Purchase of Own Securities

Barclays PLC
13 May 2003





                                  Barclays PLC



                                SHARE REPURCHASE



Barclays PLC announces that on 13th May 2003 it purchased for cancellation
1,230,000 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 405.2818 pence per share.



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