Business Banking Briefing

Barclays PLC
24 October 2002


                                                               24th October 2002

                                 BARCLAYS PLC

                           BRIEFING ON BUSINESS BANKING


Barclays PLC is today holding one of its regular business briefings during which
it will outline the strategy for its Business Banking division.

The presentations will be available at 9.30am as a live webcast on the Barclays
website at: www.investor.barclays.co.uk.  An archived version of the
presentations will be available later this afternoon.

                                      ENDS


For further information contact:

Investor Relations:
Media enquiries:

Cathy Turner          020 7699 3638           Hilary McVitty       020 7699 2674

Sarah Sparke          020 7699 2536


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