Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
12 March 2004

                                  Barclays PLC

                                SHARE REPURCHASE

Barclays PLC announces that on 12 March 2004 it purchased for cancellation
2,732,033 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 484.82 pence per share.



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