Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
16 February 2001

                                                             16 February 2001


           Notification of directors' interests: Companies Act s329

The following directors of Barclays PLC notified the Company on 15 February
2001 that they purchased on 15 February 2001 the following ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC at a price of 2322p per share:


DIRECTOR              BARCLAYS PLC        TOTAL BENEFICIAL                TOTAL

                            SHARES                INTEREST       NON-BENEFICIAL

                         PURCHASED          FOLLOWING THIS             INTEREST

                                              NOTIFICATION       FOLLOWING THIS

                                                                   NOTIFICATION
T D G Arculus                   89                   2,338                    -
H M Cropper                     92                   1,884                    -
P J Jarvis                     269                   4,059                    -
Sir Brian Jenkins               50                     550               26,300
Sir Nigel Mobbs                100                  11,014                5,000
Sir Nigel Rudd                  97                   1,608                    -
S G Russell                     50                   1,159                    -