News Releases

• In June 2006 Barclays Capital launched online trading for Equity Linked Structured Notes.
• In December 2006 the firm launched online trading for Exotic Interest Rate Structured Notes.
• From March 2007, Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, is proud to announce that it will be offering online trading for Commodity Linked Structured Notes via its BARX Investor Solutions platform – www.barx-is.com.

“Barclays Capital is a leader in the rapidly growing Commodity Linked Structured Notes market and we are delighted to add this asset class to our growing suite of structured products available to trade online” commented Giles Rothwell, Head of Investor Solutions. Since its inception in 2005, the development of the BARX Investor Solutions platform has been a direct result of interaction with clients. “Client service, innovation and breadth of product offering are integral to our business” he added.

BARX Investor Solutions is available globally and provides clients with a bespoke view for their selected country. The platform is a single point of reference for clients who advise and distribute structured products to the investment community.

Once enabled, users can instantly click and trade Commodity Structured Notes linked to a broad range of underlying securities. The system provides clients with direct access to the secondary market liquidity Barclays Capital offers for all its Structured Products

For further information, please contact:
Catherine Shields, Barclays Capital Communications                       + 44 (0)20 7773 8939

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About Barclays Capital
Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC which has an AA long-term credit rating and a balance sheet of over £996 billion. With a distinctive business model, Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients with solutions to their financing and risk management needs.  Barclays Capital has offices in 26 countries, employs over 13,200 people and has the global reach and distribution power to meet the needs of issuers and investors worldwide.

For further information about Barclays Capital, please visit our website www.barclayscapital.com.

About Barclays Capital Investor Solutions

Barclays Capital Investor Solutions provides innovative structured products and solutions to third-party intermediaries for distribution on to retail investors. It deals on a wholesale basis with a large number of leading retail institutions across Europe and in other locations around the world. The team creates bespoke structured products based on a wide range of underlying assets including equities, commodities, foreign exchange, inflation, fixed income, and hybrids.

In January 2007 Barclays Capital was awarded Structured Products House of the Year from Risk Magazine.

About BARX for Investor Solutions – www.barx-is.com

BARX for Investor Solutions is available globally and provides clients with a bespoke view for their selected country. The platform is a single point of reference for clients who advise and distribute structured products to the investment community.

The platform provides:

• online trading for equity-linked, commodity-linked and exotic interest rate structured products
• access to secondary market prices for structured products issued by Barclays Capital across all asset classes
• book building across asset classes for new issues
• automated online trade confirmation access
• direct access to trade ideas and documentation

Barclays Capital - the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC. Registered in England1026167. Registered office 1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and a member of the London Stock Exchange.