Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
12 May 2006


                                                                     12 May 2006






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



The Company was notified on 11 May 2006 by the Personal Equity Plan (PEP) /
Individual Savings Account (ISA) Administrators that on 5 May 2006 the following
director (or his connected persons) had received ordinary shares in the Company,
following the reinvestment of the Barclays dividend for the year ended 31
December 2005 at a price of 676.50p 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
GA Hoffman        250                               317,409


In addition to these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 162,213,553 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC. The 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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