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 October 2005 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 Exhibit No: 1. Directorate Change - dated 01 September 2005 2. Publication of Final Terms - dated 09 September 2005 3. Director/PDMR Shareholding - dated 09 September 2005 4. Director/PDMR Shareholding - dated 15 September 2005 5. Director/PDMR Shareholding - dated 20 September 2005 6. Director/PDMR Shareholding - dated 27 September 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 03, 2005 By: /s/ Patrick Gonsalves ---------------------- Patrick Gonsalves Deputy Secretary BARCLAYS BANK PLC (Registrant) Date: October 03, 2005 By: /s/ Patrick Gonsalves ---------------------- Patrick Gonsalves Joint Secretary Exhibit No. 1 Barclays PLC Notification of director's details Further to the statement made in the interim results announcement dated 5 August 2005, Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC today confirm that Danie Cronje (age 58) has been appointed to the Boards of Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC, as a non-executive director, with immediate effect. Dr. Cronje is Chairman of Absa Group Limited, in which Barclays Bank PLC has a 56.1% ordinary share holding. He is also Chairman of Sage Group Limited and a director of Idion Technology Holdings Limited. There are no further details that are required to be disclosed in respect of the appointments under LR 9.6.13 R of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority. Exhibit No. 2 Barclays Bank PLC Doc re. Final Terms Issuer: Barclays Bank PLC Series Number: 155 Description: Callable Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2017 Currency/Principal Amount: US$ 500,000,000 Issue Price: 99.877 per cent Specified Denominations: US$ 1,000; US$ 10,000; US$ 100,000 Issue Date: 9 September 2005 Maturity Date: September 2017 ISIN: XS0229313696 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. 3 9 September 2005 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 8 September 2005 that it had on 7 September 2005 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 572.50p per share: Director/PDMR Number of Shares Mr G A Hoffman 39 Mr D L Roberts 39 Mr J S Varley 39 Mr L C Dickinson 18 Mr C R Walklin 39 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 September 2005 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 178,761 - Mr D L Roberts 70,901 - Mr J S Varley 351,276 - In addition to the interests shown above, the trustees of all the Barclays Group employees' benefit trusts hold a total of 147,855,851 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. 4 15 September 2005 Director/PDMR shareholding: Disclosure Rules 3.1.4R(1)(a) and 3.1.4R(1)(b) On 12 September 2005, the Company was notified that options had, on 8 September 2005, been granted under the Barclays Sharesave Scheme (Sharesave), an Inland Revenue approved all-employee share plan, over ordinary shares in the capital of Barclays PLC at an exercise price of 444p per share to the following directors/ Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs): Director/PDMR Number of Options Earliest Maturity date Mr G A Hoffman 225 01/11/12 Mr D L Roberts 744 01/11/10 Mr L C Dickinson 341 01/11/08 Exhibit No. 5 20 September 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 19 September 2005 that it had between 15 September 2005 and 16 September 2005 exercised its discretion and released a total of 39,588 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 147,816,263 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. 6 27 September 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 26 September 2005 that it had on 22 September 2005 exercised its discretion and purchased a total of 355,620 ordinary shares in Barclays PLC at a price of 565.23p per share. None of the shares purchased 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 148,171,883 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.