Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
22 October 2004

                                                                 22 October 2004

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

1.  The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit 
    Trust (the 'ESAS Trust') notified the Company on 21 October 2004 that it had 
    on 20 October 2004 exercised its discretion and released a total of 58,000 
    ordinary shares in Barclays PLC and on 21 October 2004 it purchased a total 
    of 1,367,619 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 546.69p 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 21 October 2004 
    that it had on 21 October 2004 exercised its discretion and purchased a 
    total of 129,236 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 546.69p per 
    share. None of the shares purchased 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 115,794,415 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC.
Matthew 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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