Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
25 February 2004




                                  Barclays PLC

              SHARE REPURCHASE

Barclays PLC announces that on 25th February 2004 it purchased for cancellation
1,267,151 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 491.78 pence per share.




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