Holding in Company

Barratt Developments PLC
20 July 2000


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
Barratt Developments PLC

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Inc. & Associated Companies

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18:
Non Beneficial Holders named in (2)

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
 2,356,400 Shares - Bank of New York, New York
 1,170,600 Shares - Bankers Trust, New York
   382,175 Shares - Boston Safe Deposit and Trust, Boston
 1,398,600 Shares - Chase, New York
    66,000 Shares - CIBC Mellon, Toronto
   150,000 Shares - Citibank, Dublin
    20,000 Shares - Dauphin Deposit
    21,000 Shares - Goldman Sachs, New York
    23,100 Shares - Key Trust
 1,461,500 Shares - Northern Trust, Chicago
    62,900 Shares - Norwest Bank
    24,000 Shares - PNC Bank, Wilmington De.
     3,900 Shares - Royal Trust, Toronto
    21,300 Shares - State Street Bank and Trust, Australia
 2,970,000 Shares - State Street Bank and Trust, Boston
   140,000 Shares - State Street Bank and Trust, Canada
    16,700 Shares - US Bank
    11,000 Shares - US Trust Co.
     4,300 Shares - Wilmington Trust Co.

10,303,475 Shares in total.


5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
Not advised

6   Percentage of issued class:
Not advised

7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
Not applicable

8   Percentage of issued class:
Not applicable

9   Class of security:
Ordinary Shares of 10p Each Fully Paid

10  Date of transaction:
Holding notified as at 19.6.2000

11  Date company informed:
17.7.2000

12  Total holding following this notification:
10,303,475

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
4.41%

14  Contact name for queries:
Mr C.A. Dearlove

15 Contact telephone number:
0191 286 6811

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Mr C.A. Dearlove

17  Date of notification:
20.7.2000





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