Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
25 October 2006


                                                                25 October 2006


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

The Company was notified on 24 October 2006 by the nominee account 
administrators that on 16 October 2006 the following director (or his connected 
persons) had received ordinary shares in the Company, following the 
reinvestment of the Barclays dividend for the half year ended 30 June 2006 at a 
price of 714.76p 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          3,331                          224,726


In addition to this transaction, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 167,617,392 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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