6th Mar 2007 14:56
Barclays PLC06 March 2007 6 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 5 March 2007 that ithad between 27 February 2007 and 28 February 2007 exercised its discretion andreleased a total of 45,821 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC and between 26February 2007 and 2 March 2007 it purchased 22,664,616 ordinary shares inBarclays PLC at an average price of 729.25 pence per share. 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 203,764,684 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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