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)

1.  The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit 
    Trust (the 'ESAS Trust') notified the Company on 5 December 2005 that it
    had between 28 November and 1 December 2005 exercised its discretion and
    released a total of 48,825 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC and on 2 December
    2005 it purchased 547,969 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 
    600.74p per share. None of the shares released or purchased were in respect 
    of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.

2.  The independent trustee of the Barclays Group PSP Trust (the 'PSP Trust') 
    notified the Company on 5 December 2005 that it had on 2 December 2005 
    exercised its discretion and purchased a total of 138,503 shares in Barclays
    PLC at a price of 601.43p per share. The participants for whom the shares 
    were purchased are not directors of Barclays PLC.

In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 149,687,414 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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