31st Oct 2006 15:27
Barclays PLC31 October 2006 31 October 2006 Director/PDMR shareholding: Disclosure 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 30 October 2006 thatit had on 27 October 2006 exercised its discretion and released a total of73,207 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC and on 24 October 2006 it purchased1,031,880 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 716.48 pence per share.None of the shares purchased were in respect of an award made to a director ofBarclays PLC. Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'benefit trusts hold a total of 168,576,065 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. TheChairman and the executive directors of Barclays PLC are amongst the potentialbeneficiaries under these trusts and are therefore regarded for Companies Actpurposes as being 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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