Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
04 May 2004


                                Barclays PLC

                              SHARE REPURCHASE


Barclays PLC announces that on 4th May 2004 it purchased for cancellation
525,000 of its Ordinary shares at a price of  508.21pence per share.


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