Form 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2013

Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ____

This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name: Barclays Bank PLC
Address: 1 Churchill Place
Canary Wharf
London, E14 5HP
England

Form 13F File Number: 028-827

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name: Karen Jordan Title: Managing Director,Deputy Group Head of Compliance Phone: 004402071164034

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

Karen Jordan, London, England, May 15 , 2013

Report Type (Check only one.):

[ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.

[X] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:

Form 13F File Number Name
028-826 Barclays PLC