Directors' Interests

Barclays PLC
22 December 2003


                                                                22 December 2003

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


1.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit
Trust, (the 'ESAS trust') notified the Company on 22 December 2003 that it had
on 18 December 2003 exercised its discretion and released 1,680,054 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.



2.       The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit
Trust, (the 'ESAS trust') notified the Company on 22 December 2003 that it had
on 17 December 2003 purchased a total of 473,921 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC
at a price of 587.49p 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 22 December 2003
that it had on 17 December 2003 purchased a total of 27,515 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC at a price of 487.49p 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 (ESAS) Supplementary
Trust (the 'ESAS Supplementary trust') notified the Company on 22 December 2003
that it had on 18 December 2003 released a total of 13,483 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC at a price of 495.75p per share.  None of the shares released 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 82,797,943 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. Sir
Peter Middleton, Mr M W Barrett, Mr C J Lendrum 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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