Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0384A

Barclays PLC

28 July 2008


TR-1	Notification of a Major Interest 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 Notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other: Increase in issued share capital							X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation				AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) if different from 3.
5.Date of the transaction and date in which threshold is crossed or breached				22/07/2008
6.Date on which issuer notified				23/07/2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:				5 %.
8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class or Type of shares	Situation Previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
	362,431,612	362,431,612	72,684,279	72,684,279	290,345,347	0.89	3.56
3134865

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after triggering transaction
Type of Financial Instrument	Expiration date	Exercise / conversion period / date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised / converted				% of voting rights


Total A + B
Number of Voting Rights			% of voting rights
363,029,626			4.46%

9.Chain

Name of the Company / Fund	Number of Shares	% of issued share capital
AXA Sun Life plc	2,435,434	0.02990
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X	485,714	0.00596

Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X	7,371,800	0.09051

Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X	9,021,923	0.11078

Direct
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC	789,285	0.00969
Ethical Fund
Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC	145,714	0.00179
Extra Income Fund
Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC	3,950,000	0.04850
UK Equity Income Fund
Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC	350,000	0.00430
UK Growth Fund
Indirect
PPP Healthcare Group plc	178,150	0.00219

Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd	225,000	0.00276

Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd	789,286	0.00969

Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c X	4,335,122	0.05323

Direct
Sun Life Assurance Society Plc	1,315,615	0.01615

Direct
AXA Insurance UK	493,200	0.00606

Direct
AXA UK Group Pension Scheme	995,000	0.01222

Indirect
AXA General Unit Trust	1,098,000	0.01348

Indirect
AXA Financial, Inc	264,714,829	3.25029

Indirect
AXA Colonia Konzern	7,314,656	0.08981

Direct
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd	2,428,571	0.02982

Direct
AXA France	1,449,453	0.01780

Indirect
AXA Australia	270,200	0.00332

Indirect
AXA Rosenberg	10,888,735	0.13370

Indirect
AXA Seguros	62,200	0.00076

Direct
AXA Financial, Inc *	1,695,981	0.02082

Indirect
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd	349,841	0.00430

Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd	81,243	0.00100

Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd	1,214,285	0.01491
LTAV UK Equity
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd	833,900	0.01024
ABL High Alpha
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd	1,053,248	0.01293
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management	5,362,856	0.06585
LTAV UK Equity
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management	4,013,600	0.04928
ABL High Alpha
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management	5,567,375	0.06836
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct
AXA Framlington	22,818	0.00028

Indirect
AXA Framlington	1,500,000	0.01842

Indirect
AXA Framlington	1,150,000	0.01412

Indirect
Framlington onshore private clients	302,604	0.00372

Indirect
Framlington onshore private clients	1,300	0.00002

Indirect
AXA Winterthur	10,980,442	0.13482

Direct
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive	4,415,564	0.05422

Direct
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive	2,355,254	0.02892

Direct
AXA Framlington	50,000	0.00061

Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC	971,428	0.01193
UK Distribution OEIC
Indirect

Total Direct	72,684,279	0.89245
Total Indirect	290,345,347	3.56500
TOTAL	363,029,626	4.45745

Proxy Voting
10. Name of proxy holder:
11. Number of Voting rights Proxy Holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13.Additional Information:
14. Contact Name
15. Contact telephone number