Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
24 October 2007


                                                                 24 October 2007



                                  Barclays PLC


Barclays PLC (the 'Company') announces that on 24 October 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 5,250,000 Barclays ordinary shares at a price of 591.4009 pence
each. This purchase was carried out pursuant to the Buy Back Programme, details
of which were announced on 5 October 2007. All shares purchased have been
cancelled.


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Mark Merson                                        Alistair Smith/Robin Tozer

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