Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
08 August 2007



                                                                   8 August 2007

                                  Barclays PLC


Barclays PLC (the 'Company') announces that on 8 August 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 3,400,000 ordinary shares at a price of 707.4786 pence each. This
purchase was carried out pursuant to the Buy Back Programme, details of which
were announced on 23 July and 2 August 2007. All shares purchased have been
cancelled.



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