14th Nov 2006 15:43
Barclays PLC14 November 2006 14 November 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 13 November 2006that it had on 6 November 2006 exercised its discretion and released a total of64,749 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares purchased were inrespect 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 168,511,316 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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