Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
08 March 2004

                                  Barclays PLC

                                SHARE REPURCHASE

Barclays PLC announces that on 08 March 2004 it purchased for cancellation
2,000,000 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 495.99 pence per share.


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