Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
22 February 2005





                                                                22 February 2005

         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 21 February 2005 that it had between
14 February and 16 February 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total
of 25,606 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released were in
respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.

The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust
(the 'ESAS Trust') notified the Company on 21 February 2005 that it had between
10 February and 18 February 2005 purchased a total of 26,400,000 ordinary shares
in Barclays PLC at a price of 589.91p per share (ex dividend).

Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 141,261,179 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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