Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7401B

Barratt Developments PLC

20 August 2008

TR-1: notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:	Barratt Developments PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Barclays PLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	18/08/08
6. Date on which issuer notified:	20/08/08
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5% to Below notifiable %

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction			Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights viii		Number of shares	Number of voting rights ix		% of voting rights
					Direct x	Indirect xi	Direct	Indirect
GB0000811801	17,496,989		17,496,989	Not Reportable	Not Reportable	Not Reportable	Not Reportable	Not Reportable

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date xiii	Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	N/A