Directors' Interests

Barclays PLC
28 June 2001

                                                                  28 June 2001


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


1)  The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Trust (the 'PSP
& ESOS trust') notified the Company:

on 27 June 2001 that it had on 26 June 2001 subscribed for a total of 614
Barclays PLC ordinary shares at a price of 2242p per share;

on 28 June 2001 that it had on 27 June 2001 subscribed for a total of 2,531
Barclays PLC ordinary shares at a price of 2185p per share; and

on 28 June 2001 that it had on 28 June 2001 subscribed for a total of 11,490
Barclays PLC ordinary shares at a price of 2174p per share.

The trustee of the PSP & ESOS trust also notified the Company on 27 June 2001
that it had transferred 614 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC on 26 June 2001
and on 28 June 2001 that it had transferred 2,531 ordinary shares in Barclays
PLC on 27 June 2001 and 11,490 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC on 28 June 2001
to participants in the Woolwich plc 1998 Executive Share Option Plan ('ESOP')
who had elected to exchange their options granted under the ESOP for options
over Barclays PLC ordinary shares following the acquisition of Woolwich plc by
Barclays PLC.  The shares were transferred on the exercise of these options
over Barclays PLC ordinary shares by the participants.


None of these shares were transferred to a director of Barclays PLC.

2)  The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Supplementary
Trust (the 'PSP & ESOS Supplementary trust') notified the Company on 28 June
2001 that it had on 27 June 2001 purchased a total of 433 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC at a price of 2205p per share.  None of the shares purchased was
in respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.

3)  The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit
Trust (the 'ESAS trust') notified the Company on 28 June 2001 that it had:

on 27 June 2001 purchased a total of 110,939 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC
at a price of 2205p per share; and

on 28 June 2001 purchased a total of 2,840 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at
a price of 2185p per share.

None of the shares purchased was in respect of an award made to a director of
Barclays PLC.

4)  The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Supplementary Trust
(the 'ESAS Supplementary trust') notified the Company on 28 June 2001 that it
had on 27 June 2001 purchased a total of 4,708 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC
at a price of 2205p per share.  None of the shares purchased was 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 9,572,387 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC.   Sir Peter Middleton, Mr M W Barrett, Sir Andrew Large, Mr C J
Lendrum, Mr J M Stewart and Mr J S Varley, 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.