Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
20 April 2005



                                                                   20 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 19 April 2005 that it had between 11
April 2005 and 15 April 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of
80,250 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC and on 15 April 2005 it purchased 209,908
ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 557.50p 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 133,202,160 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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