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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of December, 2023
Commission File Number: 001-09246
Barclays PLC
(Name of Registrant)
1
Churchill Place
London E14 5HP
England
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
The Report comprises the following:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Barclays PLC announces the results of its invitation to purchase notes for cash dated December 11, 2023. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| BARCLAYS
PLC (Registrant) |
||
| Date: December 18, 2023 | By: | /s/ Garth Wright |
| Name: Garth Wright | ||
| Title: Assistant Secretary | ||
Exhibit 99.1
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO RELEASE, PUBLISH OR DISTRIBUTE THIS DOCUMENT
December 18, 2023
BARCLAYS PLC — INVITATION TO PURCHASE NOTES FOR CASH: ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS
On December 11, 2023, Barclays PLC (the “Issuer”) launched an invitation to holders (the “Noteholders”) of the notes set out in the table below (the “Notes”) issued by the Issuer to tender any and all of the Notes for purchase by the Issuer for cash (the “Offer”), subject to applicable offer and distribution restrictions.
Further to such invitation, the Issuer hereby informs the Noteholders that, as of the Expiration Deadline for the Offer (5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on December 15, 2023), the aggregate principal amount of Notes validly tendered and to be accepted for purchase (including US$504,000 of Notes that remain subject to guaranteed delivery procedures) and the Purchase Price of the Notes are as set out in the table below, and each such Noteholder who validly tendered Notes accepted for purchase is entitled to receive the Purchase Price plus any Accrued Interest Payment in cash on the Settlement Date, expected to be December 20, 2023.
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Description of the Notes |
CUSIP/ISIN |
Aggregate Principal Amount Outstanding |
Aggregate Principal Amount Accepted for Purchase |
Fixed Spread (Basis Points) |
Yield on Reference U.S. Treasury Security |
Purchase Price per US$1,000 Principal Amount(1) |
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| 4.375% Fixed Rate Subordinated Notes due 2024 | 06738E AC9 / US06738EAC93 | US$1,250,000,000 | US$763,648,000 | 0 | 5.135% | US$994.59 |
| (1) | Plus Accrued Interest. |
The Issuer intends to accept all Notes validly tendered for purchase, subject, among other things, to the relevant Noteholder having tendered for purchase the Minimum Denomination of Notes. All Notes purchased pursuant to the Offer will be cancelled. Notes which have not been validly submitted and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer will remain outstanding.
The Offer has now expired and no further Notes can be tendered for purchase.
The Offer remains subject to the conditions and restrictions set out in a tender offer memorandum dated December 11, 2023 (the “Tender Offer Memorandum”) and the related notice of guaranteed delivery. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
For Further Information
A complete description of the terms and conditions of the Offer is set out in the Tender Offer Memorandum and the related notice of guaranteed delivery. Further details about the transaction can be obtained from:
The Dealer Manager
Barclays
Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
United States Telephone: +1 (212) 528-7581 US Toll Free Number: +1 (800) 438-3242 Attention: Liability Management Group Email: us.lm@barclays.com Global Bondholder Services Corporation 65 Broadway – Suite 404
The Tender Agent
New York, New York 10006
United States
Telephone: +1 (212) 430-3774
U.S. Toll Free Number: +1 (855) 654-2014
Fax: +1 (212) 430-3775
Attention: Corporation Actions
Email: contact@gbsc-usa.com
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DISCLAIMER
The Dealer Manager does not take any responsibility for the contents of this announcement. This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Tender Offer Memorandum. No offer to acquire any securities is being made pursuant to this announcement. The distribution of this announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this announcement and/or the Tender Offer Memorandum comes are required by each of the Issuer, the Dealer Manager and the Tender Agent to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.