Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
30 June 2005


                                                                    30 June 2005

                                  Barclays PLC

         Notification of director's interests: Companies Act 1985 s.329

Robert Steel, a director of Barclays PLC, notified the Company on 30 June 2005
that on 30 June 2005 he had purchased 100,000 ordinary shares in the Company at
a price of 555.0p per share.

Following this transaction, Mr Steel has a total beneficial interest in 100,000
ordinary shares in Barclays PLC.




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