Barclays to automatically redeem iPath Short Enhanced MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETN

Barclays Bank PLC announced today the automatic redemption of the iPath® Short Enhanced MSCI Emerging Markets Index Exchange Traded Note (ticker: EMSA) (the “ETNs”). The ETNs are being redeemed as the result of an automatic termination event occurring on June 8, 2017, the automatic termination date. As described in the prospectus, an automatic termination event occurs when the intraday indicative note value of the ETNs on any trading day is equal to or less than the automatic termination level of $45.00. Details of the automatic termination event are below.