Purchase of own Securities

Barclays PLC
19 May 2004



Barclays PLC

Share Repurchase


Barclays PLC announces that on 19 May 2004 it purchased for cancellation 700,000
of its Ordinary Shares at a price of 501.7431pence per share.



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