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:                       Renewed 1986 Executive Share Option Scheme

Period of return:                     From:01.07.07 To:31.12.07

Balance under scheme from previous    
return:                               1,137,480 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:                          Not applicable

Number of securities issued/allotted    
under scheme during period:           87,288 Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each

Balance under scheme not yet issued/    
allotted at end of period:            1,050,192 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 12.11.03
                               500,000 Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each on 31.08.05
                             1,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each on 28.11.05
                               700,000 Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each on 06.03.06
                               500,000 Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each on 10.04.07
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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