4th Apr 2006 18:07
Barclays PLC04 April 2006 4 April 2006 Director/PDMR shareholding: Disclosure Rules 3.1.4R(l)(a) and 3.1.4R(l)(b) The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust(the "ESAS Trust") notified the Company on 3 April 2006 that it had between 23March and 31 March 2006 exercised its discretion and released a total of2,531,819 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released were inrespect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC. In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Groupemployees' benefit trusts hold a total of 159,905,069 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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