27th Feb 2007 17:00
Barclays PLC27 February 2007 27 February 2007 Director/PDMR shareholding: Disclosure and Transparency 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 Barclays PLC ("the Company") on 26 February 2007 that it had between 20 February 2007 and 23 February 2007 exercised its discretion and released a total of 64,503 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC and between 20 February 2007 and 23 February 2007 it purchased 16,331,131 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at an average price of 764.46 pence per share. None of the shares released were in respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC. 2. The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP) Employees' Benefit Trust (the "PSP Trust") notified the Company on 26 February 2007 that it had on 21 February 2007 exercised its discretion and released a total of 766,628 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released 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 181,145,889 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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