Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
03 April 2007


                                                                    3 April 2007


          Director/PDMR shareholding: Disclosure and Transparency Rules 
                          3.1.4R(1)(a) and 3.1.4R(1)(b)


The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust
notified Barclays PLC on 2 April 2007 that it had between 26 March 2007 and 30
March 2007 exercised its discretion and released a total of 2,784,193 ordinary
shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released 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 205,862,738 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. The
executive directors of Barclays PLC 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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