Directors' Interests

Barclays PLC
13 October 2003




                                                                 13 October 2003



         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 13 October 2003 that it had on 8
October 2003 purchased 2,447 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of
503.68p 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) Supplementary
Trust (the 'ESAS Supplementary trust') notified the Company on 13 October 2003
that it had on 9 October 2003 purchased a total of 1,356 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC at a price of 503.68p 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 100,117,866 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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