Directors' Interests

Barclays PLC
10 March 2003



                                                                   10 March 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 10 March 2003 that it had between
28 February and 7 March 2003 exercised its discretion and released 438,363
ordinary shares in Barclays PLC to participants in the Executive Share Award
Scheme ('ESAS').   None of these shares were released to a director of Barclays
PLC.

2.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit
Trust (the 'trust') notified the Company on 10 March 2003 that it had on between
28 February and 7 March 2003 purchased 278,722 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC
at prices ranging from 340.25p per share and 361.50p 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 10 March 2003
that it had on 3 March 2003 purchased a total of 15,231 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC at a price of 361p per share.

4.       The trustee of the Barclays Group Share Incentive Plan ('the SIP')
informed the Company on 10 March 2003 that on 7 March 2003 it had purchased, and
now held as bare trustee under the SIP, the following ordinary shares in the
capital of Barclays PLC for the following directors at a price of 338.25p per
share:

Director                Number of Shares
Mr C J Lendrum          37
Mr J S Varley           37


The revised total shareholding for each director following these transactions,
is as follows:


Director            Beneficial Holding       Non Beneficial Holding

Mr C J Lendrum      214,373                  -
Mr J S Varley       247,553                  -



Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 85,048,661 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.


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