Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
06 May 2005


                                                                      6 May 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 5 May 2005 that it had between 25
April 2005 and 28 April 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of
36,021 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 134,332,615 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC.
Matthew W 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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