Directorate Change

Barclays PLC
20 April 2007


                                                                   20 April 2007


          BARCLAYS APPOINTS DAVID BOOTH AS A NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR


Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC today announce that David Booth has been
appointed to the Boards of Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC as a non-executive
Director, with effect from 1 May 2007. Mr Booth is a former Managing Director of
Morgan Stanley & Co, where in his last role he was responsible for its Global
Operations and Technology Division. He retired from the Management Committee of
Morgan Stanley & Co in 1997 and continued as an Advisory Director until 2000.
Since retiring from Morgan Stanley, Mr Booth has been managing his private
equity and venture capital investments.

Marcus Agius, Barclays Chairman, said today, 'I am delighted that David Booth
will be joining the Barclays Board. David brings extensive investment banking
and US markets knowledge and experience to the Board.'

There are no further details that are required to be disclosed in respect of the
appointments under LR 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.


For further information, please contact:

Alistair Smith
Head of Media Relations
Barclays PLC
Tel: [phone]


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