BARCLAYS PLC
Notification of Major Interests in Shares
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1.Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached:
Barclays PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation:
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
4. Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3.):
N/a
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached:
23 February 2009
6. Date on which the issuer notified:
23 February 2009
7. Thresholds(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
BELOW 3% THRESHOLD
8. Notified Details:
8. A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares
Ord GBP 25p (ISIN CODE: GB0031348658)
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
Number of shares Number of Voting Rights
329,648,746 329,648,746
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Number of shares Number of Voting Rights % of voting rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
N/A N/A N/A N/A
8B: Financial Instruments
Type of financial Expiration date Number of % of
instrument voting rights voting rights
N/A N/A N/A N/A
TOTAL (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
N/A LESS THAN 3%
9.Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
N/A
Proxy Voting:
10.Name of proxy holder:
N/A
11.Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
N/A
12.Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
N/A
13.Additional information:
Notification using shares in issue figure of 8,374,434,560
Contact name for enquiries:
Lawrence Dickinson
Company Secretary
020 7116 8099
24 February 2009