Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
10 December 2003


                                  Barclays PLC
                                SHARE REPURCHASE

Barclays PLC announces that on 10th December 2003 it purchased for cancellation
1,000,000 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 488.19 pence per share.


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