Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barclays PLC
01 November 2005





                                                                 1 November 2005

         Notification of directors' interests: Companies Act 1985 s.329

The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust
(the 'ESAS Trust') notified the Company on 31 October 2005 that it had on 26
October 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of 10,996 ordinary
shares in Barclays PLC and on 27 October 2005 purchased a total of 668,006
ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 549.05p per share. None of the
shares purchased or 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 150,446,728 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC.
Matthew W Barrett, Chairman and the executive directors of Barclays 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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