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
                                                         ----------------------
                                                         Patrick Gonsalves
                                                         Deputy Secretary 
  
                                                     BARCLAYS BANK PLC
                                                     (Registrant) 
  
  
Date: April 1st, 2005                                By:   /s/ Patrick Gonsalves
                                                         ----------------------
                                                         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.