Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
19 April 2004


                                  Barclays PLC

                                                         SHARE REPURCHASE


Barclays PLC announces that on 19 April 2004 it purchased for cancellation
1,746,325 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 486.90 pence per share.



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