Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
05 May 2004


                                  Barclays PLC



                    SHARE REPURCHASE


Barclays PLC announces that on 5th May 2004 it purchased for cancellation
3,340,000 of its Ordinary shares at a price of  509.11pence per share.



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