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Unless otherwise specifically indicated, the contents of any electronic communication (including e-mail, instant message, text messaging, etc.) and its attachments are for informational purposes only, and should not be regarded as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell a product or service, an official confirmation of any transaction, an official valuation, or an official statement of Barclays.

It is directed at persons who are professionals and is not intended for retail customer use. Attachments that are part of an electronic communication may have additional important disclosures and disclaimers, which you should read.

Electronic communications may contain privileged or confidential information, or may otherwise be protected by work product immunity or other legal rules. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mis-transmission. Access, copying or re-use of information by non-intended or non-authorized recipients is prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient of an electronic communication, please notify the sender, delete it and do not read, act upon, print, disclose, copy, retain or redistribute any portion of such electronic communication.

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Barclays cannot provide absolute assurances that all electronic transmissions (sent or received) are secure, error free, not corrupted, incomplete or virus free and/or that they won’t be lost, mis-delivered, destroyed, delayed, or intercepted/decrypted by others. Therefore, Barclays advises against sending sensitive or personally identifiable information via electronic communications and disclaims all liability with regard to electronic communications (and the contents therein) if they are corrupted, lost, destroyed, delayed, incomplete, mis-delivered, intercepted, decrypted or otherwise misappropriated by others.

Information in an electronic communication is subject to change without notice and unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed are the author’s and may differ from those of others within Barclays. The information represents a view as of the date of the electronic communication and is subject to change and/or withdrawal at any time without notice.

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There can be no assurance that the securities or other financial products or services mentioned in an electronic communication could be sold or bought at such prices from Barclays or another party or market participants. Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance. Foreign currency rates of exchange may adversely affect the value, price or income of any security or related investment.

Barclays is not an advisor and will not provide any advice relating to a product. Before making an investment decision, investors should ensure they have sufficient information to ascertain the legal, financial, tax and regulatory consequences of an investment to enable them to make an informed investment decision. Barclays shall not be a fiduciary or advisor unless it has agreed in writing to receive compensation specifically to act in such capacities.

IRS CIRCULAR 230 DISCLOSURE: Barclays does not provide tax advice. Please note that (i) any discussion of US tax matters contained in this communication (including any attachments) cannot be used by the investor or counterparty for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties; (ii) this communication was written to support the promotion or marketing of the matters addressed herein; and (iii) the investor or counterparty should seek advice based on its particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor.

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