Rule 8 - Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC
26 September 2000


                                  Date of Disclosure   26/09/00

                    DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3 
                       OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS

Date of dealing   25/09/00

Dealing in        BARCLAYS PLC                  (name of company)

1)  Class of securities (eg ordinary shares)  ORDINARY SHARES

2)  Amount bought                Amount sold             Price per unit

        44,612                       -                     £17.94
                                  44,612                      N/A
                               (TRANSFER OUT)

The disclosure relates to the subscription by the trustees of the Barclays
Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust (the 'Quest') of 44,612 shares in
Barclays PLC.  Following this transaction, the trustees of the Quest held a
total of 44,612 Barclays PLC ordinary shares in which certain directors of the
Barclays Group had an interest as potential beneficiaries.  (The Quest is a
trust established to distribute shares to employees of the Barclays Group on the
exercise of options granted under the Barclays PLC 1991 SAYE Share Option Scheme
(the 'Scheme'))

The trustees of the Quest also notified the Company on 25 September 2000 that
they had transferred 44,612 Barclays PLC ordinary shares on 25 September 2000 to
participants in the Scheme following the exercise of their options.  Following
this transaction, each of the directors listed above ceased to have an interest
in such shares.

3)  Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled 
    (and percentage of class)      0                       (  0  %)


4) Party making disclosure   OFFEROR - BARCLAYS PLC


5)  EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1)   BARCLAYS QUEST/VARIOUS       
                                      PARTICIPANTS OF THE BARCLAYS SAYE SCHEME 
    OR     (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund 
               management organisation

6)  Reason for disclosure (Note 2)                                     
    (a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3)                       YES
                    (ii) offeree company                        NO

Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf) CATEGORY 3     
                                                                ASSOCIATE

If category (8), explain

     (b)  Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% 
          or more of the class of relevant securities dealt in)  NO

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above  N/A  

(Also print name of signatory)     S WAINE

Telephone and extension number     0207 699 4018


Note 1.  Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company.  If relevant, also 
         identify controller of owner, eg where an owner normally acts on 
         instructions of a controller

Note 2.  Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all 
         reasons.

Note 3.  Specify which offeror if there is more than one.

Note 4.  When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company 
         or which an associate of any offeror or of the offeree company 
         in relation to relevant securities, details of such arrangement must 
         be disclosed, as required by Note 6 on Rule 8

Note 5.  It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative 
         transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure form so that
         relevant information can be given.

Note 6.  In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade 
         should be disclosed.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code.  If in 
doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Tel No: 020 7382 9026



            Notification of director's interests: Companies Act s329

The trustees of the Barclays Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust (the
'Quest') notified the Company on 25 September 2000 that they subscribed for a
total of 44,612 Barclays PLC ordinary shares on 25 September 2000 at a price of
1794p per share.  Following this transaction, the trustees of the Quest held a
total of 44,612 Barclays PLC ordinary shares in which the following directors of
Barclays PLC had an interest as potential beneficiaries: Sir Peter Middleton, Mr
M W Barrett, Mr D P Allvey, Mr C J Lendrum and Mr J S Varley.  (The Quest is a
trust established to distribute shares to employees of the Barclays Group on the
exercise of options granted under the Barclays PLC 1991 SAYE Share Option Scheme
(the 'Scheme')).

The trustees of the Quest also notified the Company on 25 September 2000 that
they had transferred 44,612 Barclays PLC ordinary shares on 25 September 2000 to
participants in the Scheme following the exercise of their options.  Following
this transaction, each of the directors listed above ceased to have an interest
in such shares.