Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
06 July 2004


                                                                     6 July 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 July 2004
that it had on 29 June 2004 exercised its discretion and released a total of
739,344 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC and on 30 June 2004 it purchased a total
of 3,059,786 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 476.79p 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 (ESAS)
Supplementary Trust (the 'ESAS Supplementary Trust') notified the Company on 5
July 2004 that it had on 29 June 2004 released a total of 15,025 ordinary shares
in Barclays PLC and on 30 June 2004 it purchased a total of 96,352 ordinary
shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 476.78p per share.  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 110,111,340 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC.
Sir Peter Middleton, 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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