Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
07 October 2004



                                                                  7 October 2004


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

The trustee of the Barclays Group Sharepurchase Plan informed the Company on 
7 October 2004 it had purchased, and now held as bare trustee under the Barclays
Group Sharepurchase Plan, the following ordinary shares in the capital of
Barclays PLC for the following directors. The shares were purchased at a price
of 555.00p per share:

                  Director                         Number of Shares
                  Mr C J Lendrum                          22
                  Mr J S Varley                           22
                  Mr D L Roberts                          22
                  Mr G A Hoffman                          22

The revised total shareholding for each director following these transactions,
is as follows:

                  Director          Beneficial Holding     Non Beneficial
                                                              Holding
                  Mr C J Lendrum         239,285                 -
                  Mr J S Varley          329,741                 -
                  Mr D L Roberts          62,337                 -
                  Mr G A Hoffman         167,814                 -

In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 112,898,982 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC. Matthew Barrett, 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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