Scott A. Ziegler, Esq.
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Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP
570 Lexington Avenue, 44th Floor
New York, New York 10022
(212) 319-7600
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Title of each class of
Securities to be registered
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Amount
to be registered
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Proposed maximum aggregate price per unit (1)
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Proposed maximum
aggregate offering price (2)
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Amount of
registration fee
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American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing 4 ordinary shares of Barclays PLC
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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(1)
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Each unit represents one American Depositary Share.
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(2)
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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares.
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Item Number and Caption
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Location in Form of Receipt
Filed Herewith as Prospectus
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(1)
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Name and address of depositary
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Introductory Article
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(2)
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Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities
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Face of Receipt, top center
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Terms of Deposit
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(i)
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The amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Receipts
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Face of Receipt, upper right corner
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(ii)
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The procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities
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Articles 15, 16 and 18
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(iii)
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The collection and distribution of dividends
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Articles 4, 12, 13, 15 and 18
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(iv)
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The transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material
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Articles 11, 15, 16 and 18
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(v)
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The sale or exercise of rights
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Articles 13, 14, 15 and 18
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(vi)
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The deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization
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Articles 12, 13, 15, 17 and 18
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(vii)
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Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement
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Articles 20 and 21
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(viii)
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Rights of holders of Receipts to inspect the transfer books of the depositary and the list of holders of Receipts
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Article 11
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(ix)
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Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities
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Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 22
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(x)
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Limitation upon the liability of the depositary
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Articles 14, 18, 19 and 21
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(3)
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Fees and Charges
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Articles 7 and 8
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Item Number and Caption
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Location in Form of American Depositary
Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus
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(b)
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Statement that Barclays PLC is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, accordingly, files certain reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), and that such reports can be inspected by holders of American Depositary Receipts and copied at public reference facilities maintained by the Commission in Washington, D.C.
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Article 11
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(a)(1)
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Form of Deposit Agreement. Form of Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of , 2008 among Barclays PLC (the “Company”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the "Depositary"), and all holders from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder (the "Deposit Agreement"). Previously filed as Exhibit (a) to Registration Statement No. 333- 152742 and incorporated herein by reference.
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(a)(2)
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Form of Amendment to Deposit Agreement. Form of Amendment to Deposit Agreement. Previously filed as Exhibit (a)(2) to Registration Statement No. 333- 190612 and incorporated herein by reference.
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(a)(3)
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Form of Amendment No. 2 to Deposit Agreement. Form of Amendment No. 2 to Deposit Agreement including the Form of American Depositary Receipt, is filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(3).
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(b)
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Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby. Not Applicable.
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(c)
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Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years. Not Applicable.
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(d)
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Opinion of counsel to the Depositary as to the legality of the securities being registered. Previously filed as Exhibit (a)(2) to Registration Statement No. 333-190612 and incorporated herein by reference.
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(e)
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Certification under Rule 466. Filed herewith as Exhibit (e).
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(f)
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Powers of Attorney. Previously filed as Exhibit (f) to Registration Statement No. 333-190612 and incorporated herein by reference.
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(a)
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The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the American Depositary Receipts, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.
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(b)
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If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an American Depositary Receipt thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.
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Legal entity created by the form of Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares
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By: | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary | ||
By:
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/s/ Gregory A. Levendis | ||
Name: | Gregory A. Levendis | ||
Title: | Executive Director | ||
Barclays PLC | |||
By:
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/s/ Patrick Gonsalves | ||
Name: | Patrick Gonsalves | ||
Title: | Deputy Company Secretary | ||
Signature
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Title
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Group Chairman
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Sir David Walker
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Chief Executive (Principal Executive Officer) and Executive Director
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Antony Jenkins
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/s/ Tushar Morzaria
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Group Finance Director (Principal Financial Officer
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Tushar Morzaria
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and Principal Accounting Officer) | |
Non-Executive Director
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Mike Ashley
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Non-Executive Director
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Tim Breedon CBE
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Non-Executive Director
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Fulvio Conti
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Non-Executive Director
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Simon Fraser
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Non-Executive Director
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Reuben Jeffery III
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Non-Executive Director
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Wendy Lucas Bull
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Non-Executive Director
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Dambisa Moyo
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Non-Executive Director
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Frits van Paasschen
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Non-Executive Director
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Sir Michael Rake
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Non-Executive Director
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Diane de Saint Victor
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Non-Executive Director
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Sir John Sunderland
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Non-Executive Director
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Steve Thieke
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Authorized Representative in the United States
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Joe Busuttil
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*By:
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/s/ Patrick Gonsalves
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Name: Patrick Gonsalves
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
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Exhibit Number
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(a)( 3 )
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Form of Amendment No. 2 to Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement.
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(e)
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Rule 466 Certification
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