Purchase of Own Securities

Barclays PLC
25 August 2004

Barclays PLC



Share Repurchase



Barclays PLC announces that on 25 August 2004 it purchased for cancellation
285,000 of its Ordinary Shares at a price of 519.2489 pence per share.



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