Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
14 September 2004


                                                               14 September 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 14 September 2004 that it 
    had on 7 September 2004 exercised its discretion and released a total of 
    452,747 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC and on 10 September 2004 it 
    purchased a total of 4,328,055 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price 
    of 529.34p 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 14 September 2004 
    that it had on 10 September 2004 exercised its discretion and purchased a
    total of 167,145 shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 529.34p per share. 
    None of the shares 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 113,977,150 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC.
Matthew 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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