Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
26 May 2006




                                                                     26 May 2006


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

The Company was notified on 26 May 2006 by the nominee account administrators
that on 28 April 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 694.26p per 
share. The number of shares received, together with their total beneficial
interests following the notification are as follows:

Director               No. of shares received          Beneficial Interest
DL Roberts             1,924                           221,183

In addition to these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 162,178,058 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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