Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
05 July 2005





                                                                     5 July 2005

         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 4 July 2005 that it had between 27
June 2005 and 30 June 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of
1,092,336 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC and on 30 June 2005 it purchased a
total of 1,272,699 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at an average price of
553.98p per share. None of the shares released or purchased were in respect of
an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.

Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 145,708,491 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.




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