Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
27 June 2006




                                                                    27 June 2006



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



1.  The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit 
    Trust (the 'ESAS Trust') notified the Company on 26 June 2006 that it had 
    on 19 June 2006 exercised its discretion and released a total of 12,799
    ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released were in 
    respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.


2.  The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP) Employees' Benefit 
    Trust (the 'PSP Trust') notified the Company on 26 June 2006 that it had
    on 20 June 2006 exercised its discretion and purchased a total of 117,011
    ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 598.78p per share. None of 
    the shares purchased were in respect of an award made to a director of 
    Barclays PLC.


In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 163,026,502 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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