Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
14 May 2007


                                                                     14 May 2007


                                  Barclays PLC


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


Mr C G Lucas, a director of Barclays PLC, notified the Company on 11 May 2007
that on 11 May 2007 he had purchased 2,000 ordinary shares in the Company at a
price of 7.1914 pence per share.


Mr Lucas was appointed as a director of Barclays PLC on 1 April 2007. Under
Article 87 of the Articles of Association of the Company, directors are required
to purchase qualification shares within two months of being appointed.


Following this transaction, Mr Lucas has a total beneficial interest in 2,000
ordinary shares in Barclays PLC.











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