Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
26 October 2007


                                                                 26 October 2007


                                  Barclays PLC


Barclays PLC (the 'Company') announces that on 26 October 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 3,500,000 Barclays ordinary shares at a price of 587.4401 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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Investor Relations                               Media Relations
Mark Merson                                      Alistair Smith/Robin Tozer
[phone]                             [phone]/6586



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