As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2025.
Registration No. 333
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FOR
DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS
BARCLAYS PLC
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of issuer’s name into English)
England
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)
270 Park Avenue, Floor 8
New York, New York 10017
Telephone: +1-800- 990-1135
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)
Barclays Bank PLC
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
United States of America
Telephone: +1-212-526-7000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. New York, New York 10017 Telephone: +1-800-990-1135
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Scott R. Saks, Esq. Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP 1301 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019-6022 Telephone: +1-212-318-3151 |
It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466
x immediately upon filing
¨ on (Date) at (Time)
If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box. ¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered |
Amount to be Registered |
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Price Per Unit (1) |
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (2) |
Amount of Registration Fee |
| American Depositary Shares, evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing four (4) ordinary shares of Barclays PLC. | 1,000,000,000 American Depositary Shares | $0.05 | $50,000,000 | $6,905.00 |
| (1) | Each unit represents one American Depositary Share. |
| (2) | 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. |
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
The Prospectus consists of the form of American Depositary Receipt (“ADR” or “American Depositary Receipt”) included as Exhibit A to Amendment No. 4 to the Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a)(5) to this Registration Statement on Form F-6, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
| Item Number and Caption | Location in Form of American Depositary Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus | |
| 1. Name of the depositary and the address of its principal executive office | Introductory Article | |
| 2. Title of the American Depositary Receipts and identity of the deposited securities | Face of American Depositary Receipt, top center | |
| Terms of Deposit: | ||
| (a) Amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Receipts | Face of American Depositary Receipt, upper left corner | |
| (b) Procedure for voting the deposited securities | Articles 15, 16 and 18 | |
| (c) Procedure for collecting and distributing dividends | Articles 4, 12, 13, 15 and 18 | |
| (d) Procedures for transmitting notices, reports and proxy soliciting material | Articles 11, 15, 16 and 18 | |
| (e) Sale or exercise of rights | Articles 13, 14, 15 and 18 | |
| Item Number and Caption | Location in Form of American Depositary Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus |
| (f) Deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization | Articles 12, 13, 15, 17 and 18 | |
| (g) Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement | Articles 20 and 21 | |
| (h) Rights that holders of American Depositary Receipts have to inspect the books of the depositary and the list of receipt holders | Article 11 | |
| (i) Restrictions on the right to transfer or withdraw the underlying securities | Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 22 | |
| (j) Limitation on the depositary’s liability | Articles 14, 18, 19 and 21 | |
| 3. Fees and charges that a holder of ADRs may have to pay, either directly or indirectly | Article 7 | |
| 4. Fees and other direct and indirect payments made by the depositary to the foreign issuer of the deposited securities | Article 7 | |
| Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION | Article 11 | |
| 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 Securities and Exchange Commission. These reports can be inspected and retrieved by holders of American Depositary Receipts through the EDGAR system on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Internet Website, currently located at www.sec.gov, and can be inspected and copied at public reference facilities maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission, currently located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. | ||
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 3. EXHIBITS
| (b) | Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereby or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby. Not Applicable. |
| (c) | 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. |
| (d) | Opinion of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered. Filed herewith as Exhibit (d). |
| (e) | Certification under Rule 466. Filed herewith as Exhibit (e). |
| (f)(1) | Power of Attorney of certain officers and directors of the Company. Filed herewith as Exhibit (f)(1). |
| (f)(2) | Power of Attorney of Authorized U.S. Representative of the Company. Filed herewith as Exhibit (f)(2). |
Item 4. UNDERTAKINGS
| (a) | 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. |
| (b) | 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. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., acting solely in its capacity as depositary (the “Depositary”) on behalf of the legal entity created by the Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Deposit Agreement”) among Barclays PLC, the Depositary and all Holders from time to time of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) issued thereunder, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, on November 20, 2025.
| Legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares | |||
| By: | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., solely in its capacity as Depositary | ||
| By: | /s/ Timothy E. Green | ||
| Name: Timothy E. Green | |||
| Title: Vice President | |||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Barclays PLC certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of London, United Kingdom, on November 20, 2025.
| BARCLAYS PLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Garth Wright | |
| Name: Garth Wright | ||
| Title: Assistant Secretary | ||
SIGNATURES
| Signature | Title | |
| * | ||
| Group Chief Executive | ||
| C.S. Venkatakrishnan | (Principal Executive Officer) and Director | |
| * | ||
| Group Finance Director | ||
| Anna Cross | (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director | |
| * | ||
| Group Chairman | ||
| Nigel Higgins | ||
| * | ||
| Director | ||
| Robert Berry | ||
| * | ||
| Director | ||
| Dawn Fitzpatrick |
| * | ||
| Director | ||
| Mary Francis CBE | ||
| * | ||
| Director | ||
| Brian Gilvary | ||
| * | ||
| Director | ||
| Sir John Kingman | ||
| * | ||
| Director | ||
| Dioni-Catherine Lebot | ||
| * | ||
| Director | ||
| Mary Mack | ||
| * | ||
| Director | ||
| Marc Moses | ||
| * | ||
| Director | ||
| Brian Shea | ||
| * | ||
| Director | ||
| Julia Wilson | ||
| * | ||
| Authorized Representative in the United States; Deputy Treasurer – Barclays Americas | ||
| Sandeep Singh |
| * By: | /s/ Garth Wright | |
| Name: Garth Wright | ||
| Title: Attorney-in-Fact |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS