LONDON (Standard&Poor's) Nov. 4, 2003-- Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today it withdrew its 'A-1+' short-term rating on the $4 billion CP program of Barclays Bank PLC's Australian branch. This rating action was taken at the request of Barclays Bank PLC (AA/Stable/A-1+). The program ceased on Oct. 31, 2003, with no debt outstanding. Barclays Bank PLC's Australian branch will now access the international commercial paper market for its funding requirements solely through the Barclays $20 billion global CP program (rated A-1+). ANALYST E-MAIL ADDRESSES michelle_brennan@standardandpoors.com peter_dutton@standardandpoors.com FIG_Europe@standardandpoors.com Complete ratings information is available to subscribers of RatingsDirect, Standard&Poor's Web-based credit analysis system, at www.ratingsdirect.com. All ratings affected by this rating action can be found on Standard
