Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
31 March 2005





                                                                   31 March 2005


         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 30 March 2005 that it had between 21
March 2005 and 24 March 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of
780,327 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released 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 135,252,683 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC.
Matthew W 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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