Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
21 March 2006





                                                                   21 March 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 21 March 2006 that it had between 14
March and 17 March 2006 exercised its discretion and released a total of
2,838,926 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 162,942,041 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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