UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 20-F (Mark One) ☐ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ☑ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to OR ☐ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of event requiring this shell company report Commission file number Barclays Bank PLC 1-10257 BARCLAYS BANK PLC (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) ENGLAND (Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) 1 CHURCHILL PLACE, LONDON E14 5HP, ENGLAND (Address of Principal Executive Offices) GARTH WRIGHT, +44 (0)20 7116 3170, GARTH.WRIGHT@BARCLAYS.COM 1 CHURCHILL PLACE, LONDON E14 5HP, ENGLAND (Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person) As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Barclays PLC, which is a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Barclays Bank PLC meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction I(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-K, as applied to annual reports on Form 20-F, and is therefore filing this Form 20-F with a reduced disclosure format. Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Each Class Trading Symbol(s) Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered 1.700% Fixed Rate Senior Notes due 2022 BCS22A New York Stock Exchange iPath® Bloomberg Commodity Index Total ReturnSM ETN DJP NYSE Arca iPath® Series B Bloomberg Agriculture Subindex Total ReturnSM ETN JJA NYSE Arca iPath® Series B Bloomberg Aluminum Subindex Total ReturnSM ETN JJU NYSE Arca iPath® Bloomberg Cocoa Subindex Total ReturnSM ETN NIB NYSE Arca iPath® Series B Bloomberg Coffee Subindex Total ReturnSM ETN JO NYSE Arca iPath® Series B Bloomberg Copper Subindex Total ReturnSM ETN JJC NYSE Arca iPath® Series B Bloomberg Cotton Subindex Total ReturnSM ETN BAL NYSE Arca iPath® Series B Bloomberg Energy Subindex Total ReturnSM ETN JJE NYSE Arca iPath® Series B Bloomberg Grains Subindex Total ReturnSM ETN JJG NYSE Arca iPath® Series B Bloomberg Industrial Metals Subindex Total ReturnSM ETN JJM NYSE Arca iPath® Bloomberg Lead Subindex Total ReturnSM ETN LD NYSE Arca iPath® Series B Bloomberg Livestock Subindex Total ReturnSM ETN COW NYSE Arca iPath® Series B Bloomberg Nickel Subindex Total ReturnSM ETN JJN NYSE Arca iPath® Series B Bloomberg Platinum Subindex Total ReturnSM ETN PGM NYSE Arca iPath® Series B Bloomberg Precious Metals Subindex Total ReturnSM ETN JJP NYSE Arca iPath® Series B Bloomberg Softs Subindex Total ReturnSM ETN JJS NYSE Arca iPath® Series B Bloomberg Sugar Subindex Total ReturnSM ETN SGG NYSE Arca iPath® Series B Bloomberg Tin Subindex Total ReturnSM ETN JJT NYSE Arca iPath® Series B Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex Total ReturnSM ETN GAZ NYSE Arca iPath® S&P GSCI® Total Return Index ETN GSP NYSE Arca iPath® Pure Beta Broad Commodity ETN BCM NYSE Arca iPath® Pure Beta Crude Oil ETN OLEM NYSE Arca iPath® Series B Carbon ETN GRN NYSE Arca Pacer® iPath® Gold ETN GBUG NYSE Arca iPath® Silver ETN SBUG NYSE Arca Barclays ETN+ Shiller CAPETM ETNs CAPE NYSE Arca iPath® Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term FuturesTM ETNs VXX CBOE BZX Exchange iPath® Series B S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term FuturesTM ETNs VXZ CBOE BZX Exchange iPath® S&P MLP ETN IMLP CBOE BZX Exchange iPath® S&P 500 Dynamic VIX ETN XVZ CBOE BZX Exchange Barclays ETN+ Select MLP ETN ATMP CBOE BZX Exchange Barclays Women in Leadership ETN WIL CBOE BZX Exchange Barclays Return on Disability ETN RODI CBOE BZX Exchange iPath® US Treasury 5-year Bull ETN DFVL CBOE BZX Exchange iPath® US Treasury 5-year Bear ETN DFVS CBOE BZX Exchange Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report. £1 ordinary shares 2,342,558,515 £1 preference shares 1,000 €100 preference shares 31,856 $100 preference shares 58,133 Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☑ No ☐ If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act 1934. Yes ☐ No ☑ Note – Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act: Large Accelerated Filer ☐ Accelerated Filer ☐ Non-Accelerated Filer ☑ Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ † The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐ *Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing: U.S. GAAP ☐ International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ☑ Other ☐ *If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow: Item 17 ☐ Item 18 ☐ If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑ (APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ☐ No ☐ SEC Form 20-F Cross reference information Form 20-F item number Page and caption references in this document* 1 Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers Not applicable 2 Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable Not applicable 3 Key Information A. Selected financial data Omitted B. Capitalization and indebtedness Not applicable C. Reason for the offer and use of proceeds Not applicable D. Risk factors 24-38 4 Information on the Company A. History and development of the company Omitted B. Business overview i (Market and other data), 94-99, 116-117 (Note 2), 208 C. Organizational structure 181-185 (Notes 32 and 33), 205-207 D. Property, plants and equipment 153-156 (Note 20) 4A Unresolved staff comments Not applicable 5 Operating and Financial Review and Prospects A. Operating results 27-38, 41-45, 85, 90-99, 131-139 (Note 13), 208 B. Liquidity and capital resources Omitted C. Research and development, patents and licenses, etc. Omitted D. Trend information 27-38, 208 E. Off-balance sheet arrangements Omitted F. Tabular disclosure of contractual obligations Omitted G. Safe harbor i (Forward-looking statements) 6 Directors, Senior Management and Employees A. Directors and senior management Omitted B. Compensation Omitted C. Board practices 6-12 D. Employees Omitted E. Share ownership Omitted 7 Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions A. Major shareholders Omitted B. Related party transactions C. Interests of experts and counsel Omitted Not applicable 8 Financial Information A. Consolidated statements and other financial information 101-196 B. Significant changes Not applicable 9 The Offer and Listing A. Offer and listing details Not applicable B. Plan of distribution Not applicable C. Markets Not applicable D. Selling shareholders Not applicable E. Dilution Not applicable F. Expenses of the issue Not applicable 10 Additional Information A. Share capital Not applicable B. Memorandum and Articles of Association 197-199 C. Material contracts Not applicable D. Exchange controls 203 E. Taxation 200-203 F. Dividends and paying assets Not applicable G. Statement by experts Not applicable H. Documents on display 203 I. Subsidiary information 181-182 (Note 32), 205-207 11 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk 21-99, 131-151 (Notes 13-16) 12 Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities A. Debt Securities Not applicable