Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
24 February 2005





                                                                24 February 2005

         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 23 February 2005 that it 
    had on 22 February 2005 exercised its discretion and purchased a total of 
    6,075,000 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 595.07p per share.

2.  The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit 
    Trust (the 'ESAS Trust') notified the Company on 24 February 2005 that it 
    had on 23 February 2005 exercised its discretion and purchased a total of 
    1,054,867 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 582.99p per share.

Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 148,391,046 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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