4th Jul 2006 16:35
Barclays PLC04 July 2006 4 July 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 the Company on 3 July 2006 that it had on 28 June2006 exercised its discretion and purchased a total of 795,085 ordinary sharesin Barclays PLC at a price of 599.71p per share and on 30 June 2006 it releaseda total of 494,512 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares purchasedor 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 163,327,075 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. TheChairman and the executive directors of Barclays 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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