SEC Company Response from BARCLAYS (BCS) — Jun 9, 2014
BARCLAYS PLC
Date: June 9, 2014 · CIK: 0000312069 · Accession: 0001193125-14-229649
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File numbers found in text: 333-195965
Letter
VIA EDGAR FILING AND EMAIL Division of Corporation Finance Attention: Suzanne Hayes Acceleration Request Requested Date: June 10, 2014 Requested Time: 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time
Re: Barclays PLC Registration Statement on Form F-4, as amended (File No. 333-195965)
Dear Ms. Hayes:
Barclays PLC (“Registrant”) hereby requests that the Commission declare the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form F-4 effective at the “Requested Date” and “Requested Time” set forth above or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Registrant hereby authorizes John O’Connor of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, the Registrant’s legal counsel, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.
The Registrant and Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays Bank”) hereby acknowledges that:
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should the Commission or the staff of the Commission, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;
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the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Registrant from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and
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the Registrant and Barclays Bank may not assert the staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
The Registrant respectfully requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Mr. O’Connor at +44 20 7959 8515. Please also provide a copy of the Commission’s order declaring the Registration Statement on Form F-4 effective to Mr. O’Connor via email at oconnorj@sullcrom.com and via mail at 1 New Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1AN, United Kingdom.
Sincerely,
Barclays PLC
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP June 9, 2014 VIA EDGAR FILING AND EMAIL U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: Suzanne Hayes Re: Barclays PLC Registration Statement on Form F-4, as amended (File No. 333-195965) Acceleration Request Requested Date: June 10, 2014 Requested Time: 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time Dear Ms. Hayes: Barclays PLC (“Registrant”) hereby requests that the Commission declare the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form F-4 effective at the “Requested Date” and “Requested Time” set forth above or as soon thereafter as practicable. The Registrant hereby authorizes John O’Connor of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, the Registrant’s legal counsel, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration. The Registrant and Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays Bank”) hereby acknowledges that: • should the Commission or the staff of the Commission, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; • the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Registrant from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and • the Registrant and Barclays Bank may not assert the staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. The Registrant respectfully requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Mr. O’Connor at +44 20 7959 8515. Please also provide a copy of the Commission’s order declaring the Registration Statement on Form F-4 effective to Mr. O’Connor via email at oconnorj@sullcrom.com and via mail at 1 New Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1AN, United Kingdom. Sincerely, Barclays PLC By: /s/ Steven Penketh Name: Steven Penketh Title: Managing Director CC: Eric Envall Daniel Duchovny (Securities and Exchange Commission) John O’Connor George H. White (Sullivan & Cromwell LLP)