Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
30 April 2004




                                  Barclays PLC

                                SHARE REPURCHASE


Barclays PLC announces that on 30 April 2004 it purchased for cancellation
2,165,000 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 507.64pence per share.




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