Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
13 June 2006




                                                                    13 June 2006

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


The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust
(the 'ESAS Trust') notified the Company on 12 June 2006 that it had between 6
June and 8 June exercised its discretion and released a total of 52,925 ordinary
shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares purchased were in respect of an award
made to a director of Barclays PLC.

Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 163,141,259 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. The
Chairman and the executive directors of Barclays 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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