Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
23 February 2004



                                  Barclays PLC


                                SHARE REPURCHASE



Barclays PLC announces that on 23rd December 2003 it purchased for cancellation
300,000 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 485.99 pence per share.




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