11th Apr 2006 17:15
Barclays PLC11 April 2006 11 April 2006 Director/PDMR shareholding: Disclosure 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 the Company on 10 April 2006 that it had between 3 April and 7 April 2006 exercised its discretion and released a total of 399,700 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. 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 10 April that it had on 4 April 2006 exercised its discretion and purchased a total of 19,938 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares purchased were in respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC. 3. Gary Hoffman, a Director of Barclays PLC, notified the Company on 10 April 2006 that, on 10 April 2006, he had exercised the following ISOP option: Number of shares Option price (pence) Shares sold Price (pence) 200,000 390.00 200,000 693.00 The revised total shareholding for Mr Hoffman following this transaction is 317,123 ordinary shares. In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Groupemployees' benefit trusts hold a total of 159,525,307 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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