Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
23 April 2004

                                  Barclays PLC

                                SHARE REPURCHASE


Barclays PLC announces that on 22 April 2004 it purchased for cancellation
1,928,134 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 502.48 pence per share.



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