Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
11 November 2005



                                                                11 November 2005

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

Barclays PLC was notified on 11 November 2005 that on 10 November 2005 Mr N
Kheraj, a Director, exercised options granted under the Barclays PLC 1991 SAYE
Share Option Scheme and received 6,312 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a
price of 308.00p per share.

The revised total shareholding for Mr Kheraj following this transaction is as
follows:

Director     Beneficial Holding     Non Beneficial Holding

N Kheraj     8,550                  -


In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 150,367,423 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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