Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
26 April 2005





                                                                   26 April 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 25 April 2005 that it had between 20
April 2005 and 21 April 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of
10,420 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC and on 21 April 2005 it purchased
1,176,896 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 556.21p per share. None
of the shares released or purchased 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 134,368,636 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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