Directors' Interests

Barclays PLC
9 April 2002


                                                                    9 April 2002


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


1.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit
Trust, (the 'trust') notified the Company on 9 April 2002 that it had between 2
April and 3 April 2002 exercised its discretion and released 90,824 ordinary
shares in Barclays PLC at prices ranging from 2166p to 2174p to participants in
the Executive Share Award Scheme ('ESAS'). The participants to whom shares were
released are not directors of Barclays PLC.

2.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Supplementary
Trust (the 'ESAS Supplementary trust') notified the Company on 9 April 2002 that
it had between 3 April and 5 April 2002 purchased a total of 3,142 ordinary
shares in Barclays PLC at prices ranging from 2159p to 2166p per share.  None of
the shares purchased were in respect of an award made to a director of Barclays
PLC.

3.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Supplementary
Trust (the 'ESAS Supplementary trust') notified the Company on 9 April 2002 that
it had on 3 April 2002 released a total of 394 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC
at a price of 2166p per share.  None of the shares released were in respect of
an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.

4.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Trust (the '
PSP & ESOS trust') notified the Company on 9 April 2002 that it had on 5 April
2002 exercised its discretion and released 4,173 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC
to participants who exercised their awards under the Barclays Group Performance
Share Plan ('PSP').  The participant to whom shares were released is not a
director of Barclays PLC.

Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 14,442,608 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. Sir
Peter Middleton, Mr M W Barrett, Sir Andrew Large, Mr C J Lendrum, Mr J M
Stewart and Mr J S Varley, directors of Barclays PLC, 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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