Purchase of Own Securities

Barclays PLC
21 May 2003

                                  Barclays PLC

                                SHARE REPURCHASE


Barclays PLC announces that on 21st May 2003 it purchased for cancellation
680,312 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 415.15 pence per share.



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