6th Jan 2005 16:51
Barclays PLC06 January 2005 6 January 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 5 January 2005 that it had on 29December 2004 exercised its discretion and released a total of 924,517 ordinaryshares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released were in respect of an awardmade to a director of Barclays PLC. Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'benefit trusts hold a total of 115,031,594 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. MrBarrett, Chairman, and the executive directors of Barclays are amongst thepotential 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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