Directors' Interests

Barclays PLC
24 February 2003





                                                                24 February 2003



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


1.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Trust (the 'trust
') notified the Company on 24 February 2003 that it had between 18 February and
21 February purchased a total of 16,527,958 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at
prices ranging from 357.38p to 383.20p per share.  None of the shares purchased
were in respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.



2.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit
Trust, (the 'trust') notified the Company on 24 February 2003 that it had on 21
February 2003 exercised its discretion and released 1,114,039 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC to participants in the Executive Share Award Scheme ('ESAS').
None of these shares were released to a director of Barclays PLC.



3.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Trust (the '
PSP & ESOS trust') notified the Company on 24 February 2003 that it had on 18
February 2003 exercised its discretion and released 8,500 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.



4.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Supplementary
Trust (the 'ESAS Supplementary trust') notified the Company on 24 February 2003
that it had on 20 February 2003 purchased a total of 20,673 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC at a price of 383.20p per share.



5.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS)
Supplementary Trust (the 'PSP & ESOS Supplementary trust') notified the Company
on 24 February 2003 that it had on 18 February 2003 exercised its discretion and
released 1,003 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC.



Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 86,076,323 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. Sir
Peter Middleton, Mr M W Barrett, 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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