Directors' Interests

Barclays PLC
23 February 2004



                                                                23 February 2004


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

The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust,
(the 'ESAS trust') notified the Company on 23 February 2004 that it had on 18
February 2004 to 19 February 2004 exercised its discretion and released 69,154
ordinary shares in Barclays PLC to participants in the Executive Share Award
Scheme ('ESAS').  The participants to whom the shares were released are not
directors of Barclays PLC.


The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Trust further notified the
Company on 23 February 2004 that it had on 20 February 2004 purchased a total of
9,950,000 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 469.98p per share.


Following this transaction, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 92,606,017 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC.   Sir
Peter Middleton, Chairman, and the executive 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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