Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
15 September 2005





                                                               15 September 2005

   Director/PDMR shareholding: Disclosure Rules 3.1.4R(1)(a) and 3.1.4R(1)(b)

On 12 September 2005, the Company was notified that options had, on 8 September
2005, been granted under the Barclays Sharesave Scheme (Sharesave), an Inland
Revenue approved all-employee share plan, over ordinary shares in the capital of
Barclays PLC at an exercise price of 444p per share to the following directors/
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs):

Director/PDMR         Number of Options    Earliest Maturity date

Mr G A Hoffman        225                  01/11/12
Mr D L Roberts        744                  01/11/10
Mr L C Dickinson      341                  01/11/08





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