Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
06 April 2004


                                                                    6 April 2004


         Notification of directors' interests: Companies Act 1985 s.329

1.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit
Trust, (the 'ESAS trust') notified the Company on 5 April that it had between 29
March 2004 and 1 April 2004 exercised its discretion and released 1,085,218
ordinary shares in Barclays PLC to participants in the Executive Share Award
Scheme ('ESAS'). None of these shares were released to a director of Barclays
PLC.

2.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Supplementary
Trust (the 'ESAS Supplementary trust') notified the Company on 5 April 2004 that
it had on 31 March 2004 released a total of 3,366 shares in Barclays PLC at a
price of £4.81 per share. None of the shares released 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 106,883,495 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. Sir
Peter Middleton, Chairman, and the executive directors of Barclays PLC 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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