10th Sep 2007 12:45
Barclays PLC10 September 2007 BARCLAYS PLC 10 September 2007 Bob Diamond speaks at investor conference in New York Robert E Diamond Jr., President of Barclays PLC will refer to the performance ofits investment bank, Barclays Capital, at the Lehman Brothers investorconference in New York today. Commenting on difficult market conditions over thesummer, Mr Diamond will say "Barclays Capital traded profitably in August 2007,after full allocation of costs and the mark to market of all positions. This wason the back of a profitable July. Year to date profits are well ahead of 2006." A copy of Mr Diamond's presentation is available on the investor relationssection of the Barclays Group website. This is an announcement within the meaning of article 9b paragraph 1 of theDutch Securities Market Supervision Decree 1995 (Besluit toezichteffectenverkeer 1995). - ENDS - For further information please contact: Investor Relations Media RelationsMark Merson Alistair Smith+44 (0) 20 7116 5752 +44 (0) 20 7116 6132 Contact at Barclays Capital in London: Siobhan Loftus +44 (0) 20 7773 7371 About BarclaysBarclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail andcommercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management andinvestment management services with an extensive international presence inEurope, the USA, Africa and Asia. It is one of the largest financial servicescompanies in the world by market capitalisation. With over 300 years of historyand expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs127,700 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for over 27million customers and clients worldwide. For further information about Barclays,please visit our website www.barclays.com. SEC filingsIn connection with the proposed business combination transaction between ABNAMRO Holding N.V. ("ABN AMRO") and Barclays PLC ("Barclays"), Barclays has filedwith the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a RegistrationStatement on Form F-4 ("Form F-4"), which includes the Barclays offer document/prospectus. Barclays has also filed with the SEC a Statement on Schedule TO andother relevant materials. In addition, ABN AMRO has filed with the SEC aRecommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9, and ABN AMRO has filed and will fileother relevant materials. Barclays has mailed the offer document/prospectus toholders of ABN AMRO ordinary shares located in the United States and Canada andto holders of ABN AMRO ADSs located in certain jurisdictions worldwide. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE OFFER DOCUMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY DOCUMENTSREGARDING THE POTENTIAL TRANSACTION IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSETHEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors can obtain a free copy of the Form F-4, the offer document/prospectusand other filings without charge, at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov). Copies ofsuch documents may also be obtained from ABN AMRO and Barclays without charge. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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