Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
23 January 2008


                                                                 23 January 2008


                                  Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC (the 'Company') announces that on 23 January 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 2,000,000 Barclays ordinary shares at a price of 451.2919 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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