Purchase of Own Securities

Barclays PLC
19 August 2004

Barclays PLC



Share Repurchase



Barclays PLC announces that on 19 August 2004 it purchased for cancellation
475,000 of its Ordinary Shares at a price of 509.2299 pence per share.



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