12th Sep 2006 14:44
Barclays PLC12 September 2006 12 September 2006 Director/PDMR shareholding: Disclosure Rules 3.1.4R(1)(a) and 3.1.4R(1)(b) The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust(the "ESAS Trust") notified Barclays PLC ("the Company") on 11 September 2006that it had on 7 September 2006 exercised its discretion and released a total of30,039 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released were inrespect 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 165,439,415 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. TheChairman and the executive directors of Barclays PLC are amongst the potentialbeneficiaries under these trusts and are therefore regarded for Companies Actpurposes as being interested in the Barclays PLC ordinary shares held in them. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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