Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
03 October 2006


                                                                  3 October 2006



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

The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust
(the 'ESAS Trust') notified Barclays PLC on 2 October 2006 that it had on 28
September 2006 and 29 September 2006 exercised its discretion and released a
total of 792,652 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 164,539,801 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. The
Chairman and 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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