Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
05 May 2006


                                                                      

                                                                      5 May 2006



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


The Company was notified on 4 May 2006 by the Administrators of the Dividend
Reinvestment Plan (the 'Plan') that on 28 April 2006 the following directors/
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs) (or their connected
persons) had received ordinary shares in the Company under the Plan for the year
ended 31 December 2005 at a price of 687.39p per share. The number of shares
received, together with their total beneficial interests following the
notification are as follows:

Director/PDMR            No. of shares received        Beneficial Interest
MW Barrett               7,575                         309,839
Sir Richard Broadbent    76                            7,090
SG Russell               63                            17,344
S Dawson                 52                            8,857

The Company was also notified on 5 May 2006 by Mr SG Russell, a director of the
Company, that a connected person had on 2 May 2006 received ordinary shares in
the Company for the year ended 31 December 2005 under a Personal Equity Plan at
a price of 690.00p per share. The number of shares received, together with his
total beneficial interest following the notification is as follows:

Director/PDMR             No. of shares received        Beneficial Interest
SG Russell                65                            17,409

In addition to these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 162,136,218 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC. Matthew W Barrett, Chairman, and the executive directors of
Barclays PLC 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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