SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) and (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO 13d-2

(Amendment No.          )*

BARCLAYS PLC
(Name of Issuer)

Ordinary shares, nominal value 25p per share
(Title of Class of Securities)

06738E204
(CUSIP Number)

July 22, 2008
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

¨ Rule 13d-1(b)
þ Rule 13d-1(c)
¨ Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP No.		06738E204	13G		Page 2 of 9 Pages

CUSIP No.		06738E204	13G		Page 3 of 9 Pages

Item 1(a).		Name of Issuer:
		Barclays plc
Item 1(b).		Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
		1 Churchill Place
		London E14 5HP
		England
Item 2(a).		Name of Person Filing:
		I.		Challenger Universal Limited
		II.		Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani
Item 2(b).		Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
		I.		c/o Arias, Fabrega & Fabrega Trust Co. BVI Limited
				325 Waterfront Drive
				Omar Hodge Building
				2nd Floor
				Wickham’s Cay
				Road Town
				Tortola
				British Virgin Islands
		II.		c/o Challenger Universal Limited
				c/o Arias, Fabrega & Fabrega Trust Co. BVI Limited
				325 Waterfront Drive
				Omar Hodge Building
				2nd Floor
				Wickham’s Cay
				Road Town
				Tortola
				British Virgin Islands
Item 2(c).		Citizenship:
		I.		British Virgin Islands
		II.		Qatar
Item 2(d).		Title of Class of Securities:
		Ordinary shares, nominal value 25p per share
Item 2(e).		CUSIP Number:
		06738E204

Item 3.		If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d—1(b) or 240.13d—2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
		Not applicable. This Schedule 13G is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Item 4.		Ownership.

     The aggregate number of securities and percentage of the class of securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by each Reporting Person named in Item 2(a), as well as the number of securities as to which such person is deemed to have sole power to vote or to direct the vote, shared power to vote or to direct the vote, sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition, shared power to dispose or direct the disposition, is set forth in the following table:

Sole Power

Shared

to Dispose

Power to

Sole Power

Shared Power

or to Direct

Dispose or to

Amount

to Vote or to

to Vote or to

the

Direct the

Beneficially

Percent

Direct the

Direct the

Disposition

Disposition

Reporting Person

Owned

of Class

Vote

Vote

of

of

Challenger Universal Limited

157,979,379

1.9

%

157,979,379

0

157,979,379

0

Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani(1)(2)

680,735,001

8.4

%

0

680,735,001

0

680,735,001

Item 5.		Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
		Not Applicable.
Item 6.		Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
		Not Applicable.
Item 7.		Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.
		Not Applicable.

Item 8.		Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
		Not Applicable.
Item 9.		Notice of Dissolution of Group.
		Not Applicable.
Item 10.		Certifications.

     By signing below each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its or his knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

     Date: August 1, 2008

		Challenger Universal Limited
		By:		/s/ Fakir Ahmed
				Name:		Fakir Ahmed
				Title:		Director
		By:		/s/ Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani
				Name:		Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Agreement of Joint Filing