Directors' Interests

Barclays PLC
16 August 2002


                                                                  16 August 2002

        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 16 August 2002 that it had on 12
August 2002 exercised its discretion and released 85,729 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC and on 13 August 2002 exercised its discretion and released 3,398
ordinary shares in Barclays PLC to participants in the Executive Share Award
Scheme ('ESAS').  None of the shares were released to a director of Barclays
PLC.

The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust
(the ' ESAS trust') notified the Company on 16 August 2002 that it purchased
6,000,000 ordinary shares on 15 August 2002 at a price of 438p per share.

The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Trust (the 'PSP &
ESOS trust') notified the Company on 16 August 2002 that it had on 12 August
2002 exercised its discretion and released 4,504 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC
to a participant who exercised their award under the Barclays Group Performance
Share Plan ('PSP').  The participant to whom shares were released is not a
director of Barclays PLC.

Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 64,279,868 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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