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Barclays PLC06 December 2005 6 December 2005 Director/PDMR shareholding: Disclosure Rules 3.1.4R(1)(a) and 3.1.4R(1)(b) 1. The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust (the "ESAS Trust") notified the Company on 5 December 2005 that it had between 28 November and 1 December 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of 48,825 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC and on 2 December 2005 it purchased 547,969 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 600.74p per share. None of the shares released or purchased were in respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC. 2. The independent trustee of the Barclays Group PSP Trust (the "PSP Trust") notified the Company on 5 December 2005 that it had on 2 December 2005 exercised its discretion and purchased a total of 138,503 shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 601.43p per share. The participants for whom the shares were purchased are not directors of Barclays PLC. In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Groupemployees' benefit trusts hold a total of 149,687,414 ordinary shares inBarclays PLC. Matthew W Barrett, Chairman and the executive directors ofBarclays are amongst the potential beneficiaries under these trusts and aretherefore regarded for Companies Act purposes as being interested in theBarclays 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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