Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
25 April 2006


                                                                   25 April 2006

                                  Barclays PLC

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

Dr Danie Cronje, a director of Barclays PLC, notified the Company on 25 April
2006 that on that date he had subscribed for 7,500 non-cumulative,
non-redeemable preference shares ('preference shares') in Absa Bank Limited, a
subsidiary of Absa Group Limited in which Barclays PLC has a shareholding of
over 56%. The preference shares were subscribed pursuant to a private placement
at a price of 1,000.00 Rand per share.






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