Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
24 May 2004



                                                                     24 May 2004

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

1.   The Company was notified on 21 May 2004 by the Plan Manager of the
Barclays Self Select PEP that on 14 May 2004, Mr C J Lendrum, a director of
Barclays PLC, received 29 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 494.5p
per share as a result of the dividend on the shares held in the PEP for Mr
Lendrum being reinvested.

Following this transaction, Mr Lendrum holds a beneficial interest in 231,472
ordinary shares in the capital of Barclays PLC.

Following this transaction, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 107,095,589 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. Mr
Lendrum, 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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