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               17 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         9,329,269   3.83%       700,865     0.29%
securities
(2) Derivatives        311,081   0.13%       761,694     0.31%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                9,640,350   3.95%     1,462,559     0.60%


(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            1,100              11.3900
Purchase            6,878              11.4200
Purchase            6,000              11.4555
Purchase            4,002              11.3582
Purchase              124              11.4290
Purchase           10,609              11.3312
Purchase              145              11.4290
Purchase            1,600              11.3436
Purchase               68              11.4380
Purchase               77              11.4288
Purchase               48              11.4890
Purchase            7,424              11.4200
Purchase              400              11.3823
Purchase            3,970              11.4600
Purchase           10,609              11.3352
Purchase              113              11.4380
Purchase            2,711              11.4200
Purchase           10,212              11.3318
Purchase            2,425              11.3502
Purchase              633              11.3223
Sale                1,455              11.3777
Sale               50,876              11.3474
Sale                1,226              11.4552
Sale                5,704              11.4200
Sale                1,065              11.2400
Sale                2,345              11.4552
Sale                1,313              11.4552
Sale                3,199              11.4177
Sale                  215              11.4310
Sale                1,048              11.4649
Sale                  167              11.3420
Sale               10,609              11.3312
Sale                  219              11.4552
Sale                  486              11.4636
Sale                6,000              11.4555
Sale                   42              11.3286
Sale                8,300              11.4054
Sale                  156              11.3416
Sale                3,445              11.3729
Sale                  720              11.3920
Sale                4,333              11.4490
Sale                1,489              11.4552
Sale                1,138              11.4552

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit
                                Securities
CFD                 Short            633            11.3222
CFD                 Short           1600            11.3436
CFD                 Short           2425            11.3502
CFD                 Short           4002            11.3581
CFD                 Short           3183            11.3761
CFD                 Short            400            11.3822
CFD                 Long              42            11.3285
CFD                 Long           50876            11.3474
CFD                 Long            3445            11.3728
CFD                 Long            1455            11.3777
CFD                 Long            8300            11.4053
CFD                 Long            3199            11.4177


(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                         18 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