Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
23 August 2007



                                                                  23 August 2007



                                  Barclays PLC


Barclays PLC (the 'Company') announces that on 23 August 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 4,300,000 ordinary shares at a price of 639.3548 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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