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US GAAP financial data
The following financial information has been adjusted from data prepared under UK GAAP to reflect significant differences from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (US GAAP). As shown in note 61 for an explanation of these differences.
Selected financial statistics
2000(b) 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
¢ p p p p p
Barclays PLC Group
Earnings per £1 ordinary share 216.1 145.0 113.2 90.8 83.9 98.2
Dividends per £1 ordinary share 78.2 52.5 45.0 39.0 33.5 28.0
Book value per £1 ordinary share 1,168 784 553 515 487 460
% % % % %
Net income as a percentage of:
average total assets 0.69 0.67 0.55 0.58 0.83
average shareholders’ equity 22.72 20.82 17.84 17.38 21.89
Dividends as a percentage of net income 35.49 39.88 43.13 40.27 28.35
Average shareholders’ equity as a percentage
of average total assets 3.02 3.22 3.06 3.32 3.79
Barclays Bank PLC Group % % % % %
Net income as a percentage of:
average total assets 0.70 0.68 0.56 0.59 0.84
average shareholders’ equity 21.37 20.43 17.85 17.78 22.22
Average shareholders’ equity as a
percentage of average total assets 3.29 3.33 3.11 3.31
Selected financial statement data
2000 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
$m £m £m £m £m £m
Net income (note (a)):
Barclays PLC Group 3,271 2,195 1,695 1,370 1,274 1,545
Barclays Bank PLC Group 3,355 2,252 1,723 1,395 1,298 1,570
Shareholders’ equity (note (a)):
Barclays PLC Group 19,413 13,029 8,262 7,781 7,409 7,082
Barclays Bank PLC Group 21,624 14,513 8,537 8,083 7,377 7,056
Total assets (note (a)):
Barclays PLC Group 488,133 327,606 256,644 220,698 234,104 185,090
Barclays Bank PLC Group 488,140 327,611 256,649 220,741 234,147 185,090

Notes
(a) Net income and shareholders’ equity have been adjusted to reflect significant differences between UK and US GAAP, as shown on page 140 to the accounts. Total assets have been adjusted to reflect such differences together with adjustments set out in footnotes s), t), v) and y).

(b) The dollar financial information has been translated for convenience at the rate of $1.49 to £1, the Noon Buying Rate for cable transfers in New York City, payable in pounds sterling, at 31st December 2000.