Interests in Shares

Barclays PLC
4 August 2000


    DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS IN SHARES AND NOTIFICATION OF DEALINGS

Today, the following shares in Barclays PLC (the 'Company') were purchased at
a price of 1605p per ordinary share on behalf of the following non-executive
Directors of the Company under arrangements pursuant to which they have agreed
to receive a portion of their fees in the form of shares of the Company:

DIRECTOR          SHARES        BENEFICIAL             NON-BENEFICIAL
                  PURCHASED     INTEREST               INTEREST
                                FOLLOWING THIS
                                NOTIFICATION

T D G Arculus        131            2249                   -      
M E Baker            143            3654                   -
H M Cropper          189            1792                   -
P J Jarvis           386            3531                   -
Sir Nigel Mobbs      143           10914                   5000
Sir Nigel Rudd       131            1511                   -

The shares purchased are retained on behalf of the non-executive Directors
until they retire from the Board.