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               24 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         9,841,428   4.04%       697,301     0.29%
securities
(2) Derivatives        309,259   0.13%       972,055     0.40%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               10,150,687   4.16%     1,669,356     0.68%


(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             4,500                 10.8280
Purchase            36,131                 10.9030
Purchase           100,652                 10.7932
Purchase             1,774                 10.8138
Purchase             1,100                 10.8444
Purchase               194                 10.6590
Purchase                83                 10.9700
Purchase               212                 10.6979
Purchase             2,026                 10.8962
Purchase             5,568                 10.9300
Purchase                57                 10.8321
Purchase             4,738                 10.7575
Purchase                45                 10.7013
Sale                   343                 Transfer
Sale                    39                 10.9300
Sale                   381                 10.8424
Sale                 3,000                 10.8078
Sale                   112                 10.8124
Sale                23,500                 10.9137
Sale                   142                 Transfer
Sale                   556                 Transfer
Sale                16,280                 10.9278
Sale                   354                 10.6521
Sale                   302                 10.9300
Sale                11,027                 10.8546
Sale                 1,164                 10.9344
Sale                   407                 Transfer
Sale                 2,463                 10.8714
Sale                   345                 10.8628
Sale                 2,200                 10.9538
Sale                15,760                 10.8807


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit
                                Securities
CFD                Short              45              10.7013
CFD                Short            4738              10.7575
CFD                Short           72653              10.7756
CFD                Short            4500              10.828
CFD                Short              57              10.8321
CFD                Short           27999              10.8388
CFD                Short            1100              10.8443
CFD                Short            2026              10.8961
CFD                Short           36131              10.903
CFD                Long             3000              10.8078
CFD                Long             4844              10.843
CFD                Long            11027              10.8546
CFD                Long            15760              10.8806
CFD                Long            23500              10.9137
CFD                Long            16280              10.9278
CFD                Long             1164              10.9343
CFD                Long             2200              10.9538


(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                         25 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