Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
18 February 2004




                                   Barclays PLC



           SHARE REPURCHASE

Barclays PLC announces that on 18th February 2004 it purchased for cancellation
399,000 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 501.28 pence per share.


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