Purchase of Own Sec-Replacemt

BARCLAYS PLC
27 September 1999

The issuer has made the following amendment to the Purchase of own Securities
announcement released at 07:30 today, under RNS No 453w.  

The price per ordinary share previously stated 1734.1818p, but should read
1714.1818p.

All other details remain unchanged as shown below.

                         BARCLAYS PLC
                       SHARE REPURCHASE
                               

Barclays PLC announces that on 24 September 1999 it purchased
for cancellation 300,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of
1714.1818p per ordinary share.