Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
27 April 2004


                                                                   27 April 2004



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

1.   The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit
     Trust (the 'trust') notified the Company on 27 April 2004 that it had 
     between 19 April 2004 and 22 April 2004 exercised its discretion and 
     released 32,839 shares at a price between 490p and 506p and that on 23 
     April 2004 it purchased 458,356 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price 
     of 510p per share. None of the shares released or purchased were in respect 
     of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.

2.   The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Supplementary Trust 
     (the 'ESAS Supplementary trust') notified the Company on 27 April 2004
     that it had on 23 April 2004 purchased a total of 25,318 ordinary shares in
     Barclays PLC at a price of 510p per share. None of the shares purchased 
     were in respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.

3.   The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Trust (the
     'PSP & ESOS trust') notified the Company on 27 April 2004 that it had on 23
     April exercised its discretion and released 15,660 ordinary shares in 
     Barclays PLC to participants who exercised their awards under the Barclays 
     Group Performance Share Plan ('PSP'). None of these shares were released to 
     directors of Barclays PLC.

4.   The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Supplementary 
     Trust (the 'PSP & ESOS Supplementary trust') notified the Company on 27 
     April 2004 that it had on 23 April 2004 exercised its discretion and 
     released 2,005 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of these shares were
     released to directors of Barclays PLC.

Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 107,208,693 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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