Purchase of Own Securities

Barclays PLC
17 May 2004


Barclays PLC


Share Repurchase


Barclays PLC announces that on 17 May 2004 it purchased for cancellation 750,000
of its Ordinary Shares at a price of 490.8473pence per share.


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