Directors' Interests

Barclays PLC
23 September 2002




                                                               23 September 2002



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



1.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Trust (the '
PSP & ESOS trust') notified the Company on 23 September 2002 that it had on 17
September 2002 exercised its discretion and released 13,424 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC and on 18 September 2002 it had exercised its discretion and
released 17,336 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC  to participants who exercised
their awards under the Barclays Group Performance Share Plan ('PSP').  The
participants to whom shares were released are not directors of Barclays PLC.



2.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit
Trust (the ' ESAS trust') notified the Company on 23 September 2002 that it
purchased 3,000,000 ordinary shares on 18 September 2002 at a price of 419p per
share.



3.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Supplementary
Trust (the 'ESAS Supplementary trust') notified the Company on 23 September 2002
that it had on 16 September 2002 purchased a total of 1,824 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC at a price of 434p per share.



4.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS)
Supplementary Trust (the 'PSP & ESOS Supplementary trust') notified the Company
on 23 September 2002 that it had on 17 September 2002 exercised its discretion
and released 1,585 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 447p per share
and on 18 September 2002 had exercised its discretion and released 2,046
ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 408p per share.   The participants
to whom shares were released are not directors of Barclays PLC.





Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 67,485,640 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. Sir
Peter Middleton, Mr M W Barrett, Mr C J Lendrum, Mr J M Stewart and Mr J S
Varley, directors of Barclays PLC, 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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