Doc re. Pricing Supplement

Barclays Bank PLC
                  

ISSUER:                  BARCLAYS BANK PLC
SERIES NO:               2539
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:        10'000'000
CURRENCY:                GBP
ISSUE PRICE:             100.00%
SPECIFIED DENOMINATION:  10'000
ISSUE DATE:              19 JUL 2004
MATURITY DATE:           19 JUL 2005
ISIN:                    XS0196674567

A copy of the above document has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and
will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document
Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority
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