Additional Listing

Barclays PLC
7 November 2001



BARCLAYS PLC

Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and the London Stock
Exchange for block listings totalling 10,150,000 Ordinary shares of £1 each to
trade on the London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to the Official List
upon issuance. The shares shall rank pari passu with the existing issued
shares of the Company.

The Block listings consist of 9,000,000 shares to be issued under the Barclays
SAYE Share Option Scheme, 750,000 shares under the Barclays Executive Share
Option Scheme and 400,000 shares to be issued under the Woolwich Executive
Share Option Scheme.

Copies of this announcement are available from the office of Cazenove & Co.
Ltd for the period of 2 business days from the date hereof.