Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
20 December 2005



                                                                20 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 19 December 2005 that it had between
13 December and 15 December 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total
of 2,818,666 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC and on 16 December 2005 it
purchased 295,881 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 600.96p per
share. None of the shares released or purchased 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 147,159,809 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.



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