Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
11 December 2003













                                  Barclays PLC



                                SHARE REPURCHASE



Barclays PLC announces that on 11th December 2003 it purchased for cancellation
820,000 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 478.65 pence per share.


















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