Directors' Dealings

BARCLAYS PLC
19 October 1999
                               
   Notification of directors' interests : Companies Act s329

Mr D P Allvey notified the Company on 18 October 1999 that on
15 October 1999 he purchased 500 ordinary shares in the
Company at a price of 1792p per share.

Following this transaction, Mr Allvey has a beneficial
interest in 500 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC and a non-
beneficial interest in 450 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC.

In addition to the interest shown above, the Director has an
interest as a potential beneficiary, together with other
Directors and senior executives, in the total of 9,123,157
Barclays PLC ordinary shares held by the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts.