Directors' Interests

Barclays PLC
07 April 2003






                                                                    7 April 2003



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





1.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit
Trust, (the 'trust') notified the Company on 7 April 2003 that it had between 31
March and 4 April 2003 exercised its discretion and released 3,345,094 ordinary
shares in Barclays PLC to participants in the Executive Share Award Scheme 
('ESAS').   None of these shares were released to a director of Barclays PLC.



2.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Supplementary
Trust (the 'ESAS Supplementary trust') notified the Company on 7 April 2003 that
it had on 31 March 2003 released a total of 5,374 ordinary shares in Barclays
PLC at a price of 361.25p per share.  None of the shares released were in
respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.



3.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Trust (the 
'PSP & ESOS trust') notified the Company on 7 April 2003 that it had between 2
April and 4 April 2003 exercised its discretion and released 110,068 ordinary
shares in Barclays PLC to participants who exercised their awards under the
Barclays Group Performance Share Plan ('PSP').  None of these shares were
released to directors of Barclays PLC.



4.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS)
Supplementary Trust (the 'PSP & ESOS Supplementary trust') notified the Company
on 7 April 2003 that it had between 2 April and 4 April 2003 exercised its
discretion and released 12,989 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC.  None of these
shares were released to directors of Barclays PLC.



Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 80,596,400 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. Sir
Peter Middleton, Mr M W Barrett, Mr C J Lendrum 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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