Directorate Change

Barratt Developments PLC
05 May 2004

Barratt Developments PLC announce that with effect from Wednesday, 5th May, 2004
Mr. R.J. Davies has been appointed a Non-Executive Director of the Company.

Mr. Davies has been a Director and the Chief Executive of Arriva Plc since
December, 1998, having previously held the same position at East Midlands
Electricity plc, before which he had been Finance Director of Ferranti
International plc and Waterford Wedgwood plc.

He had earlier held various senior positions with the Ford Motor Company in the
UK, in the USA with Ford Motor Credit and at Ford's Spanish operation as
director of finance.



Within the last five years he has also held the undernoted directorships:-



1998 to present            Non-Executive Director          Geest Plc
1998 to 2003               Non-Executive Director          T & S Stores Plc




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