13th Apr 2005 15:00
Barclays PLC13 April 2005 13 April 2005 Notification of directors' interests: Companies Act 1985 s.329 The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust(the "ESAS Trust") notified the Company on 12 April 2005 that it had between 4April 2005 and 7 April 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of37,700 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC and on 4 April 2005 it purchased 35,833ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 546.00p per share. None of theshares released or purchased were in respect of an award made to a director ofBarclays PLC. Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'benefit trusts hold a total of 133,072,502 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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