Holding(s) in Company

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

BARCLAYS PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

No

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

No

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):

New disclosure rules in force

Yes

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

His Excellency Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabor Al Thani

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

Challenger Universal Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

1 June 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

5 June 2009

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

Below 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each

117,979,379

117,979,379

117,979,379

117,979,379

N/A

1.41%

N/A

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Mandatorily Convertible Notes ("MCNs")

153.276p

30 June 2009

MCNs are convertible at the option of Challenger Universal Limited up until 23 June 2009 and if not converted on or prior to such date will automatically convert into Barclays plc Ordinary Shares on 30 June 2009 

195,725,358

2.33%

N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

313,704,737

3.74%

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

Challenger Universal Limited is ultimately beneficially owned by His Excellency Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabor Al Thani and his family.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

13. Additional information:

As required under the DTRs, this notification has been prepared using the total voting rights figure of 8,391,578,567 as set out in the public announcement made by Barclays PLC dated 29 May 2009. Consequently the quoted percentage of voting rights detailed in this notice has been calculated without the further shares to be issued when the Mandatorily Convertible Notes included in this notification and Warrants issued by Barclays PLC on 31 October 2008 are converted. This results in percentage figures which are artificially high. On a fully diluted basis assuming that all such Warrants are exercised and all MCNs are converted the resulting percentage interest would be 2.50%.

14. Contact name:

Mr. Fakirahmed Gulam M Kaldane Al Wajiba Palace

Dukhan Road

PO Box 4044 Doha

Qatar

15. Contact telephone number:

Tel: +974.481.7000