Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
22 December 2003


                                  Barclays PLC


                                SHARE REPURCHASE


Barclays PLC announces that on 22nd  December 2003 it purchased for cancellation
1,107,654 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 490.66 pence per share.



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