Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
13 December 2007


                                                                13 December 2007


                                  Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC (the 'Company') announces that on 13 December 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 1,100,000 Barclays ordinary shares at a price of 531.4152 pence
each. This purchase was carried out pursuant to the Buy Back Programme, details
of which were announced on 5 October 2007. All shares purchased have been
cancelled.


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Investor Relations         Media Relations
Mark Merson                Alistair Smith/Robin Tozer
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