22nd Mar 2005 18:02
Barclays PLC22 March 2005 22 March 2005 Notification of directors' interests: Companies Act 1985 s.329 1.The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust (the "ESAS Trust") notified the Company on 21 March 2005 that it had on 17 March 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of 227,350 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. Of these shares, the following were released to directors of Barclays PLC: Director Shares released Shares sold on Price Shares Shares to director behalf of director per share sold by retained to meet tax and (pence) director by director national insurance liability M W Barrett 67,159 27,637 550.74 39,522 0 2.The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Employees' Benefit Trust (the "PSP & ESOS Trust") notified the Company on 21 March 2005 that it had on 14 March 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of 10,404 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released were in respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC. 3.The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Supplementary Trust (the "PSP & ESOS Supplementary Trust") notified the Company on 21 March 2005 that it had on 14 March 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of 1,332 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released were in respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC. Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'benefit trusts hold a total of 136,033,010 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC.Matthew W Barrett, Chairman, and the executive directors of Barclays are amongstthe potential beneficiaries under these trusts and are therefore regarded forCompanies Act purposes as being interested in the Barclays PLC ordinary sharesheld in them. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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