Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
17 October 2005


                                                                 17 October 2005

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

The Company was notified on 14 October 2005 by Personal Equity Plan (PEP) /
Individual Savings Account (ISA) Administrators that on 14 October 2005 the
following director (or his connected persons) had received ordinary shares in
the Company, following the reinvestment of the Barclays dividend for the half
year ended 30 June 2005, at a price of 546.5p per share. The number of shares
received, together with his total beneficial interest following the allotments
are as follows:

Director / PDMR            No. of shares received          Beneficial interest
GA Hoffman                                    159                      172,645

In addition to these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 149,901,225 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC. GA Hoffman, 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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