Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
05 October 2006


                                                                  5 October 2006


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

The Company was notified on 4 October 2006 by the Administrators of the Dividend
Reinvestment Plan (the 'Plan') that on 2 October 2006 the following directors/
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs) (or their connected
persons) had received ordinary shares in the Company under the Plan for the half
year ended 30 June 2006 at a price of 682.00p per share. The number of shares
received, together with their total beneficial interests following the
notification are as follows:

Director/PDMR                   No. of shares received     Beneficial Interest
MW Barrett                                       4,723                 314,562
Sir Richard Broadbent                               47                   8,092
SG Russell                                          39                  18,620
Professor Dame Sandra Dawson                        32                   9,953
DL Roberts                                          16                 221,353

In addition to these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 164,539,801 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC. Matthew W Barrett, 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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