Purchase of Own Securities

Barclays PLC
20 September 2004

Barclays PLC

Share Repurchase

Barclays PLC announces that on 20 September 2004 it purchased for cancellation
250,000 of its Ordinary Shares at a price of 529.2638 pence per share.

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