Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
19 July 2005


                                                                    19 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 18 July 2005 that it had on 11 July
2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of 9,410 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC. 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 145,698,311 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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