Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
06 December 2005





                                                                 6 December 2005

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

Mr N Kheraj and Mr D L Roberts, both directors of Barclays PLC ('the Company')
notified the Company on 5 December 2005 that, on 2 December 2005, they had
purchased ordinary shares in Absa Group Limited ('Absa'), in which the Company
has a shareholding of over 56%, at a price of 90.55 Rand per share.

The number of shares received, together with their total beneficial interest in
Absa following the purchases are as follows:

Director / PDMR     No. of shares received          Beneficial interest
N Kheraj            1,200                           1,200
D L Roberts         1,200                           1,200










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