Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barratt Developments PLC
29 May 2007



BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC : DISPOSAL OF SHARES FROM EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST

Barratt Developments PLC announce the disposal of shares held in the Barratt
Developments Employee Benefit Trust of which the following directors are
potential beneficiaries:


Mr M S Clare
Mr S J Boyes
Mr C Fenton
Mr M A Pain


Barratt Developments PLC were informed on the 29th May 2007 that on the 29th May
2007 Halifax EES Trustees International Limited, as trustee of Barratt
Developments Employee Benefit Trust ('the trust'), disposed of 2,000 Ordinary
Shares in the Company at a price of 1078p per share in satisfaction of options
made under Barratt Developments Employee Share Option Plan.


The Trust is a discretionary trust of which all employees, including executive
directors, of the Company and its subsidiaries are potential beneficiaries.
Each of the executive directors of the Company is, therefore, interested in the
shares held in the Trust from time to time in the same way as other employees of
the Group and ceases to be so interested when the Trust disposes of shares.


This notification is being given pursuant to Section 329 of the Companies Act
1985 (as amended).




Any queries should be directed to:

Contact Name:          Mr Laurence Dent (Company Secretary)

Contact Telephone:     [phone]

Notification Date:     29th May 2007




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