Rule 8.3 - BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               03 April 2007

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

  (a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
       security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                    Short

                      Number       (%)        Number       (%)

(1) Relevant         9,816,979   4.03%       675,470     0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives        353,129   0.14%     1,091,894     0.45%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                10,170,108  4.17%     1,767,364     0.73%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      425                  11.2660
Purchase      400                  10.9490
Purchase      272                  11.0600
Purchase      31,763               11.0591
Purchase      375                  11.2576
Purchase      400                  11.2190
Purchase      968                  11.2900
Purchase      1,468                11.1325
Purchase      349                  11.2580
Purchase      425                  10.9490
Purchase      20,539               11.1461
Purchase      20,539               11.1461
Purchase      5,568                11.2900
Purchase      400                  11.2190
Purchase      188                  11.2900
Purchase      94                   11.1088
Purchase      219                  11.0690
Purchase      63,517               10.9588
Purchase      1,226                10.9445
Purchase      768                  11.0922
Sale          20,539               11.1461
Sale          8,571                11.0644
Sale          3,023                11.2600
Sale          493                  11.2480
Sale          1,226                10.9445
Sale          201                  11.2900
Sale          1,100                11.2583
Sale          18,797               11.2375
Sale          3,853                10.9315
Sale          10,526               11.2292
Sale          1,383                11.1578
Sale          11,466               11.2877
Sale          1,365                10.9315
Sale          165                  11.2510
Sale          1,226                10.9445

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit
                                Securities
CFD              Short          2169               10.9446
CFD              Short          63517              10.9588
CFD              Short          31763              11.059
CFD              Short          768                11.0922
CFD              Short          1468               11.1324
CFD              Short          20539              11.1461
CFD              Long           1226               10.9445
CFD              Long           8571               11.0644
CFD              Long           1383               11.1577
CFD              Long           10526              11.2291
CFD              Long           18797              11.2375
CFD              Long           493                11.2479
CFD              Long           1100               11.2583
CFD              Long           11466              11.2877

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)





4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.



Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         04 April 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk