Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
02 November 2005


                                                                 2 November 2005

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

1.  The Company was notified on 1 November 2005 by the Administrators of the
    Barclays Group Sharepurchase Plan (the 'Plan') that on 14 October 2005 the
    following directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs) 
    had received ordinary shares in the Company under the Plan, following the
    re-investment of the interim dividend for the half year ended 30 June 2005, 
    at a price of 548.00p per share. The number of shares received is as 
    follows:

    Director/PDMR            No. of shares received
    G A Hoffman              21
    D L Roberts              21
    J S Varley               21
    L C Dickinson            1
    R Le Blanc               3
    M Merson                 12

    The revised total shareholding for each director following these 
    transactions is as follows:

    Director                 Beneficial Holding         Non-Beneficial Holding
    G A Hoffman              172,666                    -
    D L Roberts              76,977                     -
    J S Varley               360,013                    -

2.  Barclays PLC was notified on 1 November 2005 that on 1 November 2005
    Mr L C Dickinson, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMR),
    exercised options granted under the Barclays PLC 1991 SAYE Share Option 
    Scheme and received 852 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 
    316.00p per share.

In addition to these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 150,446,728 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC. Matthew W Barrett, 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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