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

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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

YES

Other (please specify): 

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

Appleby Trust (Jersey) Limited in its capacity as trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust Barclays Group (PSP) Employees' Benefit Trust and the Barclays Group (Canada) Employees' Benefit Trust

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

Greenwood Nominees Limited - acting as custodian

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

31 July 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

1 August 2008 

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

3.00%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

GB0031348658

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

212,579,807

Number of voting rights

212,579,807

Number of shares

212,579,807

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

212,579,807

Indirect

Direct

2.61%

Indirect

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

212,579,807

2.61%

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

Proxy Voting:

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:

It is our normal practice to abstain from voting in relation to our holding