WHO IS BARCLAYS?
Barclays PLC, one of the largest financial services companies in the world, has been operating for more than 300 years with more than 27million customers and 123,000 employees in 50 countries, and provides banking, investment banking, and asset management services. Barclays Bank PLC (Barclays), the principal subsidiary of Barclays PLC, has earned long term debt ratings of AA by Standard and Poor’s, Aa1 by Moody’s, and AA+ by Fitch. WHAT ARE SMORES? Barclays SMORES stands for Structured Mortgage-Linked Retail Securities and are senior, unsecured, unsubordinated debt securities issued by Barclays, tailored for individual investors.