Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
08 February 2005



                                                                 8 February 2005

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

The trustee of the Barclays Group Sharepurchase Plan informed the Company on 7
February 2005 that it had on 7 February 2005 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
595.00p per share:

Director               Number of Shares
Mr J S Varley          21
Mr D L Roberts         21
Mr G A Hoffman         21

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

Director             Beneficial Holding     Non Beneficial
                                            Holding
Mr J S Varley        329,828                -
Mr D L Roberts       63,368                 -
Mr G A Hoffman       167,901                -

In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 114,905,317 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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