Directors' Dealings

BARCLAYS PLC
6 October 1999


   Notification of directors' interests : Companies Act s329

The following directors notified the Company on 5 October 1999
that on 1 October 1999 they had received ordinary shares in
the Company by way of the dividend reinvestment plan for the
1999 interim dividend at a price of 17.80667p per share.  The
number of shares received by each, together with their
beneficial interests following the allotments, are as follows:

Director          No. of shares received         Beneficial
                                                 interests
                                                      
P J Jarvis                  11                     2,057
                                                      
J S Varley                 114                    20,465