Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
10 January 2005


                                                                 10 January 2005

         Notification of directors' interests: Companies Act 1985 s.329

The trustee of the Barclays Group Sharepurchase Plan informed the Company on 7
January 2005 that it had on 7 January 2005 purchased, and now held as bare
trustee under the Barclays Group Sharepurchase Plan, the following ordinary
shares in the capital of Barclays PLC for the following directors at a price of
594.00p per share:

Director           Number of Shares
Mr J S Varley      21
Mr D L Roberts     21
Mr G A Hoffman     21

The revised total shareholding for each director following these transactions is
as follows:

Director           Beneficial Holding         Non Beneficial
                                              Holding
Mr J S Varley      329,807                    -
Mr D L Roberts     63,347                     -
Mr G A Hoffman     167,880                    -

In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 115,031,594 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC. Mr 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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