Blocklisting Interim Review

Barclays PLC
31 January 2008


                        BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN

To: The FSA

Date: __31 January 2008__

Name of applicant:                   Barclays PLC

Name of scheme:                      Woolwich Executive Share Option Plan (ESOP)

Period of return:                    From:01.07.07   To:31.12.07

Balance under scheme from previous      
return:                              434,616 Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each

The amount by which the
block scheme has been
increased, if the scheme
has been increased since
the date of the last
return:                              0
                                                                         
Number of securities issued/allotted    
under scheme during period:          32,224 Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each

Balance under scheme not yet issued/    
allotted at end of period:           402, 392 Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each

Number and class of securities          
originally listed and the date of
admission:                             600,000 Ordinary Shares of £1 on 06.10.99
                                       750,000 Ordinary Shares of £1 on 09.11.01
                             2,340,300 Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each on 29.04.02
                             2,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each on 10.07.03
                             5,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each on 12.11.03
                               500,000 Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each on 31.08.05
                               500,000 Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each on 28.11.05
                               250,000 Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each on 06.03.06
Total number of securities
in issue at the end of the
period:                              6,600,181,801

Name of contact:                     Marie Smith
Address of contact:                  1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP
Telephone number of contact:         020 7116 2907


SIGNED BY ______________________________________________

Director/company secretary/suitably experienced employee/duly authorised
officer,

for and on behalf of


_Barclays PLC______________________________________________

Name of applicant

If you knowingly or recklessly give false or misleading information you may be
liable to prosecution.



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