Directors' Interests

Barclays PLC
20 November 2000


       Notification of director's interests: Companies Act section 329


Sir Peter Middleton notified the Company on 17 November 2000 that:

On 10 November 2000 he transferred by way of gift 500 ordinary shares in which
he was beneficially interested to a trust of which he is a co trustee and in
which he has a non beneficial interest; and

On 13 November 2000 he transferred by way of gift 5,400 ordinary shares in
which he was beneficially interested to a trust of which he is a co trustee
and in which he has a non beneficial interest.

Following the transfers, Sir Peter Middleton has a beneficial interest in
34,533 ordinary shares and a non-beneficial interest in 22,900 ordinary shares
in Barclays PLC.

In addition to the interest shown above, the Director has an interest as a
potential beneficiary, together with other Directors and senior executives, in
the total of 7,876,020 Barclays PLC ordinary shares held by the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts.