Barclaycard retains comedy stars for new advertising campaign

About Barclaycard Barclaycard is a multi-brand credit card and consumer loans business which also processes card payments for retailers and merchants and issues credit and charge cards to corporate customers and the UK Government. It is one of Europe"s leading credit card businesses and has an increasing presence in the United States. In the UK, Barclaycard comprises Barclaycard, Sky Card and FIRSTPLUS secured lending. Barclaycard also manages card operations on behalf of Solution Personal Finance. Outside the UK, Barclaycard provides credit cards in the United States, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Africa. In the Nordic region, Barclaycard operates through Entercard, a joint venture with ForeningsSparbanken (Swedbank). Key facts: Number of UK card customers: 9.8m Barclaycard International cards in issue: 6.4m Number of Barclaycard Business retailer relationships: 93,000 Barclaycard PR contact: Andrew Bond Barclaycard Press Office Barclaycard 1234 Pavilion Drive Northampton NN4 7SG 01604 251229 Andrew.Bond@barclaycard.co.uk http://www.barclaycard.co.uk/products/apply/card range.html