Purchase of Own Secs. Rplcmnt

Barclays PLC
29 August 2003

'The following replaces the Purchase of own shares announcement released 29th
August 2003 at 08:32 under RNS number 1614P

The announcement should have read Barclays PLC announces that on 28th August
2003 it purchased for cancellation 530,000 of its Ordinary shares from Credit
Suisse First Boston at a price of 469.37 pence per share.



All other details remain unchanged, and the full amended text appears below.'





                                  Barclays PLC

                                SHARE REPURCHASE


Barclays PLC announces that on 28th August 2003 it purchased for cancellation
530,000 of its Ordinary shares from Credit Suisse First Boston at a price of
469.37 pence per share.







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