Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC 13 December 2005 13 December 2005 Director/PDMR shareholding: Disclosure Rules 3.1.4R(1)(a) and 3.1.4R(1)(b) The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust (the 'ESAS Trust') notified the Company on 12 December 2005 that it had on 8 December 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of 4,820 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released were in respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC. In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 149,682,594 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. Matthew W Barrett, Chairman and the executive directors of Barclays are amongst the potential beneficiaries under these trusts and are therefore regarded for Companies Act purposes as being interested in the Barclays PLC ordinary shares held in them. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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