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               18 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         9,357,098   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                9,668,179   3.96%     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)
SALE           1,900                 11.3100
PURCHASE       26,133                11.3554
SALE           844                   11.3246
PURCHASE       2,301                 11.3900
SALE           199                   11.3800
PURCHASE       7,009                 11.3555
PURCHASE       132                   11.3200
PURCHASE       38                    11.3813
SALE           876                   11.3219
SALE           2,200                 11.3783
PURCHASE       2,940                 11.3200
PURCHASE       15,875                11.3223
SALE           4                     11.4775
PURCHASE       800                   11.3211
PURCHASE       40                    11.4200
SALE           4,115                 11.3177
SALE           19,832                11.3239
PURCHASE       2,748                 11.3723
SALE           217                   11.3012

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit
                                Securities
CFD              LONG           1,900              11.3100
CFD              SHORT          38                 11.3813
CFD              LONG           4                  11.4775
CFD              LONG           4,115              11.3177
CFD              LONG           844                11.3245
CFD              SHORT          2,940              11.3200
CFD              SHORT          2,748              11.3722
CFD              SHORT          26,133             11.3553
CFD              SHORT          15,875             11.3222
CFD              SHORT          7,009              11.3555
CFD              LONG           2,200              11.3782
CFD              SHORT          800                11.3211
CFD              LONG           19,832             11.3239


(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                         19 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