Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
04 April 2006

                                                                    4 April 2006 

Director/PDMR shareholding: Disclosure Rules 3.1.4R(l)(a) and 3.1.4R(l)(b)

The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust
(the 'ESAS Trust') notified the Company on 3 April 2006 that it had between 23
March and 31 March 2006 exercised its discretion and released a total of
2,531,819 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released were in
respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.

In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 159,905,069 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC.  The Chairman and the executive directors of Barclays are amongst
the potential beneficiaries under these trusts and are therefore regarded for
Companies Act purposes as being interested in the Barclays PLC ordinary shares
held in them.



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