Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
06 March 2008


                                                                    6 March 2008



 Director/PDMR Shareholding: Disclosure and Transparency 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 5 March 2008 that it had on 4 March
2008 exercised its discretion and released a total of 1,106,348 ordinary shares
in Barclays PLC to the following Director of Barclays PLC, who is a participant
in the Executive Share Award Scheme ('ESAS'). The shares were released following
provisional allocations made by the trustee over Barclays PLC ordinary shares to
participants in the ESAS.


Director/PDMR   Shares released   Shares sold    Price per       Shares retained       
                to Director /     on behalf of   share (pence)   by Director /
                PDMR              director to                    PDMR
                                  satisfy          
                                  witholding            
                                  liabilities

Mr RE Diamond   1,106,348         468,085        453.75          638,263  
Jr                                                                  




The revised total shareholding following this transaction is as follows:


Director                 Beneficial Holding


Mr RE Diamond Jr         4,040,455












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