Directors' Interests

Barclays PLC
7 May 2002



                                                                      7 May 2002


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


1.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit
Trust, (the 'trust') notified the Company on 7 May 2002 that it had on 29 April
2002 exercised its discretion and released 5,782 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC
at a price of 614p per share to a participant in the Executive Share Award
Scheme ('ESAS'). The participant to whom shares were released is not a director
of Barclays PLC.



2.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit
Trust, (the 'trust') notified the Company on 7 May 2002 that it had on 3 May
2002 exercised its discretion and purchased 629,862 ordinary shares in Barclays
PLC at a price of 625p per share.  None of the shares purchased were in respect
of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.



3.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Supplementary
Trust (the 'ESAS Supplementary trust') notified the Company on 7 May 2002 that
it had on 3 May 2002 purchased a total of 38,313 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC
at a price of 625p per share.  None of the shares purchased were in respect of
an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.



4.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS)
Supplementary Trust (the 'PSP & ESOS Supplementary trust') notified the Company
on 7 May 2002 that it had on 3 May 2002 exercised its discretion and purchased
1,801 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 625p 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 58,257,526 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.






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