Repurchase of Shares

Barclays PLC
4 April 2002


                                                                    4 April 2002


                                  BARCLAYS PLC

                                SHARE REPURCHASE


Barclays PLC announces that on 4 April 2002 it purchased for cancellation
250,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 2135.52p per ordinary share.




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