiness, including actual or anticipated downgrades in our credit ratings.

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INFORMATION REGARDING THE INDICES

The Russell 2000 ®  Index

The Russell 2000 Index is designed to track the performance of the small capitalization segment of the U.S. equity market.   For more information about the Russell 2000 Index, the index sponsor and license agreement between the index sponsor and the Issuer, please see “Indices —The Russell Indices” beginning on page IS-38 of the accompanying index supplement.

Historical Performance of the Russell 2000 Index

The table below shows the high, low and final Closing Level of the Russell 2000 Index for each of the periods noted below. The graph below sets forth the historical performance of the Russell 2000 Index based on daily Closing Levels from January 1, 2012 through April 19, 2017. We obtained the Closing Levels listed in the table below and shown in the graph below from Bloomberg, L.P. We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information obtained from Bloomberg, L.P.

Historical Performance of the Russell 2000 ®  Index

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS

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The S&P 500 ® Index

The S&P 500 Index consists of stocks of 500 companies selected to provide a performance benchmark for the U.S. equity markets.  For more information about the S&P 500 Index, the index sponsor and license agreement between the index sponsor and the Issuer, please see “Indices—The S&P U.S. Indices” beginning on page IS-48 of the accompanying index supplement.

Historical Performance of the S&P 500 Index

The table below shows the high, low and final Closing Levels of the S&P 500 Index for each of the periods noted below. The graph below sets forth the historical performance of the S&P 500 Index based on daily Closing Levels from January 1, 2012 through April 19 , 2017. We obtained the Closing Levels listed in the table below and shown in the graph below from Bloomberg, L.P. We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information obtained from Bloomberg, L.P.

Historical Performance of the S&P 500 ® Index

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS

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