Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
19 October 2004



                                                                 19 October 2004

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

The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust
(the 'ESAS Trust') notified the Company on 18 October 2004 that it had on 12
October 2004 exercised its discretion and released a total of 3,666 ordinary
shares in Barclays PLC. 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 114,355,560 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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