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               02 February 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         8,392,063   3.44%       330,542     0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives        330,411   0.14%       315,991     0.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                8,722,474   3.58%       646,533     0.27%


(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          736                12.2800
Purchase        1,861                12.2625
Purchase        3,475                12.2569
Purchase        5,200                12.2294
Purchase           12                12.0125
Purchase          800                12.0500
Purchase          145                12.0780
Purchase        6,788                12.2415
Sale            8,537                12.2533
Sale            1,692                12.2525
Sale            3,275                12.2525
Sale              600                12.3420
Sale              137                12.2800
Sale            1,438                12.2525
Sale              296                12.2525
Sale            1,485                12.2525
Sale              212                12.2525
Sale            1,692                12.2525
Sale            1,481                12.2525
Sale              508                12.2525
Sale            1,627                12.2525
Sale              212                12.0900
Sale              857                12.2176
Sale              508                12.2525
Sale              254                12.2525
Sale              966                12.2525
Sale            3,600                12.2893
Sale            3,956                12.2525
Sale              187                12.2120


  (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit
                                Securities
CFD                Short             12              12.0125
CFD                Short            800              12.0500
CFD                Short           3287              12.2205
CFD                Short           5200              12.2294
CFD                Short          19305              12.2327
CFD                Short           3475              12.2569
CFD                Short          12918              12.2604
CFD                Short           3501              12.2612
CFD                Short           1861              12.2624
CFD                Short           9668              12.2858
CFD                Long             857              12.2175
CFD                Long            8537              12.2532
CFD                Long            3600              12.2892

(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

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                         05 February 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