Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
05 December 2003

                                  Barclays PLC

                                SHARE REPURCHASE

Barclays PLC announces that on 5th December 2003 it purchased for cancellation
1,200,000 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 499.45 pence per share.


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