Directors' Interests

Barclays PLC
20 October 2003




                                                                 20 October 2003

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


1.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit
Trust, (the 'ESAS trust') notified the Company on 20 October 2003 that it had on
14 October 2003 exercised its discretion and released 10,996 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 'ESAS trust') notified the Company on 20 October 2003 that it had on
14 October 2003 purchased a total of 991,786 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at
a price of 514.45p 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 20 October 2003
that it had on 14 October 2003 purchased a total of 88,186 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC at a price of 514.45p 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)
Supplementary Trust (the 'PSP & ESOS Supplementary trust') notified the Company
on 20 October 2003 that it had on 14 October 2003 purchased a total of 219
ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 514.45p per share.  None of the
shares purchased were in respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.





Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 101,187,061 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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