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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
 
March 7, 2011
 
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
 
 
Director/PDMR Shareholding  - 7 March 2011







 




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 7, 2011
 
By: /s/ Patrick Gonsalves
----------------------
Patrick Gonsalves
Deputy Secretary
 
 
 
 
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
(Registrant)



Date: March 7, 2011
 
 
By: /s/ Patrick Gonsalves
----------------------
Patrick Gonsalves
Joint Secretary

 
 
 
 
 
7 March 2011
 
Barclays PLC
 
 
Director/PDMR Shareholding: Disclosure and Transparency Rules 3.1.4R(1)(a
 
 
 
 
  1.
The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (PSP) Employees' Benefit Trust (the "PSP Trust") notified Barclays PLC (the "Company") on 4 March 2011 that on 1 March 2011 it had resolved to release the following ordinary shares of Barclays PLC of nominal value of 25p each (the Shares) under (i) Barclays PLC Performance Share Plan (PSP) awards following the satisfaction of the performance conditions; (ii) Barclays Group Share Value Plan (SVP) awards;  and (iii) Incentive Share Plan (ISP) awards made over the previous five years to the following Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs) of the Company.  The market price at the date of release was 318.3 pence per share:
 
Director/
PDMR
PSP/SVP/
ISP
Shares released
to Director/
PDMR
Shares sold on
behalf of  Director/PDMR  to
satisfy  withholding  liabilities
 
Share  price at award
(pence)
Shares retained by Director/
PDMR
J del Missier
PSP
23,931
12,205
455
11,726
SVP
1,343,915
685,397
324
658,518
ISP
1,060,138
540,671
252
519,467
RE Diamond Jr
PSP
1,735,480
892,905
6101
842,575
M Harding
PSP
23,931
12,205
455
11,726
SVP
209,780
106,988
324
102,792
A Jenkins
PSP
26,325
13,426
455
12,899
SVP
419,562
213,977
324
205,585
T Kalaris
PSP
23,931
12,313
455
11,618
SVP
617,999
317,961
324
300,038
ISP
208,744
107,399
252
101,345
R Le Blanc
PSP
23,931
12,205
455
11,726
SVP
314,672
160,483
324
154,189
C Lucas
PSP
95,726
48,821
455
46,905
R Ricci
PSP
23,931
9,920
455
14,011
SVP
1,347,841
558,681
324
789,160
ISP
1,060,138
439,428
252
620,710
C Turner
PSP
11,966
6,103
455
5,863
SVP
146,846
74,892
324
71,954

1 This is a weighted average price as the awards were made over a number of years.
 
 
  2.
The independent trustee of the Barclays Group (ESAS) Employees' Benefit Trust (the "ESAS Trust") notified the Company on 4 March 2011 that it had on 1 March 2011 exercised its discretion and released Shares following provisional allocations made during the past five years by the trustee over Shares. The following Shares were released to Directors and PDMRs of the Company. The market price at the date of release was 318.3 pence per share:
 
 
 
Director/
PDMR
Shares released
to Director/
PDMR
Shares sold on
behalf of  Director/PDMR  to
satisfy  withholding  liabilities
 
Share  price at award 2
 (pence)
Shares retained by Director/
PDMR
J del Missier
7,926,010
4,042,267
231
3,883,743
RE Diamond Jr
2,613,776
1,344,790
460
1,268,986
M Harding
139,509
71,150
211
68,359
A Jenkins
93,759
47,818
463
45,941
T Kalaris
733,073
377,167
465
355,906
R Le Blanc
168,543
85,958
233
82,585
R Ricci
6,978,421
2,892,557
199
4,085,864
C Turner
137,381
70,066
222
67,315

2 This is a weighted average price as the awards were made over a number of years.
 
 
  3.
The independent trustee of the ESAS Trust notified the Company on 4 March 2011 that it had on 1 March 2011 granted rights in the form of nil cost options to the Directors and PDMRs of the Company listed below under ESAS to acquire Shares in the Company. The ESAS options are exercisable from grant for two years and are granted over a proportion of the Shares which were provisionally allocated by the trustee under ESAS on 20 March 2008 to the Directors and PDMRs listed below. The share price at the award date was 455.0 pence per share. The market price at the date of grant and exercise was 318.3 pence per share.
 
The number of Shares under option includes an additional number of Shares which have been accrued in respect of dividends received by the trustee from March 2008. The total exercise price payable on any exercise of an ESAS option is £1.
 
Director/
PDMR
Number of shares granted
under option to Director /PDMR 
Number of shares under option
that has been exercised
Shares sold on
behalf of  Director/PDMR to
satisfy  withholding  liabilities
 
Shares retained by Director/
PDMR
M Harding
73,890
-
-
-
R Le Blanc
198,332
-
-
-
C Lucas
46,667
-
-
-
C Turner
26,922
26,922
13,731
13,191
 
 
 
  4.
The independent trustee of the Company's employee benefit trust notified the Company on 4 March 2011 that it had on 1 March 2011 acquired Shares which are now held in a nominee account by Appleby Nominees (Jersey) Limited (''Appleby Nominee'') for Directors and PDMRs, as shown in the table below. The shares were purchased at 318.3 pence per share.
 
Director/
PDMR
Shares acquired
for Director/
PDMR
Shares sold on
behalf of  Director/PDMR  to
satisfy  withholding  liabilities
 
Shares retained by Director/
PDMR
J del Missier
319,641
163,017
156,624
RE Diamond Jr
565,504
290,952
274,552
M Harding
135,092
68,897
66,195
A Jenkins
282,752
144,204
138,548
T Kalaris
450,306
231,683
218,623
R Le Blanc
194,784
99,340
95,444
C Lucas
113,100
57,681
55,419
R Ricci
311,655
129,181
182,474
C Turner
87,967
44,864
43,103
 
 
 
The revised total shareholding for each Director following these transactions is as follows:
 
Director    
Total Beneficial Holding
   
RE Diamond Jr     
12,678,784    
C Lucas
290,800
 
 
The 2010 Remuneration Report is available on the website (http://group.barclays.com/Investor-Relations/Investor-news) and provides details of Barclays Remuneration Policy and executive Director awards to which the above transactions relate.
 
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