31st Mar 2008 12:57
Barclays PLC31 March 2008 31 March 2008 BARCLAYS PLC Barclays completes acquisition of Discover's UK credit card business Further to its announcement on 7th February 2008, Barclays Bank PLC ("Barclays")has today completed the acquisition of Discover's UK credit card business. - ENDS - For further information please contact Investor Relations Media Relations Mark Merson Alistair Smith (Barclays) +44 (0) 20 7116 5752 +44 (0) 20 7116 6132 John McIvor James Cooke (Barclaycard) +44 (0) 20 7116 2929 +44 (0) 1604 251 229 About Barclays Barclays PLC is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail andcommercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management andinvestment management services. With over 300 years of history and expertise inbanking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs 135,000 people, Wemove, lend, invest and protect money for over 27 million customers and clientsworldwide. For further information about Barclays, please visit our websitewww.barclays.com About Barclaycard Barclaycard is a multi-brand credit card and loans business which also processescard payments for retailers and merchants and issues credit and charge cards tocorporate customers and the UK Government. It is one of Europe's leading creditcard businesses and has an increasing presence in the United States. In the UK, Barclaycard comprises Barclaycard, Sky Card, Thomas Cook and Argosbranded credit cards and FIRSTPLUS secured lending. Barclaycard also managescard operations on behalf of Solution Personal Finance. Outside the UK, Barclaycard provides credit cards in the United States, Germany,Spain, Italy, Portugal, India, the United Arab Emirates and Africa. In theNordic region, Barclaycard operates through Entercard, a joint venture withForeningsSparbanken (Swedbank). Key facts: Number of UK card customers: 10.1m Barclaycard International cards in issue: 8.8m Number of Barclaycard Business retailer/merchant relationships: 93,000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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