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               05 March 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         9,242,244   3.79%       678,437     0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives         77,947   0.03%       541,326     0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                9,320,191   3.82%     1,219,763     0.50%


(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         4,119               11.6000
Purchase        50,800               11.1491
Purchase         9,439               11.1594
Purchase            32               11.1213
Purchase           736               11.1900
Purchase           229               11.1900
Purchase         5,161               11.1285
Purchase         1,886               11.0722
Purchase           894               11.1800
Purchase         4,708               11.1494
Purchase        27,800               11.1555
Purchase        36,250               11.1953
Sale             1,240               11.1600
Sale             2,860               11.1154
Sale             3,094               11.0605
Sale             1,081               11.1154
Sale             9,613               11.0838
Sale               186               11.2200
Sale             4,103               11.1794
Sale               821               11.1154
Sale             1,033               11.1154
Sale            14,557               11.1937
Sale             1,006               11.3300
Sale             1,886               11.1878
Sale             2,302               11.1154
Sale               607               11.5077
Sale             4,119               11.6000
Sale             1,141               11.1154

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit
                                Securities
CFD                Short         1886                 11.0722
CFD                Short           32                 11.1212
CFD                Short         5161                 11.1284
CFD                Short        50800                 11.149
CFD                Short         4708                 11.1493
CFD                Short        27800                 11.1555
CFD                Short         9439                 11.1594
CFD                Short          894                 11.18
CFD                Short        36250                 11.1953
CFD                Long          3094                 11.0605
CFD                Long          9613                 11.0837
CFD                Long          4103                 11.1793
CFD                Long          1886                 11.1877
CFD                Long           607                 11.5076


(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                         06 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