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Barclays PLC08 September 2006 8 September 2006 Barclays PLC Director/PDMR shareholding: Disclosure Rules 3.1.4R(1)(a) and 3.1.4R(1)(b) On 7 September 2006, the Company was notified that options had, on 5 September2006, been granted under the Barclays Sharesave Scheme (Sharesave), a HM Revenue& Customs approved all-employee share plan, over ordinary shares in the capitalof Barclays PLC at an exercise price of 510p per share to the followingdirectors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs): Director/PDMR Number of Options Earliest Maturity DateMr G A Hoffman 1,743 01/11/13Mr D L Roberts 631 O1/11/11Mr L C Dickinson 440 01/11/09 The trustee of the Barclays Group Sharepurchase Plan, a HM Revenue & Customsapproved all-employee share plan, informed the Company on 7 September 2006 thatit had on 7 September 2006 purchased, and now held as bare trustee of theBarclays Group Sharepurchase Plan, the following ordinary shares in the capitalof Barclays PLC for the following directors/Persons Discharging ManagerialResponsibility (PDMRs) at a price of 656.50p per share: Director/PDMR Number of SharesMr G A Hoffman 34Mr D L Roberts 34Mr J S Varley 34Mr F F Seegers 319Mr L C Dickinson 14 The Barclays Group Sharepurchase Plan now includes Matching Shares provided bythe Company on a 1:1 basis up to the first £600 per annum invested by theparticipant under the Plan. The number of shares purchased on 7 September 2006for each director/PDMR above includes the Matching Shares. The revised total shareholding for each director following these transactions isas follows: Director Beneficial Holding Non Beneficial Holding Mr G A Hoffman 317,601 -Mr D L Roberts 221,337 -Mr J S Varley 374,976 -Mr F F Seegers 4,319 - In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Groupemployees' benefit trusts hold a total of 165,469,454 ordinary shares inBarclays PLC. The Chairman and the executive directors of Barclays are amongstthe potential beneficiaries under these trusts and are therefore regarded forCompanies Act purposes as being interested in the Barclays PLC ordinary sharesheld in them. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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