Directors' Interests

Barclays PLC
30 June 2003


                                                                    30 June 2003

         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 30 June 2003 that it had on 26 June
2003 purchased a total of 493,185 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of
453.46p per share.  None of the shares purchased were in respect of an award
made to a director of Barclays PLC.

2.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit
Trust (the 'trust') notified the Company on 30 June 2003 that it had between 25
June 2003 and 26 June 2003 exercised its discretion and released a total of
142,792 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC to participants in the Executive Share
Award Scheme ('ESAS').  None of the participant to whom shares were released are
directors of Barclays PLC.

3.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Supplementary
Trust (the 'ESAS Supplementary trust') notified the Company on 30 June 2003 that
it had between 23 June 2003 and 26 June 2003 purchased a total of 11,589
ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 453.46p per share.  None of the
shares purchased were in respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.

4.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Supplementary
Trust (the 'ESAS Supplementary trust') notified the Company on 30 June 2003 that
it had between 25 June 2003 and 26 June 2003 released a total of 18,280 ordinary
shares in Barclays PLC at prices ranging from 448.69p to 451.25p per share.
None of the shares released were in respect of an award made to a director of
Barclays PLC.

5.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Trust (the '
PSP & ESOS trust') notified the Company on 30 June 2003 that it had on 26 June
2003 exercised its discretion and released 8,388 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC
to participants who exercised their awards under the Barclays Group Performance
Share Plan ('PSP').  None of these shares were released to directors of Barclays
PLC.

6.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS)
Supplementary Trust (the 'PSP & ESOS Supplementary trust') notified the Company
on 30 June 2003 that it had on 26 June 2003 exercised its discretion and
released 1,074 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC.  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 82,061,547 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. Sir
Peter Middleton, Mr M W Barrett, Mr C J Lendrum 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.

7. The Company was notified on 27 June 2003 by the Plan Manager of the Barclays
Single Company PEP that on 27 June 2003 Mr C J Lendrum received 128 ordinary
shares in the Company at a price of 445.50p per share as a result of the
dividend on the shares held in the PEP for Mr Lendrum being reinvested.

Following this transaction, Mr Lendrum has a total beneficial interest in
220,364 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC.


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