Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
13 May 2005





                                                                     13 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 12 May 2005 that it had on 6 May 2005
exercised its discretion and released a total of 43,809 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC and on 6 May received a total of 55,040 ordinary shares in Barclays
PLC. None of the shares released or received 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 134,343,846 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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