Following Over-Issuance of Securities Under Barclays Bank PLC US Shelf, and Subsequent Planned Amendments to Form 20-F Filings, Barclays Suspends Market Making Activities in its Own Debt Securities
Barclays has identified an over-issuance of securities beyond the registered amount under its US shelf registration statement. Consequently, Barclays PLC is amending its Annual Report on Form 20-F for 2021 to revise management's assessment of internal controls, including KPMG’s auditor attestation. Until these amendments are filed, the audit report cannot be relied upon. As a precautionary measure, Barclays has suspended its market-making activities for BPLC and BBPLC debt securities and will assess the possibility of resuming these activities in the future.
- None.
- Over-issuance of securities requiring amendments to financial reports.
- Management's assessment of internal controls over financial reporting was deemed ineffective.
- KPMG's audit report cannot be relied upon until the amendments are made.
- Suspension of market-making activities for BPLC and BBPLC debt securities.
In relation to this over-issuance and the associated impact,
These amendments will be filed as soon as practicable. Until the BPLC 2021 Form 20-F has been amended to disclose that its internal controls were not effective, KPMG’s audit report should not be relied upon by users of BPLC’s financial statements. Until BBPLC has restated its financial statements for the year ended
As a result, Barclays has suspended its market making activities of BPLC and BBPLC debt securities at this time. Barclays will continue to evaluate the extent to which it can resume market making in any such individual security.
About Barclays
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a full-service corporate and investment bank.
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