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
March 2005
Barclays PLC and
Barclays Bank PLC
(Names of Registrants)
54 Lombard Street
London EC3P 3AH
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
Exhibit No:
1. Doc.re Pricing Supplement - dated 07 March 2005
2. Director Shareholding - dated 07 March 2005
3. Director Shareholding - dated 08 March 2005
4. Director Shareholding - dated 11 March 2005
5. Director Shareholding - dated 15 March 2005
6. Annual Report and Accounts - dated 21 March 2005
7. Annual Report and Accounts - dated 21 March 2005
8. Re: Notes etc - dated 21 March 2005
9. Directorate Change - dated 21 March 2005
10. Director Shareholding - dated 22 March 2005
11. Director Shareholding - dated 31 March 2005
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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: April 1st, 2005 By: /s/ Patrick Gonsalves
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Patrick Gonsalves
Deputy Secretary
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
(Registrant)
Date: April 1st, 2005 By: /s/ Patrick Gonsalves
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Patrick Gonsalves
Joint Secretary
Exhibit No.1
Barclays Bank PLC Doc re. Pricing Supplement
Issuer: Barclays Bank PLC
Series Number: 153
Description: Floating Rate Notes due March 2010
Currency/Principal Amount: CZK 1,500,000,000
Issue Price: 100.00 per cent
Specified Denominations: CZK 1,000,000
Issue Date: 8 March 2005
Maturity Date: March 2010
ISIN: XS0213909335
A copy of the above document has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority
and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's
Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Tel. No. (0)20 7676 1000
Exhibit No.2
7 March 2005
Notification of directors' interests: Companies Act 1985 s.329
1. The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit
Trust (the "ESAS Trust") notified the Company on 4 March 2005 that it had
on 2 March 2005 exercised its discretion and purchased a total of 2,812,407
ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 570.55p per share. None of
the shares purchased were in respect of an award made to a director of
Barclays PLC.
2. The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Supplementary Trust
(the "ESAS Supplementary Trust") notified the Company on 4 March 2005 that
it had on 2 March 2005 exercised its discretion and purchased a total of
270,818 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 570.55p per share.
None of the shares purchased were in respect of an award made to a director
of Barclays PLC.
3. The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Employees'
Benefit Trust (the "PSP & ESOS Trust") notified the Company on 7 March 2005
that it had on 1 March 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total
of 31,980 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released were
in respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.
4. The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Supplementary
Trust (the "PSP & ESOS Supplementary Trust") notified the Company on 7 March
2005 that it had on 1 March 2005 exercised its discretion and released a
total of 2,016 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released
were in respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.
Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 151,440,275 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC.
Matthew 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 No. 3
8 March 2005
Notification of directors' interests: Companies Act 1985 s.329
1. The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit
Trust notified the Company on 7 March 2005 that it had on 7 March 2005
granted rights in the form of nil cost options to the directors of Barclays
PLC listed below under the Barclays PLC Executive Share Award Scheme
("ESAS"), to acquire ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. The ESAS options are
exercisable from grant until 25 February 2007 and have been granted over a
proportion of the shares which were originally provisionally allocated by
the trustee under ESAS on 25 February 2002 to the directors listed below.
The number of shares under option includes an additional number of shares
which have accrued in respect of dividends received by the trustee since
February 2002. The total exercise price payable on any exercise of an ESAS
option is GBP1.
Director Number of Shares Granted under Option to Directors
Mr M W Barrett 67,159
Mr J S Varley 30,293
Mr G A Hoffman 17,782
Mr N Kheraj 242,290
Mr D L Roberts 17,782
2. The trustee of the Barclays Group Sharepurchase Plan informed the Company on
7 March 2005 that it had on 7 March 2005 purchased, and now held as bare
trustee under the Barclays Group Sharepurchase Plan, the following ordinary
shares in the capital of Barclays PLC for the following directors at a price
of 572.50p per share:
Director Number of Shares
Mr J S Varley 22
Mr G A Hoffman 22
Mr D L Roberts 22
The revised total shareholding for each director following these
transactions is as follows:
Director Beneficial Holding Non Beneficial
Holding
Mr J S Varley 329,850 -
Mr G A Hoffman 167,923 -
Mr D L Roberts 63,390 -
In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 151,440,275 ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC. Mr 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 No. 4
11 March 2005
Notification of directors' interests: Companies Act 1985 s.329
The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust
(the "ESAS Trust") notified the Company on 10 March 2005 that it had on 7 March
2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of 13,714,370 ordinary shares
in Barclays PLC to participants in the Executive Share Award Scheme ("ESAS").
The shares were released following provisional allocations made by the trustee
over Barclays PLC ordinary shares to participants in the ESAS. Of these shares,
the following were released to directors of Barclays PLC:
Director Shares released Shares sold on Price Shares
to directors behalf of directors per share retained
to meet tax and (pence) by directors
national insurance
liability
Mr JS Varley 35,930 14,754 565.29 21,176
Mr RWJ Davis 164,264 67,450 565.29 96,814
Mr GA Hoffman 17,966 7,378 565.29 10,588
Mr DL Roberts 12,321 5,060 565.29 7,261
The revised total shareholding for each director following these transactions is
as follows:
Director Beneficial Holding
Mr JS Varley 351,026
Mr RWJ Davis 99,970
Mr GA Hoffman 178,511
Mr DL Roberts 70,651
Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 137,725,905 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 No. 5
15 March 2005
Notification of directors' interests: Companies Act 1985 s.329
The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust
(the "ESAS Trust") notified the Company on 14 March 2005 that it had between 8
and 11 March 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of 1,453,809
ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released were in respect of
an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.
Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 136,272,096 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC.
Matthew 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 No. 6
21 March 2005
Barclays PLC
Documents available for inspection at the Document Viewing Facility
Barclays PLC announces that the Annual Report 2004, the Annual Review 2004, the
Notice of Annual General Meeting for 2005, the proxy forms for the Annual
General Meeting 2005 and the draft rules of the Barclays PLC Performance Share
Plan have today been submitted to the United Kingdom Listing Authority for
publication through the Document Viewing Facility.
Exhibit No. 7
21 March 2005
Barclays Bank PLC
Document available for inspection at the Document Viewing Facility
Barclays Bank PLC announces that the Annual Report 2004 has today been submitted
to the United Kingdom Listing Authority for publication through the Document
Viewing Facility.
Exhibit No. 8
Barclays Bank PLC (the "Issuer")
US$100,000,000 MarketGrader Account Linked Notes
due 10 January 2025 (the "Notes")
ISIN: XS0210536438 Common Code: 021053643
The Issuer hereby gives notice that pursuant to Condition 20.1 of the Notes the
following modification shall be made with effect from 22 March 2005 to the
Pricing Supplement in respect of the Notes in order to correct a manifest error.
The existing Clause 8.1 of Schedule 1 to Appendix 3 to the Pricing Supplement in
respect of the Notes shall be deleted and shall be replaced by the following new
Clause 8.1;
"8.1 The Account Allocation Agent shall arrange for the payment of
a fee (the "Fee"), payable in arrears to the Issuer on the third Business Day of
each month (each a "Payment Date"), determined as follows:
where:
n = the number of days in the immediately preceding calendar month; and
Valuet = the Net Asset Value as of the close of trading on the last to close of
the exchanges upon which stocks comprised in the Index are traded on day t,
provided that where day t is not an Exchange Business Day (as defined in
paragraph 13) Valuet will be deemed to be the Value determined for the previous
day which was an Exchange Business Day.
Yt = 1.25"
Notice of this modification has been given by the Issuer in accordance with
Condition 16.1 of the Notes.
Exhibit No. 9
21 March 2005
Barclays PLC
Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC today announce that Dr Jurgen Zech will
retire as a non-executive Director of both companies with effect from 28 April
2005.
Exhibit No. 10
22 March 2005
Notification of directors' interests: Companies Act 1985 s.329
1.The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust
(the "ESAS Trust") notified the Company on 21 March 2005 that it had on 17
March 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of 227,350 ordinary
shares in Barclays PLC. Of these shares, the following were released to
directors of Barclays PLC:
Director Shares released Shares sold on Price Shares Shares
to director behalf of director per share sold by retained
to meet tax and (pence) director by director
national insurance
liability
M W Barrett 67,159 27,637 550.74 39,522 0
2.The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Employees' Benefit
Trust (the "PSP & ESOS Trust") notified the Company on 21 March 2005 that it
had on 14 March 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of 10,404
ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released were in respect
of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.
3.The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP & ESOS) Supplementary Trust
(the "PSP & ESOS Supplementary Trust") notified the Company on 21 March 2005
that it had on 14 March 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of
1,332 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released were in
respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.
Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 136,033,010 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 No. 11
31 March 2005
Notification of directors' interests: Companies Act 1985 s.329
The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust
(the "ESAS Trust") notified the Company on 30 March 2005 that it had between 21
March 2005 and 24 March 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of
780,327 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. None of the shares released were in
respect of an award made to a director of Barclays PLC.
Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 135,252,683 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.