Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
15 December 2003

                                  Barclays PLC

                                SHARE REPURCHASE

Barclays PLC announces that on 15th December 2003 it purchased for cancellation
830,000 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 480.85 pence per share.


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