Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
01 August 2006




                                                                   1 August 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 31 July 2006 that it had between 24
July and 28 July 2006 exercised its discretion and released a total of 19,908
ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released were in respect of
an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.


Following these transactions,, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 163,300,155 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. The
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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