Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
15 March 2004


                                  Barclays PLC

                                SHARE REPURCHASE


Barclays PLC announces that on 15 March 2004 it purchased for cancellation
3,080,000 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 484.81 pence per share.


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