Result of AGM

Barclays PLC
24 April 2003


                      Barclays PLC Annual General Meeting


The Annual General Meeting for 2003 of Barclays PLC was held on Thursday 24
April 2003 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London.

A poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed which were passed with large
majorities:


Resolution                                                             For              Against
     
1.   That the Report of the Directors and the audited                  2,858,983,855    3,184,675
     accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st 
     December 2002, now laid before the meeting, be 
     received.

2.   That the Directors' Report on Remuneration for the                2,044,375,865    433,981,519
     year ended 31st December 2002, now laid before the 
     Meeting, be approved.

3.   That Dr Jurgen Zech be re-elected a Director of the Company.      2,849,257,242    12,612,524
                                                                             
4.   That Professor Sandra Dawson be re-elected a Director of the      2,851,270,015    10,738,572
     Company.

5.   That Matthew Barrett be re-elected a Director of the Company.     2,347,090,553    137,150,018

6.   That Sir Nigel Rudd be re-elected a Director of the Company.      2,750,691,752    36,918,961

7.   That PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP be reappointed auditors of the    2,624,440,430    119,480,105
     Company (having previously been appointed by the Board to fill 
     the casual vacancy arising by reason of the resignation of 
     PricewaterhouseCoopers), to hold office until the conclusion 
     of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid before 
     the Company and that their remuneration be determined by the 
     Directors.


8.   That the Company be authorised generally to make market           2,859,167,912    3,017,600
     purchases (within the meaning of Section 163(3) of the 
     Companies Act 1985) on the London Stock Exchange of up to an 
     aggregate of 985,524,000 ordinary shares of 25p each in its 
     capital, provided that:

          
     (a)  the minimum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for
          each ordinary share is not less than 25p;

     (b)  the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for
          each ordinary share shall not be more than 105% of the average of the
          market values of the ordinary shares (as derived from the Daily 
          Official List of the London Stock Exchange) for the five business days 
          immediately preceding the date on which the purchase is made; and

     (c)  the authority conferred by this resolution shall expire on the date
          of the AGM of the Company to be held in 2004 (except in relation to 
          any purchase of shares the contract for which was concluded before 
          such date and which would or might be executed wholly or partly after 
          such date).


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