Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
02 November 2006



                                                                 2 November 2006



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



Barclays PLC was notified on 1 November 2005 that on 1 November 2005 the
following Director and Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMR)
exercised options granted under the Barclays PLC SAYE Share Option Scheme and
received the following shares:

Director/PDMR        Number of shares         Price per share (pence)
M W Barrett          2,479                    373.00
L C Dickinson        980                      411.00


The revised total shareholding for Mr Barrett following this transaction is as
follows:

Director             Beneficial Holding       Non Beneficial Holding
M W Barrett          317,041                  -


In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 168,576,065 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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