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Barclays PLC02 May 2008 BARCLAYS PLC Notification of Major Interests in Shares TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1.Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existingshares to which voting rights are attached: Barclays PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notificationobligation: Appleby Trust (Jersey) Limited in its capacity as trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust and the Barclays Group (PSP) Employees' Benefit Trust 4. Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3.): Greenwood Nominees Limited - acting as custodian 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold iscrossed or reached: 5 September 2007 6. Date on which the issuer notified: TR-1 submitted on 1 May 2008 7. Thresholds(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3% 8. Notified Details: 8A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Ord GBP 25p (ISIN CODE: GB0031348658) Situation previous to the Triggering transaction Number of shares Number of Voting Rights203,767,198 203,767,198 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: Number of shares Number of Voting Rights % of voting rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect206,632,598 206,632,598 N/a 3.02% N/a 8B: Financial Instruments Type of financial Expiration date Number of % ofinstrument voting rights voting rights N/a N/a N/a N/a TOTAL (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights206,632,598 3.02% 9.Chain of controlled undertakings through which the votingrights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Not disclosed Proxy Voting: 10.Name of proxy holder: Not disclosed 11.Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: Not disclosed 12.Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: Not disclosed 13.Additional information: It is our normal practice to abstain from voting in relation to our holding Contact name for enquiries: Lawrence DickinsonCompany Secretary020 7116 80992 May 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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