Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
22 November 2005





                                                                22 November 2005

   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 November 2005 that it had between
15 November and 18 November 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total
of 1,046,299 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 149,079,861 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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