Purchase of Own Securities

Barclays PLC
02 September 2004


Barclays PLC

Share Repurchase

Barclays PLC announces that on 2 September 2004 it purchased for cancellation
380,000 of its Ordinary Shares at a price of 521.7198 pence per share.


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