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Pricing Supplement No.
2684
(To the Prospectus dated
August 1, 2019, the Prospectus Supplement dated August 1, 2019 and the Product Supplement EQUITY INDICES SUN-1 dated August
1, 2019)
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Filed
Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration
Statement No. 333-232144
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4,034,149 Units
$10 principal amount per unit
CUSIP No. 06747D551
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Pricing Date
Settlement Date
Maturity Date
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November 7, 2019
November 14, 2019
November 28, 2025
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up
Notes Linked to the S&P 500® Index
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Maturity of approximately six years, if not called prior to maturity
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Automatic call of the notes per unit at $10 plus the applicable Call Premium ($0.63 on the first Observation Date, $1.26
on the second Observation Date, $1.89 on the third Observation Date, $2.52 on the fourth Observation Date and $3.15 on the final
Observation Date) if the Index is flat or increases above 100% of the Starting Value on the relevant Observation Date
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The Observation Dates will occur approximately one year, two years, three years, four years and five years after the pricing
date
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If the notes are not called, at maturity:
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a return of 30% if the Index is flat or increases up to the Step Up Value
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a return equal to the percentage increase in the Index if the Index increases above the Step Up Value
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1-to-1 downside exposure to decreases in the Index beyond a 15.00% decline, with up to 85.00% of your principal at risk
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All payments are subject to the credit risk of Barclays Bank PLC
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No periodic interest payments
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In addition to the underwriting discount set forth below, the notes include a hedging-related charge of $0.075 per unit.
See “Structuring the Notes”.
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Limited secondary market liquidity, with no exchange listing
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The notes are our unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and are not deposit liabilities of Barclays Bank PLC. The notes
are not covered by the U.K. Financial Services Compensation Scheme or insured by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
or any other governmental agency or deposit insurance agency of the United States, the United Kingdom, or any other jurisdiction.
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The notes are being issued by Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”).
There are important differences between the notes and a conventional debt security, including different investment risks. See “Risk
Factors” beginning on page TS-8 of this term sheet, beginning on page PS-8 of product supplement EQUITY INDICES SUN-1 and
beginning on page S-7 of the prospectus supplement.
Our initial estimated value of the notes, based on our internal
pricing models, is $9.68 per unit on the pricing date, which is less than the public offering price listed below. See “Summary”
on the following page, “Risk Factors” beginning on page TS-8 of this term sheet and “Structuring the Notes”
on page TS-15 of this term sheet.
Notwithstanding any other agreements, arrangements or understandings
between Barclays and any holder or beneficial owner of the notes, by acquiring the notes, each holder and beneficial owner of
the notes acknowledges, accepts, agrees to be bound by, and consents to the exercise of, any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant
U.K. resolution authority. All payments are subject to the risk of exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution
authority. See “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power” on page TS-4 and “Risk Factors” beginning on page TS-8
of this term sheet.
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None of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”),
any state securities commission, or any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if
this Note Prospectus (as defined below) is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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Per Unit
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Total
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Public offering price
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$ 10.00
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$40,341,490.00
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Underwriting discount
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$ 0.20
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$806,829.80
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Proceeds, before expenses, to Barclays
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$ 9.80
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$ 39,534,660.20
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The notes:
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Are Not FDIC Insured
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Are Not Bank Guaranteed
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May Lose Value
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BofA Securities
November 7, 2019
Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
Linked to the S&P 500® Index, due November 28, 2025
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Summary
The Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes Linked to the S&P
500® Index, due November 28, 2025 (the “notes”) are our unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and
are not deposit liabilities of Barclays. The notes are not covered by the U.K. Financial Services Compensation Scheme or insured
by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency or deposit insurance agency of the United States,
the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction. The notes will rank equally with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated
debt. Any payments due on the notes, including any repayment of principal, will be subject to the credit risk of Barclays and to
the risk of exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power (as described herein) or any other resolution measure by any relevant U.K. resolution
authority. The notes will be automatically called at the applicable Call Amount if the Observation Level of the Market Measure,
which is the S&P 500® Index (the “Index”), is equal to or greater than the Call Level on the relevant
Observation Date. If the notes are not called, at maturity, the notes provide you with a Step Up Payment if the Ending Value of
the Index is equal to or greater than its Starting Value, but is not greater than the Step Up Value. If the Ending Value is greater
than the Step Up Value, you will participate on a 1-for-1 basis in the increase in the level of the Index above the Starting Value.
If the Ending Value is less than the Starting Value but greater than or equal to the Threshold Value, you will receive the principal
amount of your notes. If the Ending Value is less than the Threshold Value, you will lose a portion, which could be significant,
of the principal amount of your notes. Any payments on the notes will be calculated based on the $10 principal amount per unit
and will depend on the performance of the Index, subject to our credit risk. See “Terms of the Notes” below.
On the cover page of this term sheet, we have provided the estimated
value for the notes. This estimated value was determined based on our internal pricing models, which take into account a number
of variables, including volatility, interest rates and our internal funding rates, which are our internally published borrowing
rates and the economic terms of certain related hedging arrangements. This estimated value is less than the public offering price.
The economic terms of the notes (including the Call Premiums
and the Call Amounts) are based on our internal funding rates, which may vary from the levels at which our benchmark debt securities
trade in the secondary market, and the economic terms of certain related hedging arrangements. The difference between these rates,
as well as the underwriting discount, the hedging-related charge and other amounts described below, reduced the economic terms
of the notes. For more information about the estimated value and the structuring of the notes, see “Structuring the Notes”
on page TS-15.
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Terms of the Notes
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Issuer:
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Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”)
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Call Settlement Dates:
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Approximately the fifth business day following the applicable Observation Date, subject to postponement if the related Observation Date is postponed, as described on page PS-20 of product supplement EQUITY INDICES SUN-1.
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Principal Amount:
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$10.00 per unit
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Call Premiums:
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$0.63 per unit if called on the first Observation Date (which represents a return of 6.30% over the principal amount), $1.26 per unit if called on the second Observation Date (which represents a return of 12.60% over the principal amount), $1.89 per unit if called on the third Observation Date (which represents a return of 18.90% over the principal amount), $2.52 per unit if called on the fourth Observation Date (which represents a return of 25.20% over the principal amount) and $3.15 per unit if called on the final Observation Date (which represents a return of 31.50% over the principal amount).
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Term:
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Approximately six years, if not called
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Ending Value:
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The closing level of the Market Measure on the calculation day. The scheduled calculation day is subject to postponement in the event of Market Disruption Events, as described beginning on page PS-22 of product supplement EQUITY INDICES SUN-1.
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Market Measure:
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The S&P 500® Index (Bloomberg symbol: “SPX”), a price return index
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Step Up Value:
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4,010.73 (130% of the Starting Value, rounded to two decimal places).
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Starting Value:
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3,085.18
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Step Up Payment:
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$3.00 per unit, which represents a return of 30% over the principal amount.
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Observation Level:
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The closing level of the Market Measure on the applicable Observation Date.
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Threshold Value:
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2,622.40 (85% of the Starting Value, rounded to two decimal places).
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Observation Dates:
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November 20, 2020, November 19, 2021, November 18,
2022, November 17, 2023 and November 22, 2024, subject to postponement in the event of Market Disruption Events, as described
beginning on page PS-22 of product supplement EQUITY INDICES SUN-1.
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Calculation Day:
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November 20, 2025
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Call Level:
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3,085.18 (100% of the Starting Value).
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Fees Charged:
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The public offering price of the notes includes the underwriting discount of $0.20 per unit as listed on the cover page and a hedging-related charge of $0.075 per unit described in “Structuring the Notes” on page TS-15.
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Call Amounts (per unit):
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$10.63 if called on the first Observation Date, $11.26 if called on the second Observation Date, $11.89 if called on the third Observation Date, $12.52 if called on the fourth Observation Date and $13.15 if called on the final Observation Date.
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Calculation Agents:
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Barclays and BofA Securities, Inc. (“BofAS”).
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
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TS-2
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
Linked to the S&P 500® Index, due November 28, 2025
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Determining Payment on the Notes
Automatic Call Provision
The notes will be called automatically on an Observation Date
if the Observation Level on that Observation Date is equal to or greater than the Call Level. If the notes are called, you will
receive $10 per unit plus the applicable Call Premium.
Redemption Amount Determination
If the notes are not automatically called, on the maturity date,
you will receive a cash payment per unit determined as follows:
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
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TS-3
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
Linked to the S&P 500® Index, due November 28, 2025
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The terms and risks of the notes are contained in this term sheet
and the documents listed below (together, the “Note Prospectus”). The documents have been filed as part of a registration
statement with the SEC, which may, without cost, be accessed on the SEC website as indicated below or obtained from Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“MLPF&S”) or BofAS by calling 1-800-294-1322:
Before you invest, you should read the Note Prospectus, including
this term sheet, for information about us and this offering. Any prior or contemporaneous oral statements and any other written
materials you may have received are superseded by the Note Prospectus. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this term sheet
have the meanings set forth in product supplement EQUITY INDICES SUN-1. Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires
otherwise, all references in this document to “we,” “us,” “our” or similar references are to
Barclays.
Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power
Notwithstanding any other agreements, arrangements or understandings
between us and any holder or beneficial owner of the notes, by acquiring the notes, each holder and beneficial owner 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 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, any interest on, or any other amounts payable on, the notes; (ii) the conversion of all, or a portion, of the principal
amount of, any interest on, or any other amounts payable on, the notes into shares or other securities or other obligations of
Barclays or another person (and the issue to, or conferral on, the holder or beneficial owner 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 any interest
or any other amounts due on the notes, or the dates on which any 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 and beneficial
owner of the notes further acknowledges and agrees that the rights of the holders or beneficial owners 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 or beneficial owners
of the notes 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 “Risk Factors”
below 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 “—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.
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
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TS-4
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
Linked to the S&P 500® Index, due November 28, 2025
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Investor Considerations
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You may wish to consider an investment in the notes if:
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The notes may not be an appropriate investment for you if:
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§ You are willing to receive a return on your investment capped at the return represented by the applicable Call Premium if
the relevant Observation Level is equal to or greater than the Call Level.
§ You anticipate that the notes will be automatically called or that the Ending Value will not be less than the Starting Value.
§ You are willing to risk a loss of principal and return if the notes are not automatically called and the Index decreases
from the Starting Value to an Ending Value that is below the Threshold Value.
§ You are willing to forgo the interest payments that are paid on traditional interest bearing debt securities.
§ You are willing to forgo dividends or other benefits of owning the stocks included in the Index.
§ You are willing to accept a limited or no market for sales prior to maturity, and understand that the market prices for
the notes, if any, will be affected by various factors, including our actual and perceived creditworthiness, the inclusion in the
public offering price of the underwriting discount, the hedging-related charge and other amounts, as described on page TS-2.
§ You are willing to assume our credit risk, as issuer of the notes, for all payments under the notes, including the Redemption
Amount.
§ You are willing to consent to the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by U.K. resolution authorities.
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§ You want to hold your notes for the full term.
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You believe that the notes will not be automatically called and the Index will decrease from the Starting Value to the Ending
Value.
§ You seek 100% principal repayment or preservation of capital.
§ You seek interest payments or other current income on your investment.
§ You want to receive dividends or other distributions paid on the stocks included in the Index.
§ You seek an investment for which there will be a liquid secondary market.
§ You are unwilling or are unable to take market risk on the notes or to take our credit risk as issuer of the notes.
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are unwilling to consent to the exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power by U.K. resolution authorities.
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We urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting,
and other advisors before you invest in the notes.
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
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TS-5
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
Linked to the S&P 500® Index, due November 28, 2025
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Hypothetical Payout Profile at Maturity
The graph below shows a payout profile at maturity, which
would only apply if the notes are not called on any Observation Date.
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
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This graph reflects the returns on
the notes, based on the Threshold Value of 85% of the Starting Value, the Step Up Payment of $3.00 per unit and the Step Up Value
of 130% of the Starting Value. The green line reflects the returns on the notes, while the dotted gray line reflects the returns
of a direct investment in the stocks included in the Index, excluding dividends.
This graph has been prepared
for purposes of illustration only.
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Hypothetical
Payments at Maturity
The following table and examples are for purposes of illustration
only. They are based on hypothetical values and show hypothetical returns on the notes, assuming the notes are not
called on any Observation Date. The following table is based on a Starting Value of 100, a Threshold Value of 85, a Step Up Value
of 130 and the Step Up Payment of $3.00 per unit. It illustrates the effect of a range of Ending Values on the Redemption Amount
per unit of the notes and the total rate of return to holders of the notes. The actual amount you receive and the resulting
total rate of return will depend on the actual Starting Value, Threshold Value, Ending Value, Step Up Value, whether the notes
are called on an Observation Date, and term of your investment. The following examples do not take into account any tax consequences
from investing in the notes.
For recent actual levels of the Market Measure, see “The
Index” section below. The Index is a price return index and as such the Ending Value will not include any income generated
by dividends paid on the stocks included in the Index, which you would otherwise be entitled to receive if you invested in those
stocks directly. In addition, all payments on the notes are subject to issuer credit risk.
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Ending
Value
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Percentage
Change from the Starting Value to the Ending Value
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Redemption
Amount per Unit
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Total
Rate of Return on the Notes
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0.00
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-100.00%
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$1.50
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-85.00%
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50.00
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-50.00%
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$6.50
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-35.00%
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60.00
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-40.00%
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$7.50
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-25.00%
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70.00
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-30.00%
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$8.50
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-15.00%
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80.00
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-20.00%
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$9.50
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-5.00%
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85.00(1)
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-15.00%
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$10.00
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0.00%
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90.00
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-10.00%
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$10.00
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0.00%
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95.00
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-5.00%
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$10.00
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0.00%
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100.00(2)
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0.00%
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$13.00(3)
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30.00%
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105.00
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5.00%
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$13.00
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30.00%
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110.00
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10.00%
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$13.00
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30.00%
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120.00
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20.00%
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$13.00
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30.00%
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130.00(4)
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30.00%
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$13.00
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30.00%
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140.00
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40.00%
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$14.00
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40.00%
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150.00
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50.00%
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$15.00
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50.00%
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160.00
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60.00%
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$16.00
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60.00%
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(1)
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This is the hypothetical
Threshold Value.
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(2)
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The hypothetical
Starting Value of 100 used in these examples has been chosen for illustrative purposes
only. The actual Starting Value is 3,085.18, which was the closing level of the Market
Measure on the pricing date.
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(3)
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This amount represents
the sum of the principal amount and the Step Up Payment of $3.00.
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(4)
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This is the hypothetical
Step Up Value.
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
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TS-6
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
Linked to the S&P 500® Index, due November 28, 2025
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Redemption Amount Calculation Examples
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Example 1
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The Ending Value is 50.00, or 50.00% of the Starting Value:
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Starting Value: 100.00
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Threshold Value: 85.00
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Ending Value: 50.00
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Redemption Amount per unit
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Example 2
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The Ending Value is 95.00, or 95.00% of the Starting Value:
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Starting Value: 100.00
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Threshold Value: 85.00
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Ending Value: 95.00
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Redemption Amount per unit = $10.00, the principal amount, since the Ending Value is less than the Starting Value, but is equal to or greater than the Threshold Value.
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Example 3
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The Ending Value is 110.00, or 110.00% of the Starting Value:
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Starting Value: 100.00
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Step Up Value: 130.00
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Ending Value: 110.00
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Redemption Amount per unit, the principal amount plus the Step Up Payment, since the Ending Value is equal to or greater than the Starting Value, but less than the Step Up Value.
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Example 4
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The Ending Value is 140.00, or 140.00% of the Starting Value:
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Starting Value: 100.00
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Step Up Value: 130.00
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Ending Value: 140.00
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Redemption Amount per unit
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
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TS-7
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
Linked to the S&P 500® Index, due November 28, 2025
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Risk Factors
There are important differences between the notes and a conventional
debt security. An investment in the notes involves significant risks, including those listed below. You should carefully review
the more detailed explanation of risks relating to the notes in the “Risk Factors” sections beginning on page PS-8
of product supplement EQUITY INDICES SUN-1 and page S-7 of the Series A MTN prospectus supplement identified above. We also urge
you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting, and other advisors before you invest in the notes.
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If the notes are not automatically called, depending
on the performance of the Index as measured shortly before the maturity date, your investment may result in a loss; there is no
guaranteed return of principal.
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Your return on the notes may be less than the yield
you could earn by owning a conventional fixed or floating rate debt security of comparable maturity.
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Payments on the notes are subject to our credit risk,
and any actual or perceived changes in our creditworthiness are expected to affect the value of the notes. If we become insolvent
or are unable to pay our obligations, you may lose your entire investment.
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Payments on the notes are subject to the exercise
of U.K. Bail-in Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority. As described above under “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power,”
the relevant U.K. resolution authority may exercise any U.K. Bail-in Power under the conditions described in such section of this
term sheet. If any U.K. Bail-in Power is exercised, you may lose all or a part of the value of your investment in the notes or
receive a different security, 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 its authority
to implement the U.K. Bail-in Power without providing any advance notice to the holders and beneficial owners of the notes. By
your acquisition of the notes, you acknowledge, accept, agree to be bound by, and consent to the exercise of, any U.K. Bail-in
Power by the relevant U.K. resolution authority. The exercise of any U.K. Bail-in Power with respect to the notes will not be
a default or an Event of Default (as each term is defined in the senior debt securities indenture relating to the notes). 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 with respect to the notes. See “Consent to U.K. Bail-in Power” above 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 “—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 for more information.
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If the notes are called, your investment return is
limited to the return represented by the applicable Call Premium.
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Your investment return may be less than a comparable
investment directly in the stocks included in the Index.
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The estimated value of your notes is based on our internal pricing models. 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. These variables and assumptions are not evaluated or verified on an
independent basis and may prove to be inaccurate. Different pricing models and assumptions of different financial institutions
could provide valuations for the notes that are different from our estimated value.
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The estimated value is based on a number of variables, including volatility, interest rates and 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 in this term sheet may be lower if such estimated value was based on
the levels at which our benchmark debt securities trade in the secondary market.
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The estimated value of your notes is lower than the public offering price of your notes. This difference is a result of certain
factors, such as the inclusion in the public offering price of the underwriting discount, the hedging-related charge, the estimated
profit, if any, that we or any of our affiliates expect to earn in connection with structuring the notes, and the estimated cost
which we may incur in hedging our obligations under the notes, as further described in “Structuring the Notes” on page
TS-15. If you attempt to sell the notes prior to maturity, their market value may be lower than the price you paid for the notes
and lower than the estimated value because the secondary market prices take into consideration the levels at which our debt securities
trade in the secondary market but do not take into account such fees, charges and other amounts.
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The estimated value of the notes is not a prediction of the prices at which MLPF&S, BofAS or its affiliates, or any of
our affiliates or any other third parties may be willing to purchase the notes from you in secondary market transactions. 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 size trades, and may be substantially less than
our estimated value of the notes. Any sale prior to the maturity date could result in a substantial loss to you.
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A trading market is not expected to develop for the notes. We, MLPF&S, BofAS and our respective affiliates are not obligated
to make a market for, or to repurchase, the notes. There is no assurance that any party will be willing to purchase your notes
at any price in any secondary market.
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Our business, hedging and trading activities, and those of MLPF&S, BofAS and our respective affiliates (including trading
in securities of companies included in the Index), and any hedging and trading activities we, MLPF&S, BofAS or our respective
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
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TS-8
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
Linked to the S&P 500® Index, due November 28, 2025
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affiliates engage in for our clients’ accounts, may affect the market value and return of the notes and may create conflicts
of interest with you.
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The Index sponsor may adjust the Index in a way that affects its level, and has no obligation to consider your interests.
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You will have no rights of a holder of the securities included in the Index, and you will not be entitled to receive securities
or dividends or other distributions by the issuers of those securities.
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While we, MLPF&S, BofAS or our respective affiliates
may from time to time own securities of companies included in the Index, except to the extent that the common stock of Bank of
America Corporation (the parent company of MLPF&S and BofAS) is included in the Index, we, MLPF&S, BofAS and our respective
affiliates do not control any company included in the Index, and have not verified any disclosure made by any company.
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There may be potential conflicts of interest involving
the calculation agents, one of which is us and one of which is BofAS. We have the right to appoint and remove the calculation
agents.
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The U.S. federal income tax consequences of the notes
are uncertain, and may be adverse to a U.S. investor of the notes. See “Tax Considerations” below.
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
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TS-9
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
Linked to the S&P 500® Index, due November 28, 2025
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The Index
All disclosures contained in this term sheet regarding the Index,
including, without limitation, its make-up, method of calculation, and changes in its components, have been derived from publicly
available sources without independent verification. The information reflects the policies of, and is subject to change by S&P
Dow Jones Indices LLC (the “Index sponsor” or “S&P Dow Jones”). The Index sponsor, which licenses the
copyright and all other rights to the Index, has no obligation to continue to publish, and may discontinue publication of, the
Index. The consequences of the Index sponsor discontinuing publication of the Index are discussed in the section entitled “Description
of the Notes—Discontinuance of an Index” beginning on page PS-23 of product supplement EQUITY INDICES SUN-1. None of
us, the calculation agents, MLPF&S or BofAS accepts any responsibility for the calculation, maintenance or publication of the
Index or any successor index.
The Index consists of stocks of 500 companies selected to provide
a performance benchmark for the U.S. equity markets. The Index is reported by Bloomberg L.P. under the ticker symbol “SPX.”
Composition of the Index
Changes to the Index are made as needed, with no annual or semi-annual
reconstitution. Constituent changes are typically announced with at least three business days advance notice. Less than three business
days’ notice may be given at the discretion of the S&P Dow Jones’s U.S. index committee.
Additions to the Index are evaluated based on the following eligibility
criteria:
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Market Capitalization. The unadjusted company
market capitalization should be within a specified range. This range is reviewed from time to time to assure consistency with market
conditions. A company meeting the unadjusted company market capitalization criteria is also required to have a security level float-adjusted
market capitalization that is at least 50% of the Index’s unadjusted company level minimum market capitalization threshold.
For spin-offs, Index membership eligibility is determined using when-issued prices, if available.
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Liquidity. Using composite pricing and volume, the ratio of annual dollar value traded (defined as average closing price
over the period multiplied by historical volume) to float-adjusted market capitalization should be at least 1.00, and the stock
should trade a minimum of 250,000 shares in each of the six months leading up to the evaluation date.
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Domicile. The company should be a U.S. company, meaning a company that has the following characteristics:
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the company should file 10-K annual reports;
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the U.S. portion of fixed assets and revenues should constitute a plurality of the total, but need not exceed 50%. When these
factors are in conflict, assets determine plurality. Revenue determines plurality when there is incomplete asset information. If
this criteria is not met or is ambiguous, S&P Dow Jones may still deem the company to be a U.S. company for Index purposes
if its primary listing, headquarters and incorporation are all in the United States and/or “a domicile of convenience”
(Bermuda, Channel Islands, Gibraltar, islands in the Caribbean, Isle of Man, Luxembourg, Liberia or Panama); and
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the primary listing must be on an eligible U.S. exchange as described under “Eligible Securities” below.
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In situations where the only factor suggesting that
a company is not a U.S. company is its tax registration in a “domicile of convenience” or another location chosen for
tax-related reasons, S&P Dow Jones normally determines that the company is still a U.S. company. The final determination of
domicile eligibility is made by the S&P Dow Jones’s U.S. index committee.
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Public Float. There should be a public float of at least 50% of the company’s stock.
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Sector Classification. The company is evaluated for its contribution to sector balance maintenance, as measured by a
comparison of each GICS® sector’s weight in the Index with its weight in the S&P Total Market Index, in
the market capitalization range. The S&P Total Market Index is a float-adjusted, market-capitalization weighted index designed
to track the broad equity market, including large-, mid-, small- and micro-cap stocks.
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Financial Viability. The sum of the most recent four consecutive quarters’ Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(“GAAP”) earnings (net income excluding discontinued operations) should be positive as should the most recent quarter.
For equity real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), financial viability is based on GAAP earnings and/or Funds From
Operations (“FFO”), if reported.
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Treatment of IPOs. Initial public offerings should be traded on an eligible exchange for at least 12 months before being
considered for addition to the Index. Spin-offs or in-specie distributions from existing constituents do not need to be seasoned
for 12 months prior to their inclusion in the Index.
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Eligible Securities. Eligible securities are the common stock of U.S. companies with a primary listing on the New York
Stock Exchange, NYSE Arca, NYSE American, Nasdaq Global Select Market, Nasdaq Select Market, Nasdaq Capital Market, Cboe BZX, Cboe
BYX, Cboe EDGA, Cboe EDGX or IEX exchanges. Ineligible exchanges include the OTC Bulletin Board and Pink Sheets. Eligible organizational
structures and share types are corporations (including equity and mortgage REITS) and common stock (i.e., shares). Ineligible organizational
structures and share types include business development companies, limited partnerships, master limited partnerships, limited liability
companies, closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds,
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
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TS-10
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
Linked to the S&P 500® Index, due November 28, 2025
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exchange-traded notes, royalty trusts, special purposes acquisition companies,
tracking stocks, preferred and convertible preferred stock, unit trusts, equity warrants, convertible bonds, investment trusts,
rights and American Depositary Receipts.
As of July 2017, the securities of companies with
multiple share class structures (including companies with listed and unlisted share classes) are no longer eligible to be added
to the Index, but securities already included in the Index have been grandfathered and are not affected by this change.
Removals from the Index are evaluated based
as follows:
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Companies that are involved in mergers, acquisitions or significant restructuring such that they no longer meet inclusion
criteria. Companies delisted as a result of merger, acquisition or other corporate action are removed at a time announced by
S&P Dow Jones, normally at the close of the last day of trading or expiration of a tender offer. Constituents that are halted
from trading may be kept in the Index until trading resumes, at the discretion of S&P Dow Jones. If a stock is moved to the
pink sheets or the bulletin board, the stock is removed.
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Any company that is removed from the Index (including
discretionary and bankruptcy/exchange delistings) must wait a minimum of one year from its index removal date before being reconsidered
as a replacement candidate.
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Companies that substantially violate one or more of the addition criteria. S&P Dow Jones believes turnover in Index
membership should be avoided when possible. At times a stock may appear to temporarily violate one or more of the addition criteria.
However, the addition criteria are for addition to the Index, not for continued membership. As a result, an Index constituent that
appears to violate criteria for addition to the Index is not deleted unless ongoing conditions warrant an Index change. When a
stock is removed from the Index, S&P Dow Jones explains the basis for the removal.
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Current constituents of an S&P Composite 1500® component
index (i.e., the Index, the S&P MidCap 400® Index and the S&P SmallCap 600® Index) can be
migrated from one S&P Composite 1500® component index to another without meeting the financial viability, public
float and/or liquidity eligibility criteria if the S&P Dow Jones’s U.S. index committee decides that such a move will
enhance the representativeness of the relevant index as a market benchmark.
Companies that are spun-off from current Index constituents do
not need to meet the outside addition criteria, but they should have a total market cap representative of the Index.
Calculation of the Index
The Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted
index. On any given day, the value of the Index is the total float-adjusted market capitalization of its constituents divided
by its divisor. The float-adjusted market capitalization reflects the price of each stock in the Index multiplied by the
number of shares used in the index value calculation.
Float Adjustment. Float adjustment means that the number
of shares outstanding is reduced to exclude closely held shares from the calculation of the index value because such shares are
not available to investors. The goal of float adjustment is to distinguish between long-term, strategic shareholders, whose holdings
depend on concerns such as maintaining control rather than the shorter term economic fortunes of the company, and shareholders
who are considered more short-term in nature. Generally, these long-term strategic shareholders
include, but are not limited to, officers and directors, private equity, venture capital & special equity firms, asset managers
and insurance companies with board of director representation, other publicly traded companies that hold shares, holders of restricted
shares, company-sponsored employee share plans/trusts, defined contribution plans/savings, and investment plans, foundations or
family trusts associated with the company, government entities at all levels (other than government retirement/pension funds),
sovereign wealth funds and any individual person who controls a 5% or greater stake in a company as reported in regulatory filings.
Restricted shares are generally not included in total shares outstanding except for shares held as part of a lock-up agreement.
Shares that are not considered outstanding are also not included in the available float. These generally include treasury stock,
stock options, equity participation units, warrants, preferred stock, convertible stock and rights.
For each component, S&P Dow Jones calculates an Investable
Weight Factor (“IWF”), which represents the portion of the total shares outstanding that are considered part of the
public float for purposes of the Index.
Divisor. Continuity in index values of the Index is maintained
by adjusting its divisor for all changes in its constituents’ share capital after its base date. This includes additions
and deletions to the Index, rights issues, share buybacks and issuances and non-zero price spin-offs. The value of the Index’s
divisor over time is, in effect, a chronological summary of all changes affecting the base capital of the Index. The divisor of
the Index is adjusted such that the index value of the Index at an instant just prior to a change in base capital equals the index
value of the Index at an instant immediately following that change.
Maintenance of the Index
Changes in response to corporate actions and market developments
can be made at any time. Constituent changes are typically announced one to five days before they are scheduled to be implemented.
Share Updates. Changes
in a company’s shares outstanding and IWF due to its acquisition of another
public company are made as soon as reasonably possible. At S&P Dow Jones’ discretion, de minimis merger and acquisition
share changes are accumulated and implemented with the quarterly share rebalancing. All other changes of less than 5% are accumulated
and made quarterly on the third Friday of March, June, September and December.
5% Rule. Changes
in a company’s total shares outstanding of 5% or more due to public offerings are made as soon as reasonably possible. Other
changes of 5% or more (for example, due to tender offers, Dutch auctions, voluntary
exchange offers, company stock repurchases, private placements, acquisitions of private companies or non-Index companies that do
not trade on a major exchange,
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
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TS-11
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
Linked to the S&P 500® Index, due November 28, 2025
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redemptions, exercise of options, warrants, conversion of preferred stock, notes, debt, equity participations,
at-the-market stock offerings or other recapitalizations) are made weekly, and are announced on Fridays for implementation after
the close of trading the following Friday (one week later). If an exchange holiday/closure falls on a Friday, the weekly share
change announcement will be made the day before the exchange holiday/closure, and the implementation date will remain after the
close of trading the following Friday (i.e., one week later).
If a 5% or more share change
causes a company’s IWF to change by five percentage points or more (for example from
0.80 to 0.85), the IWF is updated at the same time as the share change. IWF changes
resulting from partial tender offers are considered on a case-by-case basis.
For weekly share reviews
involving companies with multiple share classes, the 5% share change threshold is
based on each individual share class rather than total company shares.
Share/IWF Freeze.
A share/IWF freeze period is implemented during each quarterly rebalancing. The freeze period begins after the market close on
the Tuesday preceding the second Friday of each rebalancing month (i.e., March, June, September, and December) and ends after the
market close on the third Friday of a rebalancing month. Pro-forma files are normally released after the market close on the second
Friday, one week prior to the rebalancing effective date. In September, preliminary share and float data are released on the first
Friday of the month, but the share freeze period for September will follow the same schedule as the other three quarterly share
freeze periods. For illustration purposes, if rebalancing pro-forma files are scheduled to be released on Friday, March 13, the
share/IWF freeze period will begin after the close of trading on Tuesday, March 10 and will end after the close of trading the
following Friday, March 20 (i.e. the third Friday of the rebalancing month).
During the share/IWF freeze
period, shares and IWFs are not changed except for certain corporate action events (such as merger activity, stock splits, rights
offerings). Share/IWF changes for Index constituents resulting from secondary public offerings that would otherwise be eligible
for next day implementation are instead collected during the freeze period and added to the weekly share change announcement on
the third Friday of the rebalancing month for implementation the following Friday night. There is no weekly share change announcement
on the first and second Fridays of a rebalancing month.
Corporate Actions.
Corporate actions (such as stock splits, stock dividends, non-zero price spin-offs and rights offerings) are applied after the
close of trading on the day prior to the ex-date.
Other Adjustments. In
cases where there is no achievable market price for a stock being deleted, it can
be removed at a zero or minimal price at the S&P Dow Jones’s U.S. index committee’s
discretion.
The table below summarizes types of index maintenance adjustments
and indicates whether or not a divisor adjustment is required.
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Divisor
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Company added/deleted
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Net change in market value determines divisor adjustment.
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Change in shares outstanding
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Any combination of secondary issuance, share repurchase or buy back – share counts revised to reflect change.
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Stock split
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Share count revised to reflect new count. Divisor adjustment is not required since the share count and price changes are offsetting.
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Spin-off
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The spin-off is added to the Index on the ex-date at a price of zero.
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Increasing (decreasing) the IWF increases (decreases) the total market value of the Index. The divisor change reflects the change in market value caused by the change to an IWF.
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When a company pays a special dividend, the share price is assumed to drop by the amount of the dividend; the divisor adjustment reflects this drop in Index market value.
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Each shareholder receives the right to buy a proportional number of additional shares at a set (often discounted) price. The calculation assumes that the offering is fully subscribed. Divisor adjustment reflects increase in market capitalization measured as the shares issued multiplied by the price paid.
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Stock splits and stock dividends do not affect the divisor, because
following a split or dividend, both the stock price and number of shares outstanding are adjusted by S&P Dow Jones so that
there is no change in the market value of the relevant component. All stock split and dividend adjustments are made after the close
of trading on the day before the ex-date.
Governance of the Index
The Index is maintained by S&P Dow Jones’s U.S. index
committee. All index committee members are full-time professional members of S&P Dow Jones’ staff. The index committee
meets monthly. At each meeting, the index committee reviews pending corporate actions that may affect Index constituents, statistics
comparing the composition of the Index to the market, companies that are being considered as candidates for addition to the Index,
and any significant market events. In addition, the index committee may revise Index policy covering rules for selecting companies,
treatment of dividends, share counts or other matters.
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
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TS-12
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
Linked to the S&P 500® Index, due November 28, 2025
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The following graph shows the daily historical performance
of the Index in the period from January 1, 2009 through November 7, 2019. We obtained this historical data from Bloomberg L.P.
We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information obtained from Bloomberg L.P. On the pricing
date, the closing level of the Index was 3,085.18.
Historical Performance of the Index
This historical data on the Index is not necessarily indicative
of the future performance of the Index or what the value of the notes may be. Any historical upward or downward trend in the level
of the Index during any period set forth above is not an indication that the level of the Index is more or less likely to increase
or decrease at any time over the term of the notes.
Before investing in the notes, you should consult publicly available
sources for the levels of the Index.
License Agreement
The Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones, and has been licensed
for use by Barclays Bank PLC. “Standard & Poor’s,” “S&P” and “S&P 500” are
registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“SPFS”). These trademarks have been licensed
to S&P Dow Jones and its affiliates and sublicensed to Barclays Bank PLC for certain purposes.
The notes are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P
Dow Jones, SPFS or any of their respective affiliates (collectively, “S&P”). S&P does not make any representation
or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the notes or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing
in securities generally or in the notes particularly or the ability of the Index to track general market performance. S&P’s
only relationship to Barclays Bank PLC with respect to the Index is the licensing of the Index and certain trademarks, service
marks and/or trade names of S&P and/or its licensors. The Index is determined, composed and calculated by S&P without regard
to Barclays Bank PLC or the notes. S&P has no obligation to take the needs of Barclays Bank PLC or the owners of the notes
into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Index. S&P is not responsible for and has not participated
in the determination of the prices, and amount of the notes or the timing of the issuance or sale of the notes or in the determination
or calculation of the equation by which the notes are to be converted into cash, surrendered or redeemed, as the case may be. S&P
has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the notes. There is no assurance
that investment products based on the Index will accurately track the performance of the Index or provide positive investment returns.
S&P Dow Jones is not an investment advisor. Inclusion of a security within the Index is not a recommendation by S&P to
buy, sell, or hold such security, nor is it considered to be investment advice. In addition, CME Group Inc. and its affiliates
may trade financial products which are linked to the performance of the Index. It is possible that this trading activity will affect
the level of the Index and the value of the notes.
S&P DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS
AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO OR ANY COMMUNICATION (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ORAL OR WRITTEN
COMMUNICATION (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS)) WITH RESPECT THERETO. S&P SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY DAMAGES OR LIABILITY
FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR DELAYS THEREIN. S&P MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES,
OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE OR AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY BARCLAYS BANK PLC, OWNERS OF THE
NOTES, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE INDEX OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY
OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL S&P BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, LOST TIME OR GOODWILL, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
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TS-13
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
Linked to the S&P 500® Index, due November 28, 2025
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BENEFICIARIES
OF ANY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN S&P AND BARCLAYS BANK PLC, OTHER THAN THE LICENSORS OF S&P.
Supplement to the Plan of Distribution
Under our distribution agreement with BofAS, BofAS will purchase
the notes from us as principal at the public offering price indicated on the cover of this term sheet, less the indicated underwriting
discount.
BofAS has advised us that MLPF&S will purchase the notes
from BofAS for resale, and will receive a selling concession in connection with the sale of the notes in an amount up to the full
amount of underwriting discount set forth on the cover of this term sheet.
We will deliver the notes against payment therefor in New York,
New York on a date that is greater than two business days following the pricing date. Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, 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, purchasers who wish to trade the notes more than two business days prior to the original
issue date will be required to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement.
The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. In the
original offering of the notes, the notes will be sold in minimum investment amounts of 100 units. If you place an order to purchase
the notes, you are consenting to MLPF&S and/or one of its affiliates acting as a principal in effecting the transaction for
your account.
MLPF&S and BofAS may repurchase and resell the notes, with
repurchases and resales being made at prices related to then-prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices, and these prices
will include MLPF&S’s and BofAS’s trading commissions and mark-ups or mark-downs. MLPF&S and BofAS may act
as principal or agent in these market-making transactions; however, neither is obligated to engage in any such transactions. BofAS
has advised us that, at MLPF&S’s and BofAS’s discretion, for a short, undetermined initial period after the issuance
of the notes, MLPF&S and BofAS may offer to buy the notes in the secondary market at a price that may exceed the estimated
value of the notes at the time of purchase. Any price offered by MLPF&S or BofAS for the notes will be based on then-prevailing
market conditions and other considerations, including the performance of the Index, the remaining term of the notes and our creditworthiness.
However, none of us, MLPF&S, BofAS nor any of our respective affiliates is obligated to purchase your notes at any price, or
at any time, and we cannot assure you that we, MLPF&S, BofAS or our respective affiliates will purchase your notes at a price
that equals or exceeds the initial estimated value of the notes.
The value of the notes shown on your account statement produced
by MLPF&S will be based on BofAS’s estimate of the value of the notes if BofAS or another of its affiliates were to make
a market in the notes, which it is not obligated to do. That estimate will be based upon the price that BofAS may pay for the notes
in light of then-prevailing market conditions, and other considerations, as mentioned above, and will include transaction costs.
At certain times, this price may be higher than or lower than the initial estimated value of the notes.
The distribution of the Note Prospectus in connection with these
offers or sales will be solely for the purpose of providing investors with the description of the terms of the notes that was made
available to investors in connection with their initial offering. Secondary market investors should not, and will not be authorized
to, rely on the Note Prospectus for information regarding Barclays or for any purpose other than that described in the immediately
preceding sentence.
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
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TS-14
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
Linked to the S&P 500® Index, due November 28, 2025
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Structuring the Notes
The notes are our debt securities, the return on which is linked
to the performance of the Index. As is the case for all of our debt securities, including our market-linked notes, the economic
terms of the notes reflect our actual or perceived creditworthiness at the time of pricing. The economic terms of the notes are
based on 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. Our internal funding rates may vary from the levels
at which our benchmark debt securities trade in the secondary market. Our estimated value on the pricing date was based on our
internal funding rates. Our estimated value of the notes may be lower if such valuation were based on the levels at which our benchmark
debt securities trade in the secondary market.
Payments on the notes, including the amount you receive at maturity
or upon an automatic call, will be calculated based on the $10 principal amount per unit and will depend on the performance of
the Index. In order to meet these payment obligations, at the time we issue the notes, we may choose to enter into certain hedging
arrangements (which may include call options, put options or other derivatives) with BofAS or one of its affiliates. The terms
of these hedging arrangements are determined by seeking bids from market participants, including MLPF&S, BofAS and its affiliates
or our affiliates, and take into account a number of factors, including our creditworthiness, interest rate movements, the volatility
of the Index, the tenor of the notes and the tenor of the hedging arrangements. The economic terms of the notes and their estimated
value depend in part on the terms of these hedging arrangements, any estimated profit that we or any of our affiliates expect to
earn in connection with structuring the notes, and estimated costs which we may incur in hedging our obligations under the notes.
BofAS has advised us that the hedging arrangements will include
a hedging related charge of approximately $0.075 per unit, reflecting an estimated profit to be credited to BofAS from these transactions.
Since hedging entails risk and may be influenced by unpredictable market forces, additional profits and losses from these hedging
arrangements may be realized by us, BofAS or any third party hedge providers.
For further information, see “Risk Factors—General
Risks Relating to the Notes” beginning on page PS-8 and “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” on page PS-18 of product
supplement EQUITY INDICES SUN-1.
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
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TS-15
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Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes
Linked to the S&P 500® Index, due November 28, 2025
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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 Prepaid Forward or Derivative
Contracts” and, if you are a non-U.S. holder, “—Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders,” in the accompanying
prospectus supplement. The following discussion, when read in combination with those sections, constitutes the full opinion of
our special tax counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, regarding the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning and
disposing of the notes.
Based on current market conditions, in the opinion of our special
tax counsel, it is reasonable to treat the notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes as prepaid forward contracts with respect
to the Index. Assuming this treatment is respected, upon a sale or exchange of the notes (including redemption upon an automatic
call or at maturity), you should recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale
or exchange and your tax basis in the notes, which should equal the amount you paid to acquire the notes. This gain or loss on
your notes should be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if you hold your notes for more than a year, whether or not you
are an initial purchaser of notes at the original issue price. However, the IRS or a court may not respect this treatment, in which
case the timing and character of any income or loss on the notes could be materially and adversely affected. In addition, in 2007
the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid
forward contracts” and similar instruments. The notice focuses in particular on whether to require investors in these instruments
to accrue income over the term of their investment. It also asks for comments on a number of related topics, including the character
of income or loss with respect to these instruments; the relevance of factors such as the nature of the underlying property to
which the instruments are linked; the degree, if any, to which income (including any mandated accruals) realized by non-U.S. investors
should be subject to withholding tax; and whether these instruments are or should be subject to the “constructive ownership”
regime, which very generally can operate to recharacterize certain long-term capital gain as ordinary income and impose a notional
interest charge. While the notice requests comments on appropriate transition rules and effective dates, any Treasury regulations
or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of
an investment in the notes, possibly with retroactive effect. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal income
tax consequences of an investment in the notes, including possible alternative treatments and the issues presented by this notice.
Treasury regulations under Section 871(m) generally impose a
withholding tax on certain “dividend equivalents” under certain “equity linked instruments.” A recent IRS
notice excludes from the scope of Section 871(m) instruments issued prior to January 1, 2021 that do not have a “delta of
one” with respect to underlying securities that could pay U.S.-source dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes (each
an “Underlying Security”). Based on our determination that the notes do not have a “delta of one” within
the meaning of the regulations, our special tax counsel is of the opinion that these regulations should not apply to the notes
with regard to non-U.S. holders. Our determination is not binding on the IRS, and the IRS may disagree with this determination.
Section 871(m) is complex and its application may depend on your particular circumstances, including whether you enter into other
transactions with respect to an Underlying Security. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the potential application of
Section 871(m) to the notes.
U.S. Federal Estate Tax Treatment of Non-U.S. Holders. Subject
to estate tax treaty relief, a note may be subject to U.S. federal estate tax if an individual Non-U.S. Holder holds the note at
the time of his or her death. The gross estate of a Non-U.S. Holder domiciled outside the United States includes only property
situated or deemed situated in the United States. Individual Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S.
federal estate tax consequences of holding the notes at death.
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 14, 2019, filed as an exhibit
to a report on Form 6-K by Barclays Bank PLC on June 14, 2019, 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 14, 2019, which has been filed as an exhibit to the report on Form 6-K referred to above.
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