Purchase of Own Securities

Barclays PLC
09 August 2004


Barclays PLC


Share Repurchase


Barclays PLC announces that on 9 August 2004 it purchased for cancellation
450,000 of its Ordinary Shares at a price of 498.5437pence per share.


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