UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
February, 2006
Barclays PLC and
Barclays Bank PLC
(Names of Registrants)
1 Churchill Place
London E14 5HP
England
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes No x
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
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This Report is a joint Report on Form 6-K filed by Barclays PLC and Barclays
Bank PLC. All of the issued ordinary share capital of Barclays Bank PLC is
owned by Barclays PLC.
This Report comprises:
Information given to The London Stock Exchange and furnished pursuant to
General Instruction B to the General Instructions to Form 6-K.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
1. Director/PDMR Shareholding dated 08 February 2006
2. Director/PDMR Shareholding dated 14 February 2006
3. Announcement of Absa Results dated 21 February 2006
4. Director/PDMR Shareholding dated 21 February 2006
5. Director/PDMR Shareholding dated 22 February 2006
6. Director/PDMR Shareholding dated 23 February 2006
7. Director/PDMR Shareholding dated 28 February 2006
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of
the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BARCLAYS PLC
(Registrant)
Date: March 07, 2006 By: /s/ Patrick Gonsalves
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Patrick Gonsalves
Deputy Secretary
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
(Registrant)
Date: March 07, 2006 By: /s/ Patrick Gonsalves
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Patrick Gonsalves
Joint Secretary
Exhibit 1.
8 February 2006
Director/PDMR shareholding: Disclosure Rules 3.1.4R(1)(a) and 3.1.4R(1)(b)
The trustee of the Barclays Group Sharepurchase Plan, an Inland Revenue approved
all-employee share plan, informed the Company on 7 February 2006 that it had on
7 February 2006 purchased, and now held as bare trustee of the Barclays Group
Sharepurchase Plan, the following ordinary shares in the capital of Barclays PLC
for the following directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility
(PDMRs) at a price of 620.00p per share:
Director/PDMR Number of Shares
Mr G A Hoffman 20
Mr D L Roberts 20
Mr J S Varley 20
Mr L C Dickinson 16
The Barclays Group Sharepurchase Plan now includes Matching Shares provided by
the Company on a 1:1 basis up to the first GBP600 per annum invested by the
participant under the Plan. The number of shares purchased on 7 February 2006
for each director/PDMR above includes the Matching Shares.
The revised total shareholding for each director following these transactions is
as follows:
Director Beneficial Holding Non Beneficial
Holding
Mr G A Hoffman 173,750 -
Mr D L Roberts 78,231 -
Mr J S Varley 360,089 -
In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 147,136,632 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC. Matthew W Barrett, Chairman and the executive directors of
Barclays are amongst the potential beneficiaries under these trusts and are
therefore regarded for Companies Act purposes as being interested in the
Barclays PLC ordinary shares held in them.
Exhibit 2.
14 February 2006
Director/PDMR shareholding: Disclosure Rules 3.1.4R(1)(a) and 3.1.4R(1)(b)
The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust
(the "ESAS Trust") notified the Company on 13 February 2006 that it had on 9
February 2006 exercised its discretion and released a total of 8,367 ordinary
shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released were in respect of an award
made to a director of Barclays PLC.
In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 147,128,265 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC. Matthew W Barrett, Chairman and the executive directors of
Barclays are amongst the potential beneficiaries under these trusts and are
therefore regarded for Companies Act purposes as being interested in the
Barclays PLC ordinary shares held in them.
Exhibit 3.
BARCLAYS PLC
21 February 2006
Shareholders are advised that Absa Group Limited ("Absa"), in which Barclays PLC
has a shareholding of 56.6%, has today issued an announcement of its audited
financial results for the nine months ended 31 December 2005. This is a result
of Absa changing its financial year-end to 31st December to conform with
Barclays. For further details please refer to Absa's website, www.absa.co.za
For further information, please contact:
Barclays PLC
Investor Relations Media Relations
Mark Merson/James S Johnson Stephen Whitehead/Chris Tucker
+44 (0) 20 7116 5752/2927 +44 (0) 20 7116 6060/6223
Exhibit 4.
21 February 2006
Director/PDMR shareholding: Disclosure Rules 3.1.4R(1)(a) and 3.1.4R(1)(b)
The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust
(the "ESAS Trust") notified the Company on 20 February 2006 that it had on 17
February 2006 exercised its discretion and released a total of 6,688 ordinary
shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released were in respect of an award
made to a director of Barclays PLC.
In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 147,121,577 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC. Matthew W Barrett, Chairman and the executive directors of
Barclays are amongst the potential beneficiaries under these trusts and are
therefore regarded for Companies Act purposes as being interested in the
Barclays PLC ordinary shares held in them.
Exhibit 5.
22 February 2006
Notification of directors' interests: Companies Act 1985 s.329
On 21 February 2006 the following ordinary shares in Barclays PLC were purchased
on behalf of the following non-executive directors of Barclays PLC at a price of
644.00p per share. As disclosed in the Barclays Annual Report, these purchases
arise from the policy of using part of each director's fee to purchase shares in
Barclays PLC on the directors' behalf which, together with reinvested dividends,
are retained for the director until they leave the Board.
DIRECTOR BARCLAYS PLC TOTAL TOTAL
SHARES BENEFICIAL NON-BENEFICIAL
PURCHASED INTEREST INTEREST
FOLLOWING THIS FOLLOWING THIS
NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION
Sir David Arculus 1,084 20,854 -
Sir Richard Broadbent 946 7,014 -
Leigh Clifford 864 4,324 -
Dr Danie Cronje 669 2,669 -
Professor Dame Sandra Dawson 983 8,805 -
Sir Andrew Likierman 926 4,554 -
Sir Nigel Rudd 1,083 17,871 -
Stephen Russell 1,060 17,281 -
Robert Steel 811 101,132 -
John Sunderland 882 9,190 -
Exhibit 6.
23 February 2006
Director/PDMR shareholding: Disclosure Rules 3.1.4R(1)(a) and 3.1.4R(1)(b)
Mr L C Dickinson a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility of Barclays PLC
("the Company"), notified the Company on 23 February 2006 that, on 23 February
2006, he had sold 10,000 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 670.64p
per share.
Exhibit 7.
28 February 2006
Director/PDMR shareholding: Disclosure Rules 3.1.4R(1)(a) and 3.1.4R(1)(b)
1. The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees'Benefit
Trust (the "ESAS Trust") notified the Company on 27 February 2006 that
it had between 22 February and 23 February 2006 exercised its discretion
and released a total of 112,352 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC and between
22 February and 24 February 2006 purchased a total of 3,665,424 ordinary
shares in Barclays PLC at an average price of 645.43p per share. None of
the shares released or purchased were in respect of an award made to a
director of Barclays PLC.
2. The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Employees'
Benefit Trust (the "PSP & ESOS Trust") notified the Company on 27 February
2006 that it had on 24 February 2006 exercised its discretion and purchased
a total of 5,881,554 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 645.08p
per share. None of the shares purchased were in respect of an award made
to a director of Barclays PLC.
In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 156,556,203 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC. Matthew W Barrett, Chairman and the executive directors of
Barclays are amongst the potential beneficiaries under these trusts and are
therefore regarded for Companies Act purposes as being interested in the
Barclays PLC ordinary shares held in them.