Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
15 June 2004


                                                                    15 June 2004


         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 14 June 2004 that it had on 10 June
2004 exercised its discretion and released 1,811 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC
to participants in the Executive Share Award Scheme ('ESAS').  The participants
to whom the shares were released are not directors of Barclays PLC.

Following this transaction, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 107,784,769 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC.  Sir
Peter Middleton, 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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