Barclays : Notice of AGM

22 March 2017

Barclays PLC

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Barclays announces that its 2017 Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 10 May 2017 at 11.00am at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.

In connection with this, the following documents have been posted or made available to shareholders today:

1. Notice of the 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM Notice); and2. Proxy forms for the 2017 Annual General Meeting.

The AGM Notice is also available online athome.barclays/agm

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1, copies of the above documents have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection atwww.Hemscott.com/nsm.do

As indicated in the AGM Notice, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) has resigned as auditors of Barclays PLC with effect from 30 March 2017. In accordance with Section 519 Companies Act 2006, PwC has provided a statement of circumstances as required by law, a copy of which is available athome.barclays/agm.The statement confirms that the reason for PwC's resignation is that Barclays undertook a competitive tender process for the position of statutory auditor and PwC mutually agreed with Barclays directors not to participate due to the time of their tenure.

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About Barclays

Barclays is a transatlantic consumer, corporate and investment bank offering products and services across personal, corporate and investment banking, credit cards and wealth management, with a strong presence in our two home markets of the UK and the US.

With over 325 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 40 countries and employs approximately 120,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide.

For further information about Barclays, please visit our website home.barclays

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