Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
29 October 2007


                                                                 29 October 2007


                                  Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC (the 'Company') announces that on 29 October 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 4,000,000 Barclays ordinary shares at a price of 596.6925 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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