Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
10 March 2004


                                  Barclays PLC


                               SHARE REPURCHASE


Barclays PLC announces that on 10 March 2004 it purchased for cancellation
4,005,853 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 498.94 pence per share.



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