Directors Interests

Barclays PLC
1 November 2000

                                 Barclays PLC                                 

     Announcement re Sir Brian Jenkins, John Stewart and Stephen Russell      


John Stewart's appointment as a Director of Barclays PLC became effective on
25 October 2000 following the completion of the acquisition of Woolwich plc by
Barclays PLC (the 'Acquisition').  Mr Stewart has the following interests in
Barclays PLC ordinary shares:

(a) He has a beneficial interest in 270 Barclays PLC ordinary shares of £1
each.  

(b) He has options over 617,144 Woolwich shares under the terms of the
Woolwich plc 1998 Executive Share Option Plan and options over 6,436 Woolwich
shares under the terms of the Woolwich Sharesave Schemes. In line with other
participants in these schemes, following the Acquisition, Mr Stewart will
receive proposals to either roll-over his options into Barclays options,
realise any gain by means of a cash arrangement or exercise these options. 

(c) As a participant in the Woolwich Sharesave Schemes he has, following the
Acquisition, an interest as a potential discretionary beneficiary in 474,306
Barclays PLC ordinary shares held by the trustee of the Woolwich Qualifying
Employee Share Ownership Trust.

Mr Stewart together with other Directors and senior executives of Barclays PLC
and Barclays Bank PLC, has an interest as a potential beneficiary in 7,882,756
Barclays PLC ordinary shares held by the independent trustee of the Barclays
Group employees' benefit trusts. These are discretionary trusts established
for the benefit of Barclays Group employees and former employees (and in each
case their families) all of whom are potential beneficiaries. 

Sir Brian Jenkins' and Stephen Russell's appointments as Directors of Barclays
PLC became effective on 25 October 2000 following the Acquisition.  Sir Brian
Jenkins and Mr Russell have the following interests in Barclays PLC ordinary
shares:

                                Beneficial Interest in Barclays PLC
Director                            ordinary shares of £1 each

Sir Brian Jenkins                               74

Stephen Russell                                 98