Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
10 November 2006



                                                                10 November 2006



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



Barclays PLC was notified on 9 November 2006 that on 9 November 2006 the
following Directors exercised options granted under the Barclays PLC SAYE Share
Option Scheme and received the following shares:

Director         Number of shares         Price per share (pence)
G A Hoffman      1,360                    356.00
D L Roberts      816                      411.00


The revised total shareholdings for Directors following these transactions are
as follows:

Director         Beneficial Holding       Non Beneficial Holding
G A Hoffman      319,169                  -
D L Roberts      225,560                  -


In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 168,576,065 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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