Directorate Change

Barclays PLC
01 September 2005


                                  Barclays PLC

                       Notification of director's details

Further to the statement made in the interim results announcement dated 5 August
2005, Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC today confirm that Danie Cronje (age
58) has been appointed to the Boards of Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC, as a
non-executive director, with immediate effect.

Dr. Cronje is Chairman of Absa Group Limited, in which Barclays Bank PLC has a
56.1% ordinary share holding.  He is also Chairman of Sage Group Limited and a
director of Idion Technology Holdings Limited.

There are no further details that are required to be disclosed in respect of the
appointments under LR 9.6.13 R of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.


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