Director Interests

Barclays PLC
24 March 2004






                                                                   24 March 2004

         Notification of directors' interests: Companies Act 1985 s.329

On 23 March 2004, the Company granted options under the Barclays PLC Incentive
Share Option Plan (ISOP) over Barclays PLC ordinary shares at an exercise price
of 480p per share to directors of Barclays PLC as follows:

     Director            Target Award          Maximum Award
                       Number of Shares       Total number of
                                                  Shares
Roger Davis                180,000                720,000
Gary Hoffman               180,000                720,000
Naguib Kheraj              200,000                800,000
David Roberts              180,000                720,000
John Varley                300,000               1,200,000

No consideration was paid on the grant of the options. The option will only
become exercisable over the total number of shares under option if the stringent
performance targets set at the date of grant are fully satisfied at the end of
the relevant performance period. Options will not normally vest until three
years after grant.




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