-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, WEX9kjHOZ+TVR+5N3dYCI+E2onVPkwYgxrktKNbiyCabFQsRBL0tpGPyPoSAunW5 mM+qNng0JOjvnPevAo/Q4A== 0001191638-06-000502.txt : 20060307 0001191638-06-000502.hdr.sgml : 20060307 20060307133812 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001191638-06-000502 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060301 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060307 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060307 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BARCLAYS PLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000312069 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09246 FILM NUMBER: 06669539 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 CHURCHILL PLACE CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: E14 5HP BUSINESS PHONE: 01100442076993139 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 CHURCHILL PLACE CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: E14 5HP FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BARCLAYS BANK PLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19850313 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BARCLAYS BANK LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19820607 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BARCLAYS BANK PLC /ENG/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000312070 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10257 FILM NUMBER: 06669540 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 CHURCHILL PLACE STREET 2: E14 5HP CITY: LONDON ENGLAND STATE: X0 ZIP: E14 5HP BUSINESS PHONE: 2124124000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 CHURCHILL PLACE STREET 2: E14 5HP CITY: LONDON ENGLAND STATE: X0 ZIP: E14 5HP FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BARCLAYS BANK INTERNATIONAL LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19850313 6-K 1 barc200603016kbatch.txt BATCH FILING UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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): - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------- Patrick Gonsalves Deputy Secretary BARCLAYS BANK PLC (Registrant) Date: March 07, 2006 By: /s/ Patrick Gonsalves ---------------------- 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. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----