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Barclays today, John Varley, Group Chief Executive, Barclays PLC

We are committed to building a leading universal bank and we're already one of the largest financial services companies in the world by market capitalisation.

Operating in over 50 countries and employing 123,000 people, we move, lend, invest and protect money for over 27 million customers and clients the world over.

Our business purpose is to help our customers and clients achieve their objectives. Our goal is to deliver top quartile total shareholder return relative to our peers, consistently over time.

Barclays operations around the world Click on the map to see a larger version. Please note this will open in a new window.


Full Annual Report Please note that this Annual Review and Summary Financial Statement does not contain sufficient information to allow a full understanding of the results of the Group and the state of affairs of the Company or of the Group. For further information consult the Annual Report 2006.

You can obtain a copy of the Annual Report 2006 and may also elect to receive all future Annual Reports, free of charge, by telephoning our Registrar on 0870 609 4535 or you can view a copy on our Investor Relations website.

The Annual Report 2006 contains the Directors' report, the Remuneration report, and the Auditors' report and the audited accounts.

The Auditors' report on the full accounts for the year ended 31st December 2006 was unqualified and did not include a statement under sections 237(2) (accounting records or returns inadequate or accounts not agreeing with records and returns) or 237(3) (failure to obtain necessary information and explanations) of the UK Companies Act 1985.

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