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Barclays PLC19 October 2005 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WHO OWN OR CONTROL 1% OR MORE OF ANY CLASS OF RELEVANT SECURITY (Rule 8.3 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) +-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+|Name of purchaser/vendor * |BARCLAYS PLC |+-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+|Company dealt in |LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE || |PLC |+-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+|Relevant security dealt in |ORD GBP 0. 058333 || | |+-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+|If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which | ||connected | || | |+-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+|If a connected EFM, nature of connection # | || | |+-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+|Date of dealing |18 OCTOBER 2005 || | |+-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+ DEALINGS + Amount bought Price per unit (currency must be stated) Amount sold Price per unit (currency must be stated) 14,648 5.419013,100 5.4202 Resultant total amount and percentage of the same relevantsecurity owned or controlled 6,769,466 (2.65%) IS A SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)/FORM 8 (OPTION) ATTACHED? YES Date of disclosure 19 OCTOBER 2005 Contact name BARCLAYS CORPORATE SECRETARIAT Telephone number 020 7116 2913 * Specify the owner or controller in addition to the person dealing. The namingof nominees or vehicle companies is insufficient. In the case of disclosure ofdealings by fund managers on behalf of discretionary clients, the clients neednot be named. # See the definition of "connected fund managers and principal traders" in theDefinitions Section of the Code. + If disclosing dealings/holdings in derivatives or options, please attachSupplemental Form 8 (Derivative) or Supplemental Form 8 (Option), asappropriate. For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and itsNotes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE) DEALINGS/HOLDINGS IN DERIVATIVES (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii), Form 8.2 or Form 8.3, as appropriate) Description of all derivative products CFD - A purchaser of a CFD willdisclosed on this form realise a gain if the price of the underlying security goes up. A seller of a CFD will realise a gain if the price of the underlying security goes down. The CFD contracts are open ended and there is no rollover into new contracts. Full details of any agreement, Nonearrangement or understanding between theperson disclosing and any other personrelating to the voting rights or futureacquisition or disposal of any relevantsecurities to which any derivativereferred to on this form is referenced.If none, this should be stated. WRITING/ENTERING INTO A DERIVATIVE Product Transaction Writing/entering Number of Reference Maturityname date into (indicate securities to which price date as applicable) the derivative is (currency must referenced be stated)eg longCFDLong 18/10/ Written 14,648 5.4190CFD 2005Long 18/10/ Written 13,100 5.4202CFD 2005 CLOSING OUT A DERIVATIVE Product Transaction Number of securities to Reference price Closing out pricename date which the derivative is (currency must be (currency must be referenced stated) stated)eg longCFD FOR DETAILS OF OPEN DERIVATIVES, PLEASE SEE DISCLOSURE MADE ON 18 OCTOBER 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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