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               26 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         9,583,029   3.93%       667,407     0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives        345,066   0.14%       886,908     0.36%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                9,928,095   4.07%     1,554,315     0.64%


(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          11,607              11.6043
Purchase             350              11.6260
Purchase           8,000              11.5514
Purchase             984              11.5394
Purchase          36,875              11.5119
Purchase             350              11.7476
Purchase          34,761              11.5428
Purchase             857              11.7575
Purchase          21,177              11.5400
Purchase           2,932              11.7524
Purchase          64,748              11.5989
Purchase          11,360              11.5423
Purchase           8,398              11.4923
Purchase           6,879              11.5665
Purchase          23,102              11.5753
Purchase             169              11.7400
Purchase           1,127              11.4900
Purchase           3,398              11.5388
Purchase             900              11.5217
Purchase             800              11.4917
Purchase          11,200              11.6830
Sale               9,634              11.5484
Sale                 400              11.7085
Sale                  37              11.4900
Sale                  94              11.7420
Sale               5,591              11.7351
Sale                 662              11.7520
Sale               7,849              11.5244
Sale              13,734              11.5368
Sale                 124              11.5320
Sale              21,177              11.5400
Sale               5,191              11.7313
Sale               1,832              11.5277
Sale              21,177              11.7650
Sale              29,400              11.6917
Sale                 107              11.7524
Sale               4,089              11.6710
Sale               4,752              11.5104


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit
                                Securities
CFD               Short             800            11.4917
CFD               Short            8398            11.4922
CFD               Short           36875            11.5118
CFD               Short             900            11.5217
CFD               Short            3398            11.5388
CFD               Short             984            11.5393
CFD               Short           11360            11.5423
CFD               Short           34761            11.5427
CFD               Short            8000            11.5514
CFD               Short            6879            11.5664
CFD               Short           23102            11.5752
CFD               Short           63306            11.5984
CFD               Short           11607            11.6042
CFD               Short            1442            11.6202
CFD               Short           11200            11.6829
CFD               Short            9295            11.6906
CFD               Short            2932            11.7523
CFD               Long             4752            11.5103
CFD               Long             7849            11.5243
CFD               Long             1832            11.5276
CFD               Long            13734            11.5368
CFD               Long             9634            11.5484
CFD               Long             4089            11.6709
CFD               Long            29400            11.6917
CFD               Long              400            11.7085
CFD               Long             5191            11.7312
CFD               Long             5591            11.735

(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                         27 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