Purchase of Own Securities

Barclays PLC
18 August 2004


Barclays PLC


Share Repurchase


Barclays PLC announces that on 18 August 2004 it purchased for cancellation
650,000 of its Ordinary Shares at a price of 515.2699 pence per share.


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