20th Mar 2007 14:26
Barclays PLC20 March 2007 20 March 2007 Director/PDMR shareholding: Disclosure and Transparency 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 19 March 2007 thatit had between 14 March 2007 and 16 March 2007 exercised its discretion andreleased a total of 168,604 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the sharesreleased 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 208,844,689 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. Theexecutive directors of Barclays PLC are amongst the potential beneficiariesunder these trusts and are therefore regarded for Companies Act purposes asbeing 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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