Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
21 April 2004



                                  Barclays PLC


                                SHARE REPURCHASE


Barclays PLC announces that on 21 April 2004 it purchased for cancellation
5,364,545 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 504.366 pence per share.


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