Re Annual Report etc

Barclays PLC
20 March 2002


                                                                   20 March 2002



Barclays PLC


Group Chief Executive


Barclays announces that Matthew Barrett, the Barclays Group Chief Executive, has
today entered into a new service contract with Barclays Bank PLC.  The contract
is available for inspection, during normal business hours, at 54 Lombard Street,
London EC3P 3AH.


Notification of director's interests:  Companies Act 1985 S.329

Pursuant to the terms of the service contract entered into today with Matthew
Barrett, on 20 March 2002 Barclays granted an option to Matthew Barrett, a
director of Barclays PLC, under the Barclays PLC Incentive Share Option Plan
over the number of Barclays PLC ordinary shares set out below at an exercise
price of 2082p per share:



Director               Target Award                    Maximum Award
                       Number of shares        Total number of shares



Matthew Barrett        500,000                           1,980,000



No consideration was paid for the grant of this option.  The option will only
become exercisable over the total number of shares under option if the stringent
performance targets set at the date of grant are fully satisfied at the end of
the relevant performance period.  Options will not normally vest until three
years after grant.



Further Notification of directors' interests:  Companies Act 1985 S.329



Also on 20 March 2002, Barclays PLC granted an option to each of the directors
of Barclays PLC listed below, under the Barclays PLC Incentive Share Option
Plan, over the number of Barclays PLC ordinary shares set out below at an
exercise price of 2082p per share:



Director                Target Award                  Maximum Award
                        Number of shares              Total number of shares



Chris Lendrum               30,000                      100,000

John Stewart                30,000                      100,000

John Varley                 30,000                      100,000


No consideration was paid for the grant of the options.  These options will only
become exercisable over the total number of shares under option if the stringent
performance targets set at the date of grant are fully satisfied at the end of
the relevant performance period.  Options will not normally vest until three
years after grant.



Barclays PLC Annual Report  2001 - Cash Flow Statement



Barclays has today filed its Annual Report and Accounts with the UK Listing
Authority.



The Cash Flow Statement contained on page 117 of the Annual Report and Accounts
contains two reclassifications compared to that published in the Results
Announcement of 14 February 2002.   The effect has been to increase reported net
cash flow by £2,360m.  There has been no change to the Group's reported Balance
Sheet position or Profit and Loss Account as a result of these
reclassifications.



The reclassifications are as follows:



1    Within debt securities, £1,008m has been reclassified from trading debt 
securities to investment debt securities.  Cash inflow from operating activities 
and cash outflow from the purchase of investment securities have both been 
increased by the same amount.



2    Within loans to banks, £2,360m of trading loans has been reclassified as on 
demand and hence treated as an increase in cash within the Cash Flow Statement, 
as opposed to an increase in non-cash loans.




For further information:



Cathy Turner                              Chris Tucker
Head of Investor Relations                Public Relations Director
Barclays PLC                              Barclays PLC
Tel: [phone]                        Tel: [phone]




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