Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
16 January 2008


                                                                 16 January 2008


                                  Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC (the 'Company') announces that on 16 January 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 1,250,000 Barclays ordinary shares at a price of 465.2726 pence
each. This purchase was carried out pursuant to the Buy Back Programme, details
of which were announced on 5 October 2007 and 14 December 2007. All shares
purchased have been cancelled.

For further information please contact

Investor Relations          Media Relations
Mark Merson                 Alistair Smith/Robin Tozer
[phone]        [phone]/6586



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