Holding(s) in Company

Barclays PLC
08 February 2007


BARCLAYS PLC


Notification of Major Interests in Shares



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1.Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached:


Barclays PLC



2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):


N/A See additional information


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation:


Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)


4. Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3.):


Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)


5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached:

N/A


6. Date on which the issuer notified:


7 February 2007


7. Thresholds(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


Above 3% (L&G)


8. Notified Details:


8. A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares

Ord GBP 25p


Situation previous to the Triggering transaction




Number of shares            Number of Voting Rights


225,075,261                 3.48%

(under S.198 on 11/10/2005)


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:


Number of shares     Number of Voting Rights     % of voting rights


Direct               Direct                      Direct

242,312,850          242,312,850                 3.70%


8B: Financial Instruments


N/A



TOTAL (A+B)

Number of voting rights         % of voting rights

242,312,850                     3.70%


9.Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)


Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited

(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)


Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (242,312,850 -3.70% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)


Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (199,038,544
-3.04% = PMC)


Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (199,038,544 -
3.04% = PMC)


Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGAS & LGPL)


Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)


Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)


Proxy Voting:


10.Name of proxy holder:

N/A


11.Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A


12.Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A


13.Additional information:


Notification using shares in issue figure of 6,536,517,885

First notification under DTR Sourcebook



Contact name for enquiries:


Lawrence Dickinson

Company Secretary

0207 116 8099

8 February 2007


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