Pricing Supplement dated April 19, 2018
(To Prospectus dated March 30, 2018
and the Prospectus Supplement dated July 18, 2016)

Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration No. 333-212571

 

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US$2,490,000

FIXED-TO-FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE APRIL 25, 2028

 

Principal Amount:

US$2,490,000

Issuer:

Barclays Bank PLC

Issue Price:

100%

Series:

Global Medium-Term Notes, Series A

Original Trade Date (*) :

April 19, 2018

Maturity Date:

April 25, 2028

Original Issue Date:

April 25, 2018

Spread:

0.00%

Initial Interest Rate:

4.80% per annum

Minimum Interest Rate:

0.00%

Reference Rate: 

10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate, which is, on any swap business day (as defined herein), the fixed rate of interest payable on a U.S. dollar interest rate swap with a 10-year maturity as reported on Reuters page ICESWAP1 (or such other page as may replace that page on such service) as of 11:00 a.m. New York City time on that swap business day.

Interest Rate:

For each Interest Period commencing on or after the Original Issue Date to but excluding April 25, 2021, the interest rate per annum will equal the Initial Interest Rate.

For each Interest Period commencing on or after April 25, 2021 (the “ Floating Rate Period ”), the interest rate per annum will be equal to the sum of (1) the Reference Rate and (2) the Spread, subject to the Minimum Interest Rate.

Payment at Maturity:

If you hold the Notes to maturity, you will receive 100% of your principal, subject to the creditworthiness of Barclays Bank PLC and the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority.

Any payment on the Notes is not guaranteed by any third party and is subject to both the creditworthiness of the Issuer and to the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority. If Barclays Bank PLC were to default on its payment obligations or become subject to the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power (or any other resolution measure) by the relevant U.K. resolution authority, you might not receive any amounts owed to you under the Notes. See “ Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power ” and “ Selected Risk Factors ” in this pricing supplement and “Risk Factors” in the accompanying prospectus supplement for more information.

Interest Payment Dates:

Payable quarterly in arrears on the 25 th  day of each January, April, July, and October commencing on July 25, 2018 and ending on the Maturity Date.

Interest Period:

The initial Interest Period will begin on, and include, the Original Issue Date and end on, but exclude, the first Interest Payment Date.  Each subsequent Interest Period will begin on, and include, the Interest Payment Date for the immediately preceding Interest Period and end on, but exclude, the next following Interest Payment Date.  The final Interest Period will end on, but exclude, the Maturity Date.

Interest Reset Dates:

For any Interest Period commencing on or after April 25, 2021 , the first day of such period.

Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power:

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. See “ Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power ” on page PS-3 of this pricing supplement.

 

[Terms of the Notes continue on the following page]

 

 

 

Price to Public

 

Agent’s Commission (1) (2)

 

Proceeds to Barclays Bank PLC

Per Note

 

100%

 

1.00%

 

99.00%

Total

 

$2,490,000

 

$24,900

 

$2,465,100

 

1  Our estimated value of the Notes on the Original Trade Date, based on our internal pricing models, is $973.60 per Note.  The estimated value is less than the initial issue price of the Notes.  See “Additional Information Regarding Our Estimated Value of the Notes” below.

2  Barclays Capital Inc. will receive commissions from the Issuer equal to 1.00% of the principal amount of the notes, or $10.00 per $1,000 principal amount, and may retain all or a portion of these commissions or use all or a portion of these commissions to pay selling concessions or fees to other dealers.

Investing in the Notes involves a number of risks.  See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-7 of the prospectus supplement and “ Selected Risk Factors ” beginning on page PS-6 of this pricing supplement.

 

We may use this pricing supplement in the initial sale of Notes.  In addition, Barclays Capital Inc. or another of our affiliates may use this pricing supplement in market resale transactions in any Notes after their initial sale. Unless we or our agent informs you otherwise in the confirmation of sale, this pricing supplement is being used in a market resale transaction.

 

The Notes will not be listed on any U.S. securities exchange or quotation system. Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined that this pricing supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The Notes constitute our direct, unconditional, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and are not deposit liabilities of either Barclays PLC or Barclays Bank PLC and are not covered by the U.K. Financial Services Compensation Scheme or insured or guaranteed by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency of the United States, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction.

 

Interest Determination Dates:

Two swap business days prior to the relevant Interest Reset Date.

Business Day:

A Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that is neither a day on which banking institutions in New York City generally are authorized or obligated by law, regulation, or executive order to close.

Business Day Convention:

Following, Unadjusted

Day Count Convention:

30/360

Denominations:

Minimum denominations of US$1,000 and integral multiples of US$1,000 thereafter.

Settlement:

DTC; Book-entry; Transferable.

Listing:

The Notes will not be listed on any U.S. securities exchange or quotation system.

Calculation Agent:

Barclays Bank PLC

CUSIP/ISIN:

06746X6A6 / US06746X6A64

(*)  For the avoidance of doubt, the Original Trade Date is also referred to as the “Pricing Date” in this pricing supplement.

 

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You should read this pricing supplement together with the prospectus dated March 30, 2018, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated July 18, 2016 relating to our Global Medium-Term Notes, Series A, of which these Notes are a part.  This pricing supplement, together with the documents listed below, contains the terms of the Notes and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral statements as well as any other written materials including preliminary or indicative pricing terms, correspondence, trade ideas, structures for implementation, sample structures, brochures or other educational materials of ours.  You should carefully consider, among other things, the matters set forth under “Risk Factors” in the prospectus supplement, as the Notes involve risks not associated with conventional debt securities.  We urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisors before you invest in the Notes.

 

When you read the prospectus supplement, note that all references to the prospectus dated July 18, 2016, or to any sections therein, should refer instead to the accompanying prospectus dated March 30, 2018, or to the corresponding sections of that prospectus.

 

You may access these documents on the SEC website at www.sec.gov as follows (or if such address has changed, by reviewing our filings for the relevant date on the SEC website):

 

·                   Prospectus dated March 30, 2018:

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/312070/000119312518103150/d561709d424b3.htm

 

·                   Prospectus Supplement dated July 18, 2016:

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/312070/000110465916132999/a16-14463_21424b3.htm

 

Our SEC file number is 1-10257 and our Central Index Key, or CIK, on the SEC website is 0000312070.  As used in this term sheet, the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refers to Barclays Bank PLC.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING OUR ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE NOTES

 

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 Pricing 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 Pricing Date is 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 results from several factors, including any sales commissions to be paid to Barclays Capital Inc. or another affiliate of ours, any selling concessions, discounts, commissions or fees 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 that we may incur in hedging our obligations under the Notes, and estimated development and other costs that we may incur in connection with the Notes.

 

Our estimated value on the Pricing 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 Pricing 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 Pricing Date for a temporary period expected to be approximately 3 months after the Original Issue Date of the Notes 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 that 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 that 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 “Selected Risk Factors” beginning on PS-6 of this pricing supplement.

 

CONSENT TO U.K. BAIL-IN POWER

 

Notwithstanding any other agreements, arrangements or understandings between us 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.

 

Under the U.K. Banking Act 2009, as amended, the relevant U.K. resolution authority may exercise a U.K. Bail-in Power in circumstances in which the relevant U.K. resolution authority is satisfied that the resolution conditions are met. These conditions include that a U.K. bank or investment firm is failing or is likely to fail to satisfy the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”) threshold conditions for authorization to carry on certain regulated activities (within the meaning of section 55B FSMA) or, in the case of a U.K. banking group company that is a European Economic Area (“EEA”) or third country institution or investment firm, that the relevant EEA or third country relevant authority is satisfied that the resolution conditions are met in the respect of that entity.

 

The U.K. Bail-in Power includes any write-down, conversion, transfer, modification and/or suspension power, which allows for (i) the reduction or cancellation of all, or a portion, of the principal amount of, interest on, or any other amounts payable on, the Notes; (ii) the conversion of all, or a portion, of the principal amount of, interest on, or any other amounts payable on, the Notes into shares or other securities or other obligations of Barclays Bank PLC or another person (and the issue to, or conferral on, the holder of the Notes such shares, securities or obligations); and/or (iii) the amendment or alteration of the maturity of the Notes, or amendment of the amount of interest or any other amounts due on the Notes, or the dates on which interest or any other amounts become payable, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; which U.K. Bail-in Power may be exercised by means of a variation of the terms of the Notes solely to give effect to the exercise by the relevant U.K. resolution authority of such U.K. Bail-in Power. Each holder of the Notes further acknowledges and agrees that the rights of the holders of the Notes are subject to, and will be varied, if necessary, solely to give effect to, the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority. For the avoidance of doubt, this consent and acknowledgment is not a waiver of any rights holders of the

 

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securities may have at law if and to the extent that any U.K. Bail-in Power is exercised by the relevant U.K. resolution authority in breach of laws applicable in England.

 

For more information, please see “Selected Risk Factors—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” in this 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.

 

SUPPLEMENTAL TERMS OF THE NOTES

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the accompanying prospectus supplement, the 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate (also referred to as the “swap rate” herein) is, on any swap business day, the fixed rate of interest payable on a U.S. dollar interest rate swap with a 10-year maturity as reported on Reuters page ICESWAP1 (or such other page as may replace that page on such service) as of 11:00 a.m. New York City time on that swap business day.

 

If that rate is not displayed by approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on Reuters page ICESWAP1 on any day on which the swap rate must be determined, the swap rate on that day will be determined on the basis of the mid-market, semi-annual swap rate quotations provided to the calculation agent by five leading swap dealers in the New York City interbank market (the “reference banks”) at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on that day. For this purpose, the semi-market annual swap rate means the mean of the bid and offered rates for the semi-annual fixed leg, calculated on a 30/360 day count basis, of a fixed-for-floating U.S. dollar interest rate swap transaction with a 10-year term, commencing on that day with an acknowledged dealer of good credit in the swap market, where the floating leg, calculated on an actual/360 day count basis, is equivalent to three-month U.S. Dollar London Interbank Offered Rate (ICE Benchmark Administration). The calculation agent will request the principal New York City offices of each of the reference banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least three quotations are provided, the swap rate for that day will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations, eliminating the highest quotation (or, in the event of equality, one of the highest) and the lowest quotation (or, in the event of equality, one of the lowest). If fewer than three quotations are provided as requested, the swap rate will be determined by the calculation agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.

 

A “ swap business day ” means any day except for a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income department of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in U.S. government securities.

 

HYPOTHETICAL AMOUNTS PAYABLE ON THE NOTES

 

The examples below illustrate the various payments you may receive on the Notes in a number of different hypothetical scenarios.  These examples are only hypothetical and do not indicate the actual payments or return you will receive on the Notes.  The examples below assume that the Notes are held until maturity and do not take into account the tax consequences of an investment in the Notes.

 

HYPOTHETICAL INTEREST RATE AND INTEREST PAYMENT CALCULATIONS

 

As described above, after any initial Interest Periods for which the Initial Interest Rate is payable, the effective per annum Interest Rate payable on the Notes on each Interest Payment Date will be a floating rate calculated as described under “Interest Rate” on the cover page hereof.  The following illustrates the process by which the Interest Rate and interest payment amount are determined for each Interest Period during the Floating Rate Period.

 

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Interest Rate Calculation

 

Step 1: Determine the value of the Reference Rate for the Interest Period

 

For each Interest Period commencing on or after April 25, 2021 , a per annum value for the Reference Rate is determined on the relevant Interest Reset Date by observing the Reference Rate on the Interest Determination Date relating to that Interest Reset Date.  For further information concerning the Interest Determination Dates for the Reference Rate, see “Interest Mechanics—How Floating Interest Rates Are Reset” in the prospectus supplement.

 

Step 2: Calculate the applicable Interest Rate for each Interest Period

 

For each Interest Period commencing on or after the Original Issue Date, to but excluding April 25, 2021, the Interest Rate will be the Initial Interest Rate.

 

For each Interest Period commencing on or after April 25, 2021, once the Calculation Agent has determined the value of the Reference Rate, the Calculation Agent will then determine the per annum Interest Rate for that Interest Period by calculating the sum of the Reference Rate and the Spread and then assessing that value relative to the Minimum Interest Rate.  If the sum of the Reference Rate and the Spread is equal to or less than the Minimum Interest Rate, the Interest Rate for that Interest Period will equal the Minimum Interest Rate.

 

Step 3: Calculate the interest payment amount payable for each Interest Payment Date.

 

For each Interest Period, once the Calculation Agent has determined the applicable per annum Interest Rate, the Calculation Agent will calculate the effective interest rate for that Interest Period by multiplying the per annum Interest Rate determined for that Interest Period by the applicable day count fraction.  The resulting effective interest rate is then multiplied by the relevant principal amount of the Notes to determine the actual interest amount payable on the related Interest Payment Date.

 

Example Interest Rate and Interest Payment Calculations

 

The following examples illustrate how the per annum interest rate and interest payment amounts would be calculated for any given Interest Period during the Floating Rate Period.  The hypothetical Reference Rate values have been chosen for illustrative purposes only and may not represent actual likely Reference Rate values that will be relevant for calculating any payments on the Notes.  For historical Reference Rate values, please see the information set forth under the section titled “10-YEAR U.S. DOLLAR ICE SWAP RATE OVERVIEW” below.  For the purposes of these examples, we have assumed that the Notes have quarterly Interest Payment Dates, that interest payments will be calculated using a 30/360 day count basis (such that the applicable day count fraction for the quarterly interest payment for the Interest Period will be 90/360) and that the principal amount of the Notes is $1,000.  These values and assumptions have been chosen arbitrarily for the purposes of the below examples and should not be taken as indicative of the terms of any particular Notes or the future performance of the Reference Rate.  Numbers appearing in the examples below have been rounded for ease of analysis.

 

Example 1:                               The Reference Rate is equal to 2.00%

 

Based on a Reference Rate equal to 2.00% and the Spread of 0.00%, the Interest Rate would be equal to 2.00% per annum (the Reference Rate plus the Spread).

 

Effective Interest Rate = 2.00% x (90/360) = 0.500%

 

Interest Payment = $1,000 x 0.500% = $5.00

 

Example 2:                               The Reference Rate is equal to -0.20%

 

Because the Reference Rate of -0.20% plus the Spread of 0.00% is less than the Minimum Interest Rate of 0.00%, the Interest Rate applicable to such period is equal to the Minimum Interest Rate of 0.00%, which results in no interest payment on the related Interest Payment Date.

 

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SELECTED RISK FACTORS

 

An investment in the Notes involves significant risks. You should read the risks summarized below in connection with, and the risks summarized below are qualified by reference to, the risks described in more detail in the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page S-7 of the prospectus supplement.  We urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisers and to invest in the Notes only after you and your advisors have carefully considered the suitability of an investment in the Notes in light of your particular circumstances.

 

·                   Issuer Credit Risk — The Notes are unsecured and unsubordinated 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, including any repayment of principal, depends on the ability of Barclays Bank PLC to satisfy its obligations as they come due and is not guaranteed by any third party.  As a result, the actual and perceived creditworthiness of Barclays Bank PLC may affect the market value of the Notes and, in the event Barclays Bank PLC were to default on its obligations, you might not receive any amount 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 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 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.

 

·                   Suitability of the Notes for Investment —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 pricing supplement, the prospectus supplement and the prospectus. Neither the Issuer nor Barclays Capital Inc. makes any recommendation as to the suitability of the Notes for investment.

 

·                   We and Our Affiliates May Engage in Various Activities or Make Determinations That Could Materially Affect Your 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.

 

In connection with our normal business activities and in connection with hedging our obligations under 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 interest rates, including the Reference Rate. 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.

 

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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.

 

In addition to the activities described above, we will also act as the Calculation Agent for the Notes.  As Calculation Agent, we will make any determinations necessary to calculate any payments on the Notes. In making these determinations, we may be required to make certain discretionary judgments. 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.

 

·                   The Estimated Value of Your Notes Is Lower Than the Initial Issue Price of Your Notes — The estimated value of your Notes on the Pricing Date is 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 a result of certain factors, such as any sales commissions to be paid to Barclays Capital Inc. or another affiliate of ours, any selling concessions, discounts, commissions or fees 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 that we may incur in hedging our obligations under the Notes, and estimated development and other costs that 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 Pricing 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 value referenced above might be lower if such estimated value was 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 Pricing 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 that 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 May Be 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

 

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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 Pricing 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 Pricing Date, as well as the secondary market value of the Notes, for a temporary period after the Original 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.

 

·                   Reference Rate / Interest Payment Risk —Because the Interest Rate on the Notes (after any initial period during which a fixed Initial Interest Rate is payable) is a floating rate, you will be exposed to risks not associated with a conventional fixed-rate debt instrument.  These risks include fluctuation of the Reference Rate and the possibility that, for any given Interest Period, the applicable Interest Rate may be substantially less than the Initial Interest Rate.  We have no control over a number of matters that may affect interest rates, including economic, financial and political events that are important in determining the existence, magnitude and longevity of these risks and their results.  In recent years, interest rates have been volatile, and volatility also could be characteristic of the future.  It is possible that the Reference Rate could decline significantly, including to a rate equal to or less than zero.  On any given Interest Determination Date, if the Reference Rate were to decline to a level such that the Reference Rate plus the Spread did not result in a rate greater than the Minimum Interest Rate, you would receive an interest payment based on the Minimum Interest Rate on the related Interest Payment Date.  Because the Minimum Interest Rate has been set to equal 0.00%, you would receive no interest payment in this scenario.  In addition, the applicable Interest Rate for the Notes may be less than the rate payable on a similar note or other instrument of the same maturity issued by us or an issuer with the same or a comparable credit rating.

 

·                   The Reference Rate as of any Interest Determination Date may be less than the Reference Rate as of any Other Day during the Term of the Notes —The Reference Rate for any Interest Period (after any initial period during which a fixed Initial Interest Rate is payable) will be determined solely on the Interest Determination Date applicable to the relevant Interest Period.  Therefore, even if the Reference Rate as of any day that is not the Interest Determination Date applicable to the relevant Interest Period is higher than the Reference Rate as of such Interest Determination Date, the amount of interest payable on the corresponding Interest Payment Date will not take into account that higher level.

 

·                   10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate Will Be Affected by a Number of Factors —The 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate will be affected by a number of factors, including but not limited to:

 

o                 changes in, or perceptions, about the future 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate;

o                 general economic conditions: the economic, financial, political, regulatory and judicial events that affect financial markets generally will affect the 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate;

o                 prevailing interest rates: the 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate is subject to daily fluctuations depending on prevailing interest rates in the market generally; and

o                 policies of the Federal Reserve Board regarding interest rates.

 

These and other factors may have a negative impact on the payments on the Notes and on the value of the Notes in the secondary market.

 

·                   10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate May Be Volatile —The 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate is subject to volatility due to a variety of factors affecting interest rates generally, including but not limited to:

 

o                 sentiment regarding the U.S. and global economies;

o                 expectations regarding the level of price inflation;

o                 sentiment regarding credit quality in the U.S. and global credit markets;
central bank policy regarding interest rates; and

 

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o                 performance of capital markets.

 

Volatility of the 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate may have a negative impact on the payments on the Notes and on the value of the Notes in the secondary market.

 

·                   The 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rates and the Manner in Which It Is Calculated May Change in the Future —There can be no assurance that the method by which the 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate is calculated will continue in its current form.  Any changes in the method of calculation could reduce the 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate and thus have a negative impact on the payments on the Notes and on the value of the Notes in the secondary market.

 

·                   Uncertainty About the Future of LIBOR May Adversely Affect the 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate —On July 27, 2017, the Chief Executive of the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, announced that it intends to stop persuading or compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR to the administrator of LIBOR after 2021. The announcement indicates that the continuation of LIBOR on the current basis cannot and will not be guaranteed after 2021. It is impossible to predict whether and to what extent banks will continue to provide LIBOR submissions to the administrator of LIBOR or whether any additional reforms to LIBOR may be enacted in the United Kingdom or elsewhere. At this time, no consensus exists as to what rate or rates may become accepted alternatives to LIBOR, and it is impossible to predict the effect of any such alternatives on the value of securities that are linked to or otherwise related to LIBOR, such as the Notes. Uncertainty as to the nature of alternative reference rates and as to potential changes or other reforms to LIBOR may adversely affect LIBOR rates during the term of the Notes, your return on the Notes and the trading market for LIBOR-based securities. In the event that a published LIBOR rate is unavailable after 2021, in turn, it is likely that the 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate would also be unpublished, and the interest payments on the Notes will be determined as set forth under “Supplemental Terms of the Notes” above.

 

·                   The 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate May Be Calculated Based on Dealer Quotations or by the Calculation Agent in Good Faith and in a Commercially Reasonable Manner If on any Interest Determination Date the 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate cannot be determined by reference to Reuters page ICESWAP1 (or any successor page), then the 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate on that day will be determined on the basis of the mid-market, semi-annual swap rate quotations provided to the calculation agent by five leading swap dealers in the New York City interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on that day. If fewer than three quotations are provided as requested, the 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate will be determined by the calculation agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. The 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate determined in this manner and used in the determination of the applicable Interest Rate for any given Interest Period may be different from the rate that would have been published on the applicable Reuters page and may be different from other published rates, or other estimated rates, of the 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate.

 

The Historical 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rates Are Not an Indication of Future 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rates In the past, the 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate has experienced significant fluctuations .   Historical 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rates, fluctuations and trends are not necessarily indicative of future 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rates. Any historical upward or downward trend in the 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate is not an indication that the 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate is more or less likely to increase or decrease at any time during the term of the Notes, and you should not take the historical 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rates as an indication of future 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rates.

 

·                   Many Economic and Market Factors Will Impact the Value of the Notes — In addition to the Reference Rate, the value of the Notes will be affected by a number of economic and market factors that may either offset or magnify each other, including:

 

o                 the expected volatility of the Reference Rate;

o                 the time to maturity of the Notes;

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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10-YEAR U.S. DOLLAR ICE SWAP RATE OVERVIEW

 

The 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate (also referred to herein as the “swap rate”) is, on any swap business day, the fixed rate of interest payable on a U.S. dollar interest rate swap with a 10-year maturity as reported on Reuters page ICESWAP1 (or such other page as may replace that page on such service) as of 11:00 a.m. New York City time on that swap business day.

 

A U.S. dollar interest rate swap rate, at any given time, generally indicates the fixed rate of interest (paid annually) that a counterparty in the swaps market would have to pay for a given maturity in order to receive a floating rate (paid quarterly) equal to three-month USD London Interbank Offered Rate (“three month USD LIBOR”) for that same maturity. Three-month USD LIBOR reflects the rate at which banks lend U.S. dollars to each other for a term of three months in the London interbank market. The 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate is one of the market-accepted indicators of longer term interest rates.

 

Please see “Supplemental Terms of the Notes” above for information regarding the procedures that will be applied by the calculation agent if the swap rate cannot be determined in the manner described above on any Interest Determination Date.

 

The following graph shows historical levels of the 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate from January 1, 2011 through April 19, 2018.  The 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate on April 19, 2018 was 2.9320%. We obtained the historical information on the 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate in this section from Bloomberg, without independent verification.  The 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate on any Interest Determination Date will be the rate as reported on Reuters page ICESWAP1. Historical performance of the 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate should not be taken as an indication of future performance.  Future performance of the 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate may differ significantly from historical performance, and no assurance can be given as to the 10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate during the term of the Notes, including on the Interest Determination Dates.

 

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10-Year U.S. Dollar ICE Swap Rate

January 1, 2011 to April 19, 2018

 

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.

 

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TAX CONSIDERATIONS

 

You should review carefully the sections entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders—Notes Treated as Indebtedness for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes” and, if you are a non-U.S. holder, “—Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders,” in the accompanying prospectus supplement. The discussion below applies to you only if you are an initial purchaser of the Notes; if you are a secondary purchaser of the Notes, the tax consequences to you may be different. In the opinion of our special tax counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, the Notes should be treated as debt instruments for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The remainder of this discussion assumes that this treatment is correct.

 

In the opinion of our special tax counsel, the Reference Rate plus the Spread should be a qualified floating rate (“QFR”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The remainder of this discussion assumes that this treatment is correct.

 

Assuming the treatment described above is correct, in the opinion of our special tax counsel, the Notes will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as variable rate debt instruments that provide for a single fixed rate followed by a QFR. Under Treasury regulations applicable to variable rate debt instruments, the Notes may be treated as issued with original issue discount (“OID”).

 

In order to determine the amount of qualified stated interest (“QSI”) and OID in respect of the Notes, an equivalent fixed rate debt instrument must be constructed. The equivalent fixed rate debt instrument is constructed in the following manner: (i) first, the initial fixed rate is converted to a QFR that would preserve the fair market value of the Notes, and (ii) second, each QFR (including the QFR determined under (i) above) is converted to a fixed rate substitute (which will generally be the value of that QFR as of the issue date of the Notes). The rules described under “—Original Issue Discount Notes” in the accompanying prospectus supplement are then applied to the equivalent fixed rate debt instrument for purposes of calculating the amount of OID on the Notes. Under these rules, the Notes will generally be treated as providing for QSI at a rate equal to the lowest rate of interest in effect at any time under the equivalent fixed rate debt instrument, and any interest in excess of that rate will generally be treated as part of the stated redemption price at maturity and, therefore, as giving rise to OID.

 

QSI on the Notes will generally be taxable to you as ordinary income at the time it accrues or is received, in accordance with your method of tax accounting. If the Notes are issued with OID, you will be required to include the OID in income for U.S. federal income tax purposes as it accrues, in accordance with a constant-yield method based on a compounding of interest. If the Notes are not issued with OID, all stated interest on the Notes will be treated as QSI and will be taxable to you as ordinary interest income at the time it accrues or is received in accordance with your method of tax accounting. If the amount of interest you receive on your Notes in a calendar year is greater than the interest assumed to be paid or accrued under the equivalent fixed rate debt instrument, the excess is treated as additional QSI taxable to you as ordinary income. Otherwise, any difference will reduce the amount of QSI you are treated as receiving and will therefore reduce the amount of ordinary income you are required to take into income.

 

The discussions herein and in the accompanying prospectus supplement do not address the consequences to taxpayers subject to special tax accounting rules under Section 451(b).

 

Information regarding the determination of QSI and the amount of OID, if any, on the Notes may be obtained by requesting them from Barclays Cross Asset Sales Americas, at (212) 528-7198.

 

Upon a sale or exchange (including redemption at maturity), you will generally recognize taxable income or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale or exchange (not including any amount attributable to accrued but unpaid QSI) and your tax basis in the Notes, which will generally equal the amount you paid to acquire the Notes, increased by the amount of OID (if any) previously included in income by you with respect to the Notes and reduced by any payments other than QSI received by you with respect to the Notes. This gain or loss will generally be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held the Notes for more than one year. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitation.

 

Non-U.S. Holders. We do not believe that non-U.S. holders should be required to provide a Form W-8 in order to avoid 30% U.S. withholding tax with respect to the interest payments (or OID, if any), although the Internal Revenue Service could challenge this position. However, non-U.S. holders should in any event expect to be required to provide appropriate Forms W-8 or other documentation in order to establish an exemption from backup withholding, as described under the

 

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heading “—Information Reporting and Backup Withholding” in the accompanying prospectus supplement. If any withholding is required, we will not be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to amounts withheld.

 

You should consult your tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the Notes, as well as tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction.

 

SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We have agreed to sell to Barclays Capital Inc. (the “ Agent ”), and the Agent has agreed to purchase from us, the principal amount of the Notes, and at the price, specified on the cover of this pricing supplement.  The Agent commits to take and pay for all of the Notes, if any are taken.

 

We expect that delivery of the Notes will be made against payment for the Notes on or about the Original Issue Date indicated on the cover of this document, which will be more than two business days following the Original Trade Date. Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, if the Original Issue Date is more than two business days following the Original Trade Date, purchasers who wish to trade the Notes on any date prior to two business days before delivery will be required to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement. See “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in the prospectus supplement.

 

The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and may not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (“EEA Retail Investor”). For these purposes, an EEA Retail Investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (“MiFID II”); (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive 2002/92/EC, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Directive 2003/71/EC. Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended from time to time, the “PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to EEA Retail Investors has been prepared and therefore offering or selling such Notes or otherwise making them available to any EEA Retail Investor may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.

 

VALIDITY OF THE NOTES

 

In the opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, as special United States products counsel to Barclays Bank PLC, when the Notes offered by this pricing supplement have been executed and issued by Barclays Bank PLC and authenticated by the trustee pursuant to the indenture, and delivered against payment as contemplated herein, such Notes will be valid and binding obligations of Barclays Bank PLC, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability (including, without limitation, concepts of good faith, fair dealing and the lack of bad faith) and possible judicial or regulatory actions giving effect to governmental actions or foreign laws affecting creditors’ rights, provided that such counsel expresses no opinion as to the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above. This opinion is given as of the date hereof and is limited to the laws of the State of New York. Insofar as this opinion involves matters governed by English law, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has relied, with Barclays Bank PLC’s permission, on the opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP, dated as of June 28, 2017, filed as an exhibit to a report on Form 6-K by Barclays Bank PLC on June 28, 2017, and this opinion is subject to the same assumptions, qualifications and limitations as set forth in such opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP. In addition, this opinion is subject to customary assumptions about the trustee’s authorization, execution and delivery of the indenture and its authentication of the Notes and the validity, binding nature and enforceability of the indenture with respect to the trustee, all as stated in the letter of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, dated June 28, 2017, which has been filed as an exhibit to the report on Form 6-K referred to above.

 

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