Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
24 January 2006





                                                                 24 January 2006

   Director/PDMR shareholding: Disclosure Rules 3.1.4R(1)(a) and 3.1.4R(1)(b)

The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust
(the 'ESAS Trust') notified the Company on 23 January 2006 that it had on 17
January 2006 exercised its discretion and released a total of 4,489 ordinary
shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released were in respect of an award
made to a director of Barclays PLC.

In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 147,136,632 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC. Matthew W Barrett, Chairman and the executive directors of
Barclays are amongst the potential beneficiaries under these trusts and are
therefore regarded for Companies Act purposes as being interested in the
Barclays PLC ordinary shares held in them.




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