Purchase of Own Securities

Barclays PLC
20 May 2004


Barclays PLC

Share Repurchase

Barclays PLC announces that on 20 May 2004 it purchased for cancellation
1,450,000 of its Ordinary Shares at a price of 498.85pence per share.


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