Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
08 November 2004

                                                                 8 November 2004

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

1.  Barclays PLC was notified on 5 November 2004 that on 1 November 2004,
    Mr D L Roberts, a director of Barclays PLC, exercised options granted 
    under the Barclays PLC 1991 SAYE Share Option Scheme and received 944 
    shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 356.00p per share.

2.  The trustee of the Barclays Group Sharepurchase Plan informed the Company 
    on 8 November 2004 that it had on 8 November 2004 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 
    at a price of 557.50p per share:

    Director           Number of Shares
    Mr C J Lendrum     23
    Mr J S Varley      23
    Mr D L Roberts     23
    Mr G A Hoffman     23

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

Director             Beneficial Holding     Non Beneficial
                                            Holding
Mr C J Lendrum       239,308                -
Mr J S Varley        329,764                -
Mr D L Roberts       63,304                 -
Mr G A Hoffman       167,837                -

In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 115,789,162 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC. Mr 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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