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Barclays PLC22 June 2007 22nd June 2007 BARCLAYS PLC Barclays notes the press comment regarding its exposure to funds which haveinvested in sub-prime mortgage assets in the US. In the ordinary course of itsbusiness Barclays Capital has some exposure to such funds. Any loss in relationto such exposure is not expected to be material. - ENDS - For further information please contact: Investor Relations Media RelationsMark Merson/James S Johnson Alistair Smith+44 (0) 20 7116 5752/2927 +44 (0) 20 7116 6132 Contact at Barclays Capital in London: Siobhan Loftus +44 (0) 20 7773 7371 Forward Looking StatementsThis document contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning ofSection 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section27A of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to certain ofBarclays plans and its current goals and expectations relating to its futurefinancial condition and performance and which involve a number of risks anduncertainties. Barclays cautions readers that no forward-looking statement is aguarantee of future performance and that actual results could differ materiallyfrom those contained in the forward-looking statements. These forward-lookingstatements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate only tohistorical or current facts. Forward-looking statements sometimes use words suchas 'aim', 'anticipate', 'target', 'expect', 'estimate', 'intend', 'plan','goal', 'believe', or other words of similar meaning. Examples offorward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding theconsummation of the business combination between ABN AMRO and Barclays withinthe expected timeframe and on the expected terms (if at all), the benefits ofthe business combination transaction involving ABN AMRO and Barclays, includingthe achievement of synergy targets, ABN AMRO's and Barclays future financialposition, income growth, impairment charges, business strategy, projected costsand estimates of capital expenditure and revenue benefits, projected levels ofgrowth in the banking and financial markets, the combined group's futurefinancial and operating results, future financial position, projected costs andestimates of capital expenditures, and plans and objectives for futureoperations of ABN AMRO, Barclays and the combined group and other statementsthat are not historical fact. Additional risks and factors are identified inBarclays filings with the SEC including Barclays Annual Report on Form 20-F forthe fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, which is available on Barclays websiteat www.barclays.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date they aremade. Barclays does not undertake to update forward-looking statements toreflect any changes in expectations with regard thereto or any changes inevents, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Thereader should, however, consult any additional disclosures that Barclays hasmade or may make in documents they have filed or may file with the SEC. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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