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For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with the issuer exclude the annex

TR-1:  Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1.   Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Barclays plc

2.  Reason for the notification(please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):


3.   Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

4.   Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

See Schedule A

5.   Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed reached:

29 January 2013

6.   Date on which the issuer notified:

30 January 2013

7.   Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Above 4%



8.  Notified details:

A:  Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of sharesIf possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary

(GB0031348658)

485,448,724

485,448,724


492,619,694


492,619,694


4.0238%*

ADRs

(US06738E2046)

8,389

33,556


8,389


33,556


0.0003%

B:  Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

% of voting rights

N/A





C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/
Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

N/A




Nominal

Delta



Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

492,653,250

4.024%



9.   Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

See Schedule A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


13. Additional information:


14. Contact Name:


Gina Martinez

15. Contact telephone number:

(213) 615-0469

Schedule A

As of 29 January 2013

BARCLAYS PLC


Number of Shares

Percent of Outstanding

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") Holdings

492,653,250

4.024%




Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:






Capital Guardian Trust Company

68,214,001

0.557%

Capital International Limited

1,709,900

0.014%

Capital International SÁrl

2,265,400

0.019%

Capital International, Inc.

2,414,685

0.020%

Capital Research and Management Company

418,049,264

3.415%


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