Purchase of Own Securities - Replacement

Barclays PLC
25 February 2000


The issuer has made the following amendment to the 'Purchase of Own Securities'
announcement released today at 07:01 under RNS No 1907G.

The price per share should read 1472p and not 14.72p as previously stated 

All other details remain unchanged.

The full corrected version is shown below.



                                BARCLAYS PLC
                              SHARE REPURCHASE

Barclays PLC announces that on 24 February 2000 it purchased for cancellation
3,238,900 of its ordinary shares at a price of 1472p per ordinary share.