Holding(s) in Company

TR-1

Notification of a Major Interest 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

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

Other: Increase in issued share capital

X

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

AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies

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

5.Date of the transaction and date in which threshold is crossed or breached

22/07/2008

6.Date on which issuer notified

23/07/2008

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

5 %.

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class or Type of shares

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

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

362,431,612

362,431,612

72,684,279

72,684,279

290,345,347

0.89

3.56

3134865

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after triggering transaction

Type of Financial Instrument

Expiration date

Exercise / conversion period / date

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

% of voting rights

Total A + B

Number of Voting Rights

% of voting rights

363,029,626

4.46%

9.Chain

Name of the Company / Fund

Number of Shares

% of issued share capital

AXA Sun Life plc

2,435,434

0.02990

(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)

Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X

485,714

0.00596

Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X

7,371,800

0.09051

Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X

9,021,923

0.11078

Direct

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC

789,285

0.00969

Ethical Fund

Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC

145,714

0.00179

Extra Income Fund

Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC

3,950,000

0.04850

UK Equity Income Fund

Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC

350,000

0.00430

UK Growth Fund

Indirect

PPP Healthcare Group plc

178,150

0.00219

Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd

225,000

0.00276

Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd

789,286

0.00969

Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c X

4,335,122

0.05323

Direct

Sun Life Assurance Society Plc

1,315,615

0.01615

Direct

AXA Insurance UK

493,200

0.00606

Direct

AXA UK Group Pension Scheme

995,000

0.01222

Indirect

AXA General Unit Trust

1,098,000

0.01348

Indirect

AXA Financial, Inc

264,714,829

3.25029

Indirect

AXA Colonia Konzern

7,314,656

0.08981

Direct

Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd

2,428,571

0.02982

Direct

AXA France

1,449,453

0.01780

Indirect

AXA Australia

270,200

0.00332

Indirect

AXA Rosenberg

10,888,735

0.13370

Indirect

AXA Seguros

62,200

0.00076

Direct

AXA Financial, Inc *

1,695,981

0.02082

Indirect

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd

349,841

0.00430

Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd

81,243

0.00100

Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd

1,214,285

0.01491

LTAV UK Equity

Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd

833,900

0.01024

ABL High Alpha

Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd

1,053,248

0.01293

FTSE All Share Tracker

Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management

5,362,856

0.06585

LTAV UK Equity

Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management

4,013,600

0.04928

ABL High Alpha

Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management

5,567,375

0.06836

FTSE All Share Tracker

Direct

AXA Framlington

22,818

0.00028

Indirect

AXA Framlington

1,500,000

0.01842

Indirect

AXA Framlington

1,150,000

0.01412

Indirect

Framlington onshore private clients

302,604

0.00372

Indirect

Framlington onshore private clients

1,300

0.00002

Indirect

AXA Winterthur

10,980,442

0.13482

Direct

Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive

4,415,564

0.05422

Direct

Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive

2,355,254

0.02892

Direct

AXA Framlington

50,000

0.00061

Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC

971,428

0.01193

UK Distribution OEIC

Indirect

Total Direct

72,684,279

0.89245

Total Indirect

290,345,347

3.56500

TOTAL

363,029,626

4.45745

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:

14. Contact Name

15. Contact telephone number