Director's Dealings

Barclays PLC
24 August 2000


             NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST: COMPANIES ACT 1985 s.329


The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Employees' Benefit
Trust (the 'trust') notified Barclays PLC on 24 August 2000 that they had on
23 August 2000 released 18,819 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC to Mr J S
Varley, a participant who exercised his award under the Barclays Group
Performance Share Plan ('PSP') of which 7,528 were sold on behalf of Mr Varley
at a price of 1799p per share to meet tax liabilities.  Following this
transaction, Mr Varley has a beneficial interest in 36,863 shares.
 
The trust is a discretionary trust for the benefit of employees and former
employees (and their families) of Barclays Bank PLC and its subsidiaries. 

Following this transaction, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 7,578,036 shares in Barclays PLC in which the
following directors of Barclays PLC have an interest as potential
beneficiaries: Sir Peter Middleton, Mr M W Barrett, Mr D P Allvey, Sir Andrew
Large, Mr C J Lendrum and Mr J S Varley.