Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
07 March 2005





                                                                    7 March 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 4 March 2005 that it had 
    on 2 March 2005 exercised its discretion and purchased a total of 2,812,407 
    ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 570.55p per share. None of 
    the shares 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 4 March 2005 that 
    it had on 2 March 2005 exercised its discretion and purchased a total of 
    270,818 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 570.55p 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) Employees' 
    Benefit Trust (the 'PSP & ESOS Trust') notified the Company on 7 March 2005 
    that it had on 1 March 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total 
    of 31,980 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released were 
    in respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.

4.  The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Supplementary 
    Trust (the 'PSP & ESOS Supplementary Trust') notified the Company on 7 March
    2005 that it had on 1 March 2005 exercised its discretion and released a 
    total of 2,016 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released 
    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 151,440,275 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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