Directors' Interests

Barclays PLC
07 October 2002


                                                                  7 October 2002



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



1.        The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Trust (the
'PSP & ESOS trust') notified the Company on 7 October 2002 that it had on 4
October 2002 released 197,063 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. Of those shares,
the trustee exercised its discretion and released 191,656 to Mr M W Barrett
under the terms of the share award granted on 4 October 1999 comprising an award
on similar terms to awards granted under the Barclays Group Performance Share
Plan ('PSP').  The remainder of the shares released were to participants who
exercised their awards under the PSP.



Of those 191,656 shares, 76,817 were sold on 4 October 2002 on behalf of Mr
Barrett at a price of 387.64p per share to meet tax liabilities arising on the
release of shares.  Following this transaction, Mr Barrett has a beneficial
interest in 263,384 shares.



The PSP & ESOS trust is a discretionary trust for the benefit of employees and
former employees (and their families) of Barclays Bank PLC and its subsidiaries.





2.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS)
Supplementary Trust (the 'PSP & ESOS Supplementary trust') notified the Company
on 7 October 2002 that it had on 4 October 2002 exercised its discretion and
released 23,255 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC.  None of these shares were
released to directors of Barclays PLC.



3.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit
Trust (the ' ESAS trust') notified the Company on 7 October 2002 that it had on
30 September 2002 exercised its discretion and released 155,361 ordinary shares
to participants in the Executive Share Award Scheme ('ESAS').  The participants
to whom shares were released are not directors of Barclays PLC.



4.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Supplementary
Trust (the 'ESAS Supplementary trust') also notified the Company on 7 October
2002 that it had on 30 September 2002 exercised its discretion and released
6,570 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 359p per share.  None of
these shares were released to directors of Barclays PLC.



Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 66,970,918 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. Sir
Peter Middleton, Mr M W Barrett, 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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