Directors' Interests

Barclays PLC
11 August 2003

                                                                  11 August 2003


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


1.       The following directors of Barclays PLC notified the Company on 8
August 2003 that they purchased on 8 August 2003 the following ordinary shares
in Barclays PLC at a price of 483.45p per share:


DIRECTOR               BARCLAYS PLC       TOTAL BENEFICIAL          TOTAL NON-BENEFICIAL
                       SHARES             INTEREST FOLLOWING        INTEREST FOLLOWING THIS
                       PURCHASED          THIS NOTIFICATION         NOTIFICATION

T D G Arculus          1,189              14,289                    -
H M Cropper            1,307              12,886                    -
Prof Sandra Dawson     808                808                       -
Sir Brian Jenkins      969                5,138                     105,200
Sir Nigel Rudd         1,165              11,427                    -
S G Russell            1,228              10,353                    -
Dr J Zech              1,334              5,195                     -


2.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit
Trust, (the 'trust') notified the Company on 11 August 2003 that it had on 7
August 2003 exercised its discretion and released 5,636 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.

3.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit
Trust, (the 'trust') notified the Company on 11 August 2003 that it had on 8
August 2003 purchased a total of 1,109 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a
price of 486.20p 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 (PSP & ESOS) Trust (the 
'PSP & ESOS trust') notified the Company on 11 August 2003 that it had on 7
August 2003 exercised its discretion and released 5,837 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.

5.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS)
Supplementary Trust (the 'PSP & ESOS Supplementary trust') notified the Company
on 11 August 2003 that it had on 7 August 2003 exercised its discretion and
released 748 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 81,030,449 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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