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Barclays PLC02 August 2005 BARCLAYS PLC 2 August 2005 Shareholders are advised that Absa have today made an announcement set out belowregarding the acquisition by Barclays Bank PLC of further shares in Absa. Absa Group Limited(Registration number 1986/003934/06)(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)JSE share code: ASAISIN: ZAE000067237("Absa") Barclays Bank PLC(Registered in England)(Registration number: 1026167)("Barclays") DISCLOSURE OF DEALINGS BY BARCLAYS IN ABSA ORDINARY SHARES On 1 August 2005 Barclays acquired 14 500 000 ordinary shares in the issuedshare capital of Absa. Following this acquisition Barclays now has a 56.1% ordinary share holding inAbsa which, taking into account the voting rights attaching to the redeemablecumulative option holding preference shares issued by Absa, affords Barclaysvoting control of Absa. For further information, please contact: Absa Group Limited Barclays PLC Investor Relations Investor RelationsWillie Roux Mark Merson/James Johnson+27 (0) 11 350 4061 +44 (0) 20 7116 5752/2927 Media Relations Media Relations - LondonErrol Smith Chris Tucker+27 (0) 11 350 5768 +44 (0) 20 7116 6223 Media Relations - Johannesburg Liz Hooper +27 (0) 11 328 3160Johannesburg02 August 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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