Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

BARCLAYS PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

YES

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

NO

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

NO

Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Qatar Investment Authority

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Qatar Holding LLC

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

17 APRIL 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21 APRIL 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

6%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Qatar Holding LLC has disposed of beneficial ownership of 35,000,000 ordinary shares in Barclays plc and as of the date of this notification, holds beneficial ownership of ordinary shares representing 5.82% of Barclays plc's total issued ordinary share capital.

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code Ordinary shares of 25 pence each

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares 522,755,622

Number of voting rights 522,755,622

Number of shares 487,755,622

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct 487,755,622

Indirect N/a

Direct 5.82%

Indirect N/a

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

N/a

N/a

N/a

N/a

N/a

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

487,755,622

5.82 %

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Qatar Holding LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qatar Investment Authority ("QIA").

Proxy Voting: N/a

10. Name of proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

This notification has been prepared using the total voting rights figure of 8,383,110,312 as set out in the public announcement made by Barclays plc dated 31 March 2009.

14 Contact name:

Lawrence Dickinson

Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7116 8099