Director Shareholding

Barclays PLC
04 May 2005


                                                                      4 May 2005



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

The Company was notified on 3 May 2005 by the Administrators of the Dividend
Reinvestment Plan (the 'Plan') that on 29 April 2005 the following directors had
received ordinary shares in the Company under the Plan for the year ended 31
December 2004 at a price of 538.18p per share. The number of shares received by
each director, together with their total beneficial interests following the
allotments are as follows:

Director                    No. of shares received        Beneficial Interest
MW Barrett                  8,381                         297,623
Sir Richard Broadbent       84                            5,048
SG Russell                  69                            14,958

In addition to these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 134,368,636 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC. Matthew W Barrett, 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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