Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
12 October 2004





                                                                 12 October 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 11 October 2004 that it 
    had between 5 October 2004 and 6 October 2004 exercised its discretion and 
    released a total of 104,825 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC and on 7 October 
    2004 it purchased a total of 1,428,428 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a 
    price of 567.82p 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 11 October 2004 
    that it had on 7 October 2004 exercised its discretion and purchased a total 
    of 136,512 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 567.82p per share. 
    None of the shares purchased were in respect of an award made to a director 
    of Barclays PLC.

3.  The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Supplementary 
    Trust (the 'PSP & ESOS Supplementary Trust') notified the Company on 11 
    October 2004 that it had on 7 October 2004 purchased a total of 129 ordinary 
    shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 567.82p 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 114,359,226 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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