Barclays Plc transactions from the sale of BGI was 8.8 billion U.S. dollars in revenue

News June 12, the British Barclays Plc said in a statement Friday, the bank will sell its BlackRock Inc to the Barclays Global Investors (referred to as "BGI") sector of the transactions was 8.8 billion U.S. dollars in net income.

Barclays Plc said in a statement that the sale of BGI's trading sector will be the bank's core tier one capital ratio from As of December 31, 2008 of 6.5 percent so far raised 150 basis points to 8%.

Barclays Plc President Robert Diamond in an interview today, said: "Let us deal more comfortable feel. We are in an opportunity rich environment, it has a higher rate of capital is a good thing. We have in no hurry to do anything. "

Jun. 12, 2009