Purchase of Own Securities

Barclays PLC
25 May 2004

                                  Barclays PLC

                                Share Repurchase



Barclays PLC announces that on 25 May 2004 it purchased for cancellation 129,909
of its Ordinary Shares at a price of 498.75pence per share.



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