Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
31 August 2005



                                                                  31 August 2005

         Notification of directors' interests: Companies Act 1985 s.329

The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust
(the 'ESAS Trust') notified the Company on 30 August 2005 that it had on 24
August 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of 5,765 ordinary
shares in Barclays PLC and on 26 August 2005 it had purchased a total of
2,257,953 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 554.91p per share. None
of the shares released or purchased were in respect of an award made to a
director of Barclays PLC.

Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 147,855,851 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC.
Matthew W Barrett, 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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