Purchase of Own Securities

Barclays PLC
21 February 2003


Barclays PLC

Share Repurchase

Barclays PLC announces that on 21 February, 2003 it purchased for cancellation
2,012,500 of its Ordinary Shares at a price of 369.4968 pence per share.

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