Directors' Interests

Barclays PLC
18 August 2003



                                                                  18 August 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 18 August 2003 that it had between
11 August and 14 August 2003 exercised its discretion and released 55,194
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) Supplementary
Trust (the 'ESAS Supplementary trust') notified the Company on 18 August 2003
that it had on 11 August 2003 released a total of 1,400 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC at a price of 485.25p per share.  None of the shares released were
in respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.





3.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Trust (the '
PSP & ESOS trust') notified the Company on 18 August 2003 that it had on 11
August 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.





4.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS)
Supplementary Trust (the 'PSP & ESOS Supplementary trust') notified the Company
on 18 August 2003 that it had on 11 August 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 80,964,393 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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