Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
18 October 2005


                                                                 18 October 2005

1. Notification of directors' interests: Companies Act 1985 s.329

The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust
(the 'ESAS Trust') notified the Company on 17 October 2005 that it had on 10
October 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of 98,130 ordinary
shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released were in respect of an award
made to a director of Barclays PLC.

Following this transaction, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 149,803,095 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC.
Matthew W Barrett, 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.

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

In addition, the Company was notified on 17 October 2005 by Personal Equity Plan
(PEP) / Individual Savings Account (ISA) Administrators that on 14 October 2005
the following Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMR) had received
ordinary shares in the Company, following the reinvestment of the Barclays
dividend for the half year ended 30 June 2005, at a price of 546.5p per share.
The number of shares received is as follows:

Director/PDMR                    No. of shares received
LC Dickinson                     61




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