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 2004
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
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Exhibit No.
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1. Base Rate Change dated 5 February 2004
2. Director Shareholding dated 10 February 2004
3. Inv. Property Databank-update dated 11 February 2004
4. Property Index Certificates dated 13 February 2004
5. Transaction in Own Shares dated 13 February 2004
6. Transaction in Own Shares dated 16 February 2004
7. Director Shareholding dated 16 February 2004
8. Transaction in Own Shares dated 16 February 2004
9. Inv. Property Databank-update dated 17 February 2004
10. Transaction in Own Shares dated 18 February 2004
11. Transaction in Own Shares 23 February 2004
12. Directors' Interests dated 23 February 2004
13. Transaction in Own Shares dated 24 February 2004
14. Transaction in Own Shares dated 24 February 2004
15. Transaction in Own Shares dated 24 February 2004
16. Transaction in Own Shares dated 24 February 2004
17. Transaction in Own Shares dated 25 February 2004
18. Directors' Interests dated 25 February 2004
19. Transaction in Own Shares dated 25 February 2004
20. Transaction in Own Shares dated 26 February 2004
21. Inv. Property Databank-update dated 26 February 2004
22. Transaction in Own Shares dated 26 February 2004
Exhibit No. 1
05 February 2004
BARCLAYS BANK INCREASING BASE RATE
Barclays Bank is increasing its base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.00 per cent with
effect from today,
05 February 2004.
Exhibit No. 2 10 February 2004
Notification of directors' interests: Companies Act 1985 s.329
The trustee of the Barclays Group Share Incentive Plan ("the SIP") informed the
Company on 9 February 2004 that on 9 February 2004 it had purchased, and now
held as bare trustee under the SIP, the following ordinary shares in the capital
of Barclays PLC for the following directors at a price of 513.50p per share:
Director Number of Shares
Mr G A Hoffman 24
Mr C J Lendrum 24
Mr D L Roberts 24
Mr J S Varley 24
The revised total shareholding for each director following these transactions,
is as follows:
Director Beneficial Holding Non Beneficial Holding
Mr G A Hoffman 126,492 -
Mr C J Lendrum 224,504 -
Mr D L Roberts 62,082 -
Mr J S Varley 303,783 -
In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Group
employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 82,797,943 ordinary shares in Barclays
PLC. Mr G A Hoffman, Mr C J Lendrum, Mr D L Roberts and Mr J S Varley, directors
of Barclays PLC, together with other directors and senior executives, 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
Investment Property Databank - Update to December 2003
Progress Report No 1, 11 February 2004
At this point in the update, we have collected end-2003 capital value
information from all clients. The records on capital and revenue flows for some
funds are now being completed, and all inputs being checked. These provisional
figures are therefore based on unconfirmed data for those funds which have
already provided complete information. It is not possible to estimate how close
to these provisional results the final 2003 figure is likely to be. The later
stages of the update towards the end of February can have significant effects on
the bottom line.
1. 2003 Provisional Results - based on an estimated 40.8% of the final
Databank.
Capital Income Total
Growth Return Return
IPD Universe - Portfolio Benchmark 4.0 7.0 11.0
(including transactions, development
and other active management)
IPD Index - Standing Investments
(excluding transactions, development
and active management)
All Property 3.5 7.2 10.6
Retail 8.2 6.7 15.0
Office -4.3 7.3 3.0
Industrial 3.2 8.0 11.1
2. Size of the Databank (GBPm)
Total value updated so far Estimated final total % Completed
43,611 106,953 40.8
3. Sector Weightings - % of Capital Value
Retail Office Industrial
This year's Provisional Databank
At end-2003 50.2 27.2 20.5
At end-2002 45.6 31.8 20.6
Last year's Final Databank
At end-2002 47.7 33.1 15.2
(c) Investment Property Databank Ltd (IPD) February 2004. All rights conferred
by law of copyright and by virtue of international copyright conventions
are reserved by IPD. No part of the IPD statistics or information contained
within this may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means,
without the prior written consent of IPD.
Investment Property Databank will have no liability for any losses, damages
costs and expenses suffered by any persons as a result of any reliance on the
information or for any errors or inaccuracies contained within.
Exhibit No. 4
BARCLAYS PROPERTY INDEX CERTIFICATES
"PICs"
Notification of Monthly Proxy Index and Monthly Proxy Capital Growth Index
IPD Annual Capital IPD Annual
Growth Index1 Index1
Dec 2001 (as certified by IPD March 2002) 195.78728 778.35071
Dec 2002 (as certified by IPD March 2003) 200.90647 853.53947
Monthly Proxy Capital Monthly Proxy
Growth Index2 Index2
December 2003 (estimated by IPD January 2004) 208.0 942.8
January 2004 (estimated by IPD February 2004) 208.4 949.9
Capital Growth Total Return
In month of January 2004 0.2% 0.7%
In 2004 to end January 0.2% 0.7%
Source: Investment Property Databank Limited ("IPD")
Notes
1. The index referred to as the IPD "Annual Index" is the Investment Property
Databank All Property (Standing Investments excluding Active Management)
Annual Total Return Index. The IPD Annual Capital Growth Index is a
component of the Annual Index and both are calculated by IPD from
information held in its annual database which at 31st December 2002
contained information relating to individual properties having an aggregate
value of approximately GBP102.8bn.
2. IPD compiles monthly indices as proxies for the Annual Index (the " Monthly
Proxy Index") and for the Annual Capital Growth Index (the "Monthly Proxy
Capital Growth Index") for the preceding month. The Monthly Proxy Index and
the Monthly Proxy Capital Growth Index are estimated by reference to
information contained in the monthly database, which at the end of December
2003 contained information relating to individual properties having an
aggregate value of approximately GBP17bn. As these indices are intended to
be proxies for the Annual Index and the Annual Capital Growth Index, the
constituent information is re-weighted by sector, property type and region
to reflect the portfolio of properties used in the calculation of the
Annual Index and the Annual Capital Growth Index.
Investment Property Databank Limited ("IPD") will not be liable to any holder of
Barclays Property Index Certificates for any loss or damage as a result of any
error in any of the above mentioned indices. This information has been prepared
by IPD. Whilst it is deemed to be reliable, Barclays Bank PLC does not represent
that such information is accurate or complete and it should not be relied upon
as such. The prices of investments which trade in limited markets may go up or
down.
Charles House, 5-11 Regent Street
London SW1Y 4LR
Telephone : 020- 7747 1700.
Fax : 020-7839 7460.
Contact : Simon Redman or
Andrew Thomson
February 13th 2004
Exhibit No. 5
Barclays PLC
SHARE REPURCHASE
Barclays PLC announces that on 13 February 2004 it purchased for cancellation
2,015,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 494.42p per share.
Exhibit No. 6
Barclays PLC
SHARE REPURCHASE
Barclays PLC announces that on 16 February 2004 it purchased for cancellation
208,649 of its ordinary shares at a price of 491.1p per share.
Exhibit No. 7
16 February 2004
Notification of directors' interests: Companies Act s329
The following directors of Barclays PLC notified the Company on 13 February 2004
that they purchased on 13 February 2004 the following ordinary shares in
Barclays PLC at a price of 493p per share:
DIRECTOR BARCLAYS PLC TOTAL BENEFICIAL TOTAL NON-BENEFICIAL
SHARES INTEREST FOLLOWING INTEREST FOLLOWING
PURCHASED THIS NOTIFICATION THIS NOTIFICATION
T D G Arculus 1,617 15,906 -
Sir Richard Broadbent 853 2,853 -
H M Cropper 1,664 4,847 -
Prof. Dame Sandra Dawson 1,504 4,312 -
Sir Brian Jenkins 1,443 3,005 105,200
Sir Nigel Rudd 1,480 12,907 -
S G Russell 1,494 12,103 -
Dr Jurgen Zech 1,357 6,552 -
The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust,
(the "ESAS trust") notified the Company on 16 February 2004 that it had on 12
and 13 February 2004 exercised its discretion and released 72,772 ordinary
shares in Barclays PLC to participants in the Executive Share Award Scheme
("ESAS"). None of these shares were released 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 82,725,171 ordinary shares in Barclays
PLC. Sir Peter Middleton, Mr M W Barrett, Mr C J Lendrum, Mr J S Varley, Mr R
Davis, Mr G A Hoffman, Mr N Kheraj and D L Roberts directors of Barclays PLC,
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.
Exhibit No. 8
Barclays PLC
SHARE REPURCHASE
Barclays PLC announces that on 16th February 2004 it purchased for cancellation
208,649 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 491.1 pence per share.
Exhibit No. 9
Investment Property Databank - Update to December 2003
Progress Report No 2, 17 February 2004
At this point in the update, we have collected end-2003 capital value
information from all clients. The records on capital and revenue flows for most
funds have now been completed, and all inputs are being checked. These
provisional figures are therefore based on largely unconfirmed data. It is not
possible to estimate how close to these provisional results the final 2003
figure is likely to be as the final stages of the update can have significant
effects on the bottom line.
1. 2003 Provisional Results - based on an estimated 98.2% of the final
Databank.
Capital Income Total
Growth Return Return
IPD Universe - Portfolio Benchmark 4.0 6.7 10.7
(including transactions, development
and other active management)
IPD Index - Standing Investments
(excluding transactions, development
and active management)
All Property 3.9 7.0 10.9
Retail 8.9 6.6 15.5
Office -4.0 7.3 3.3
Industrial 3.6 7.9 11.5
2. Size of the Databank (GBPm)
Total value updated so far Estimated final total % Completed
105,055 106,953 98.2
3. Sector Weightings - % of Capital Value
Retail Office Industrial
This year's Provisional Databank
At end-2003 51.6 29.7 15.8
At end-2002 47.7 33.8 15.3
Last year's Final Databank
At end-2002 47.7 33.1 15.2
(c) Investment Property Databank Ltd (IPD) February 2004. All rights conferred
by law of copyright and by virtue of international copyright conventions
are reserved by IPD. No part of the IPD statistics or information contained
within this may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means,
without the prior written consent of IPD.
Investment Property Databank will have no liability for any losses, damages
costs and expenses suffered by any persons as a result of any reliance on the
information or for any errors or inaccuracies contained within.
Exhibit No. 10
Barclays PLC
SHARE REPURCHASE
Barclays PLC announces that on 18 February 2004 it purchased for cancellation
399,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 501.28p per share.
Exhibit No. 11
Barclays PLC
SHARE REPURCHASE
Barclays PLC announces that on 23 February 2004 it purchased for cancellation
985,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 507.22p per ordinary share.
Exhibit No. 12
23 February 2004
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 23 February 2004 that it had on 18
February 2004 to 19 February 2004 exercised its discretion and released 69,154
ordinary shares in Barclays PLC to participants in the Executive Share Award
Scheme ("ESAS"). The participants to whom the shares were released are not
directors of Barclays PLC.
The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Trust further notified the
Company on 23 February 2004 that it had on 20 February 2004 purchased a total of
9,950,000 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 469.98p per share.
Following this transaction, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 92,606,017 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. Sir
Peter Middleton, Chairman, and the executive directors of Barclays PLC 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. 13
Barclays PLC
SHARE REPURCHASE
Barclays PLC announces that on 23rd February 2004 it purchased for cancellation
985,000 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 507.22 pence per share.
Exhibit No. 14
Barclays PLC
SHARE REPURCHASE
Barclays PLC announces that on 24th February 2004 it purchased for cancellation
1,077,000 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 503.13 pence per share.
Exhibit No. 15
Transaction in Own Shares - Correction
The "Transaction in own shares" announcement released 23rd February at 17:25
under RNS Number 7323V, has been amended and should be disregarded.
The amended date and number of shares of the transaction can be seen in
announcement 7462V released today at 9:51
Exhibit No. 16
Barclays PLC
SHARE REPURCHASE
Barclays PLC announces that on 24 February 2004 it purchased for cancellation
1,077,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 503.13p per ordinary share.
Exhibit No. 17
Barclays PLC
SHARE REPURCHASE
Barclays PLC announces that on 25th February 2004 it purchased for cancellation
1,267,151 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 491.78 pence per share.
Exhibit No. 18
25 February 2004
Notification of directors' interests: Companies Act 1985 s.329
The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust
notified the Company on 24 February 2004 that it had on 23 February 2004 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 for
a period of two years and have been granted over a proportion of the shares
which were originally provisionally allocated by the trustee under ESAS on 23
February 2001 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
2001. The total exercise price payable on any exercise of an ESAS option is
GBP1.
Director Shares Awarded
Mr M W Barrett 49,821
Mr C J Lendrum 20,518
Mr J S Varley 20,518
Mr G Hoffman 14,654
Mr D Roberts 9,759
Mr R Davis 108,435
Following these transactions, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees'
benefit trusts hold a total of 92,606,017 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC. Sir
Peter Middleton, Chairman, and the executive directors of Barclays PLC 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. 19
Barclays PLC
SHARE REPURCHASE
Barclays PLC announces that on 25 February 2004 it purchased for cancellation
1,267,151 of its ordinary shares at a price of 491.78p per share.
Exhibit No. 20
Barclays PLC
SHARE REPURCHASE
Barclays PLC announces that on 26 February 2004 it purchased for cancellation
2,430,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 489.39p per share.
Exhibit No. 21
Investment Property Databank - Update to December 2003
Final Index Figures 26 February 2004
1. 2003 Final Results.
Capital Income Total
Growth Return Return
IPD Universe - Portfolio Benchmark 4.0 6.7 10.7
(including transactions, development and
other active management)
IPD Index - Standing Investments
(excluding transactions, development
and active management)
All Property 3.9 7.0 10.9
Retail 8.9 6.6 15.5
Office -4.1 7.2 3.2
Industrial 3.4 7.9 11.3
2. Size of the Databank (GBPm)
Total value updated so far Estimated final total % Completed
105,072 105,072 100.0
3. Sector Weightings - % of Capital Value
Retail Office Industrial
This year's Provisional Databank
At end-2003 51.6 29.7 15.7
At end-2002 47.7 33.8 15.3
Last year's Final Databank
At end-2002 47.7 33.1 15.2
(c) Investment Property Databank Ltd (IPD) February 2004. All rights conferred
by law of copyright and by virtue of international copyright conventions
are reserved by IPD. No part of the IPD statistics or information contained
within this may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means,
without the prior written consent of IPD.
Investment Property Databank will have no liability for any losses, damages
costs and expenses suffered by any persons as a result of any reliance on the
information or for any errors or inaccuracies contained within.
Exhibit No. 22
Barclays PLC
SHARE REPURCHASE
Barclays PLC announces that on 26th February 2004 it purchased for cancellation
2,430,000 of its Ordinary shares at a price of 489.39 pence per share.
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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 3, 2004 By: /s/ Simon Pordage
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Simon Pordage
Head of Board Support
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
(Registrant)
Date: March 3, 2004 By: /s/ Simon Pordage
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Simon Pordage
Head of Board Support