Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
20 June 2006




                                                                    20 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 19 June 2006 that it had between 13
June and 14 June 2006 exercised its discretion and released a total of 218,969
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 162,922,290 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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