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               28 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         9,072,561   3.72%       671,888     0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives         71,398   0.03%       338,597     0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                9,143,959   3.75%     1,010,485     0.41%


(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      4,195                11.7824
Purchase      300                  12.0812
Purchase      694                  11.7800
Purchase      400                  11.9160
Purchase      4,300                12.1361
Purchase      14,755               11.8410
Purchase      226                  11.7800
Purchase      2,073                11.7826
Purchase      500                  11.7580
Purchase      8,955                11.9067
Purchase      9,000                11.7987
Purchase      51,016               11.8674
Purchase      11,581               11.7791
Purchase      27,308               11.9143
Purchase      1,500                12.1649
Purchase      5,397                12.2937
Sale          553                  Transfer
Sale          957                  11.7627
Sale          2,800                12.2089
Sale          317                  12.0737
Sale          2,357                11.7800
Sale          3,633                11.7317
Sale          18,899               12.0281
Sale          356                  12.2261
Sale          8,669                11.8000
Sale          10,181               11.8645
Sale          3,292                12.1398
Sale          3,707                11.8250
Sale          37,983               12.226
Sale          7,363                12.2784
Sale          2,400                11.7778
Sale          700                  11.8820
Sale          300                  12.2188

  (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit
                                Securities
CFD              Short          11581              11.7791
CFD              Short          4195               11.7823
CFD              Short          2073               11.7825
CFD              Short          9000               11.7986
CFD              Short          14755              11.841
CFD              Short          1539               11.8541
CFD              Short          51016              11.8673
CFD              Short          8955               11.9067
CFD              Short          300                12.0812
CFD              Short          4300               12.136
CFD              Short          1500               12.1648
CFD              Short          5397               12.2937
CFD              Long           3633               11.7316
CFD              Long           957                11.7626
CFD              Long           2400               11.7778
CFD              Long           10181              11.8645
CFD              Long           18899              12.028
CFD              Long           2800               12.2088
CFD              Long           26010              12.2094
CFD              Long           300                12.2187
CFD              Long           356                12.2261
CFD              Long           11973              12.2632
CFD              Long           7363               12.2783


(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.

None



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


Date of disclosure                         01 March 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