Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
11 March 2004


                                  Barclays PLC

                                SHARE REPURCHASE



Barclays PLC announces that on 11 March 2004 it purchased for cancellation
3,020,000 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 491.51 pence per share.





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