Holding in Company

Barclays PLC
26 January 2001


                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)  Name of company:    Barclays PLC

2)  Name of shareholder having a major interest
    Prudential plc

 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
    non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a 
    holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

    Yes, it is in respect of holding in 2 above.

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them

    n/a

5)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired                            N/A

6)  Percentage of issued class                                           N/A

7)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed                            N/A

8)  Percentage of issued class                                           N/A

9)  Class of security            N/A

10) Date of transaction          N/A

11) Date company informed        25 January 2001

12) Total holding following this notification                           N/A

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this             N/A
    notification

14) Any additional information

    Prudential plc no longer has a notifiable interest in the issued share
    capital of Barclays PLC.

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    Patrick Gonsalves                    020 7699 3512

16)     Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
        making this notification

        Patrick Gonsalves


Date of notification                                            26 January 2001