Conference Speech

Barclays PLC
07 October 2003


                                                             7th October 2003



                               BARCLAYS PLC



Matthew W. Barrett, CEO of Barclays PLC, is speaking today at the Merrill Lynch
European Banking And Insurance Conference.



A transcript of the speech will be available later this morning on the Barclays
website at: www.investorrelations.barclays.co.uk.





                                      ENDS





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