Barclays Bank (TYO: 8642 (http://quote.tse.or.jp/tse/qsearch.exe?F=listing%2FEcslist&KEY1=8642&image.x=20&image.y=5)) is the fourth largest bank in the United Kingdom. The bank can trace its routes back to 1690 in London. The name "Barclay" first arose in 1736. Today the bank is a global financial service provider operating in the UK, Europe, United States, and Africa. The bank's headquarters are at Lombard Street in the City of London. Currently, offices are under construction at One Churchill Place for a new head office building. Barclays currently owns more stock (3.9%) than any other stockholder in the largest company on the planet, Exxon Mobil. The main trading room of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, where nowadays the trading is done by computers The Stock Exchange occupies a narrow site in Tokyos securities district The Tokyo Stock Exchange (abbreviated TSE) is a stock exchange market located in Tokyo, Japan. ... The essential function of a bank is to provide services related to the storing of value and the extending of credit. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Lombard Street is a road in the City of London. ... The City of London forms the historic and financial centre of Greater London. ... Categories: Buildings and structures stubs | Tall buildings in London ... See stock (disambiguation) for other meanings of the term stock A stock, also referred to as a share, is commonly a share of ownership in a corporation. ... Exxon Mobil Corporation or ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), headquartered in Irving, Texas, is an oil producer and distributor formed on November 30, 1999, by the merger of Exxon and Mobil. ...

History of Barclays Bank

• 1896 - several small London banks unite under the banner of Barclays and Co
• 1905-1916 - acquisitions of small English banks extends the branch network
• 1918 - Barclays amalgamated with the London, Provincial and South Western Bank
• 1966 - Barclaycard launched, the first credit card in the world
• 1967 - Barclays unveils the first ATM cash machine
• 1969 - acquisition of Martins Bank
• 1997 - "black hole" discovered in the accounts of BZW, Barclay's investment bank division.
• 1998 - BZW business broken up, parts sold to Credit Suisse First Boston
• 2000 - acquisition of Woolwich Plc (formerly the Woolwich Building Society)
• 2001 - Barclays closes more than 170 rural branches in the UK

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Constituents of Barclays Bank Group

• Barclays Bank plc - UK clearing bank
• Barclays Private Clients - Offshore and Private banking
• Barclaycard - Global credit card business
• Barclays Capital - Investment banking
• Barclays Global Investors - Institutional Asset Management
• Woolwich plc - UK mortgage and savings bank
• Open Plan - Internet banking
• Barclays Africa
• Barclays Spain

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See also

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External links

• Official site (http://www.barclays.com/)
• Yahoo! - Barclays Bank PLC Company Profile (http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/43/43759.html)