Transaction in Own Shares

Barclays PLC
18 December 2007


                                                                18 December 2007


                                  Barclays PLC


Barclays PLC (the 'Company') announces that on 18 December 2007 it purchased for
cancellation 1,250,000 Barclays ordinary shares at a price of 518.8208 pence
each. This purchase was carried out pursuant to the Buy Back Programme, details
of which were announced on 5 October 2007 and 14 December 2007. All shares
purchased have been cancelled.


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Investor Relations                                  Media Relations
Mark Merson                                         Alistair Smith/Robin Tozer
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