Directors' Interests

Barclays PLC
04 December 2003


                                                                 4 December 2003

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

The Company was notified on 3 December 2003 by the Plan Manager of the Barclays
Single Company PEP that on 3 December 2003 Mr C J Lendrum, a director of
Barclays PLC, received.17 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 509p per
share as a result of the dividend on the shares held in the PEP for Mr Lendrum
being reinvested.

Following this transaction, Mr Lendrum holds a beneficial interest in 224,430
ordinary shares in the capital of Barclays PLC.

In addition to the interest shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 84,021,811 ordinary shares in Barclays
PLC.  Mr Lendrum, together with other directors and senior executives, is
amongst the potential beneficiaries under these trusts and is therefore regarded
for Companies Act purposes as being interested in the Barclays PLC ordinary
shares held in them.


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