Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
16 February 2004


                                  Barclays PLC

                                 SHARE REPURCHASE


Barclays PLC announces that on 16th February 2004 it purchased for cancellation
208,649 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 491.1 pence per share.


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