Directors' Interests

Barclays PLC
18 February 2002



                                                                18 February 2002


            Notification of directors' interests: Companies Act s329

The following directors of Barclays PLC notified the Company on 18 February 2002
that they purchased on 15 February 2002 the following ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC at a price of 2127p per share:



DIRECTOR              BARCLAYS PLC    TOTAL BENEFICIAL     TOTAL
                      SHARES          INTEREST             NON-BENEFICIAL
                      PURCHASED       FOLLOWING THIS       INTEREST
                                      NOTIFICATION         FOLLOWING THIS
                                                           NOTIFICATION


T D G Arculus         143             2,584               -
H M Cropper           148             2,141               -
Sir Brian Jenkins     122             757                 26,300
Sir Nigel Mobbs       162             11,285              5,000
Sir Nigel Rudd        157             1,889               -
S G Russell           174             1,445               -
G M Wallace           117             648



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