Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
21 June 2005





                                                                    21 June 2005

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

1.  The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit 
    Trust     (the 'ESAS Trust') notified the Company on 20 June 2005 that it 
    had between 15 and 17 June 2005 exercised its discretion and released a 
    total of 77,235 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released
    were in respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.

2.  The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP) Employees' Benefit Trust
    (the 'PSP Trust') notified the Company on 20 June 2005 that on 15 June 2005 
    it had completed a purchase of a total of 7,673,149 ordinary shares in 
    Barclays PLC at a price of 528.00p per share. The following awards under PSP
    were made to directors of Barclays PLC.

                             Number at 1 June 2005 (a)          Date of award
                         Allocation of        Maximum number 
                         performance          potentially
                         shares               releasable                     

    Roger Davis          75,758               227,274           16 June 05
    Robert Diamond Jr    52,083               156,249           16 June 05
    Gary Hoffman         75,758               227,274           16 June 05
    Naguib Kheraj        87,121               261,363           16 June 05
    David Roberts        75,758               227,274           16 June 05
    John Varley          142,045              426,135           16 June 05

    Note:
    (a) Under PSP, awards are granted as a provisional allocation and do not 
        give rise to any entitlement to the shares. At the third anniversary, 
        shares may be released by the trustee subject to performance conditions 
        being satisfied.

    No consideration was paid for the grant of any award.

Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 145,544,594 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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