Barclays and OFI Global Asset Management to Redeem the Barclays OFI SteelPath Midstream MLP ETN (Ticker: OSMS)
Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”) and OFI Global Asset Management announced on May 31, 2016 that Barclays would redeem the Barclays
OFI SteelPath Midstream MLP Exchange Traded Note (ticker: OSMS) (the “ETNs”).
The redemption date of the ETNs will be June 22, 2016. Holders of the ETNs on the redemption date will receive a cash payment
per ETN equal to the closing indicative value on June 9, 2016, which is $17.8821.
Please refer to the prospectus relating to the ETNs for more details on how the closing indicative value is calculated for an
issuer redemption of the ETNs.
For more information regarding the issuer redemption, including how the redemption value is determined, see the prospectus
relating to the ETNs under the headings “Specific Terms of the ETNs—Payment Upon Holder Redemption and Issuer Redemption” and
“Specific Terms of the ETNs—Early Redemption Procedures”. The prospectus relating to the ETNs can be found on EDGAR, the SEC’s
website, at www.sec.gov. The prospectus is also available on the product website at https://barxis.barcap.com/US/24/en/home.app.
For further information, please contact the Barclays ETN desk at 1-212-528-7990.
About OFI Global Asset Management
OppenheimerFunds, a leader in global asset management, is dedicated to providing solutions for its partners and end investors.
OppenheimerFunds, including its subsidiaries, manages more than $218 billion in assets for over 13 million shareholder accounts,
including sub-accounts, as of May 31, 2016.
Founded in 1959, OppenheimerFunds is a high conviction asset manager with a history of providing innovative strategies to its
investors. The firm’s 16 investment management teams specialize in equity, fixed-income, alternative, multi-asset, and
revenue-weighted-ETF strategies. OppenheimerFunds and its subsidiaries offer a broad array of products and services to clients, who
range from endowments and sovereigns to financial advisors and individual investors. OppenheimerFunds and certain of its
subsidiaries provide advisory services to the Oppenheimer family of funds, and OFI Global Asset Management offers solutions to
institutions. For more information, visit oppenheimerfunds.com.
Selected Risk Considerations
An investment in any ETNs linked to the Barclays OFI SteelPath Midstream MLP Index (the “ETNs”) involves risks. Selected risks
are summarized here, but we urge you to read the more detailed explanation of risks described under “Risk Factors” in the
applicable prospectus supplement and pricing supplement.
You May Lose Some or All of Your Principal: The ETNs are exposed to any decrease in the Volume Weighted Average Price
(“VWAP”) level between the inception date and the applicable valuation date. Additionally, if the VWAP level is insufficient to
offset the negative effect of the investor fee and other applicable costs, you will lose some or all of your investment at maturity
or upon redemption, even if the VWAP value has increased. Because the ETNs are subject to an investor fee and any other applicable
costs, the return on the ETNs will always be lower than the total return on a direct investment in the index components. The
ETNs are riskier than ordinary unsecured debt securities and have no principal protection.
Credit of Barclays Bank PLC: The ETNs are unsecured debt obligations of the issuer, Barclays Bank PLC, and are not,
either directly or indirectly, an obligation of or guaranteed by any third party. Any payment to be made on the ETNs, including any
payment at maturity or upon redemption, depends on the ability of Barclays Bank PLC to satisfy its obligations as they come due. As
a result, the actual and perceived creditworthiness of Barclays Bank PLC will affect the market value, if any, of the ETNs prior to
maturity or redemption. In addition, in the event Barclays Bank PLC were to default on its obligations, you may not receive any
amounts owed to you under the terms of the ETNs.
Issuer Redemption: Barclays Bank PLC will have the right to redeem or “call” the ETNs (in whole but not in part) at its
sole discretion and without your consent on any trading day on or after the inception date until and including maturity.
The Payment on the ETNs is Linked to the VWAP Level, Not to the Closing Level of the Index and Not to the Published Intraday
Indicative Value of the ETNs. Your payment at maturity or upon early redemption is linked to the performance of the VWAP level,
as compared to the initial VWAP level. Although the VWAP level is intended to track the performance of the Index, the calculation
of the VWAP level is different from the calculation of the official closing level of the Index. Therefore, the payment at maturity
or early redemption of your ETNs, may be different from the payment you would receive if such payment were determined by reference
to the official closing level of the Index.
No Guaranteed Coupon Payments: You are not guaranteed to receive coupon payments on the ETNs. You will receive a coupon
payment on a coupon payment date only to the extent that the accrued dividend exceeds the accrued investor fee on the relevant
coupon valuation date. The amount of the accrued dividend on any coupon valuation date depends in part on the aggregate cash value
of distributions that a reference holder would have been entitled to receive in respect of the index constituents prior to the
relevant coupon valuation date.
Market and Volatility Risk: The return on the ETNs is linked to the performance of the VWAP level of the Index which, in
turn, is linked to the performance of the master limited partnerships and other securities that are included as index constituents
at any time. The prices of the index constituents may change unpredictably and, as a result, affect the level of the Index and the
value of your ETNs in unforeseeable ways.
Concentration Risk: The index constituents are companies in the Midstream – Oil & Gas and Liquid Petroleum and
Natural Gas Shippers categories, as determined by the Bloomberg Industry Classification System® (“BCIS”). In addition,
many of the Index Constituents are smaller, non-diversified businesses that are exposed to the risks associated with such
businesses, including the lack of capital funding to sustain or grow businesses and potential competition from larger, better
financed and more diversified businesses. The ETNs are susceptible to general market fluctuations in the energy infrastructure and
midstream energy business MLP market and to volatile increases and decreases in value, as market confidence in, and perceptions
regarding the index constituents change. Your investment may therefore carry risks similar to a concentrated securities investment
in one industry or sector.
A Trading Market for the ETNs May Not Develop: Although the ETNs are listed on NYSE Arca, a trading market for the ETNs
may not develop and the liquidity of the ETNs may be limited, as we are not required to maintain any listing of the ETNs.
Restrictions on the Minimum Number of ETNs and Date Restrictions for Redemptions: You must redeem at least 50,000 ETNs at
one time in order to exercise your right to redeem your ETNs on any redemption date. You may only redeem your ETNs on a redemption
date if we receive a notice of redemption from you by certain dates and times as set forth in the pricing supplement.
Tax Treatment: Significant aspects of the tax treatment of the ETNs may be less favorable than a direct investment in
MLPs and are uncertain. You should consult your own tax advisor about your own tax situation.
Barclays Bank PLC has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this
communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus and other documents
Barclays Bank PLC has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these
documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Barclays Bank PLC will arrange for Barclays Capital Inc. to send you the
prospectus if you request it by calling toll-free 1-877-764-7284, or you may request a copy from any other dealer participating in
the offering.
For further information, please contact the Barclays ETN desk at 1-212-528-7990.
OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (“OFDI”), doing business as OFI Global Asset Management, assists in the promotion of the
Barclays OFI SteelPath MLP ETNs. OFDI is not affiliated with Barclays Capital Inc. or Barclays Bank PLC.
The ETNs may be sold throughout the day on the exchange through any brokerage account. Commissions may apply and there are tax
consequences in the event of sale, redemption or maturity of ETNs.
“OFI SteelPath”, “OFI Global Asset Management”, the Four Hands Design Mark (#86085815), and the OFI Global Asset Management
Design Mark (#86049459) are trademarks of OFI SteelPath, Inc. (the “Index Selection Agent”) or its licensors, and have been
licensed for use by Barclays Bank PLC in connection with the Barclays OFI SteelPath Midstream MLP Index. “Barclays” is a trademark
of Barclays Bank PLC. Barclays Capital Inc. (the “Index Sponsor”) and the Index Selection Agent do not guarantee the accuracy
and/or completeness of the Index, any data included therein, or any data from which it is based, and neither the Index Sponsor nor
the Index Selection
Agent shall have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions therein. The Index Sponsor and the Index Selection
Agent do not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the ETNs or any member of the public
regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the ETNs particularly or the ability of the Index to track
general market performance.
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