Barclays PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number:4157M
Barclays PLC
23 January 2008

23 January 2008

Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC (the "Company") announces that on 23 January 2008 it purchased for
cancellation 2,000,000 Barclays ordinary shares at a price of 451.2919 pence
each. This purchase was carried out pursuant to the Buy Back Programme, details
of which were announced on 5 October 2007 and 14 December 2007. All shares
purchased have been cancelled.

For further information please contact

Investor Relations Media Relations
Mark Merson Alistair Smith/Robin Tozer
+44 (0) 20 7116 5752 +44 (0) 20 7116 6132/6586

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