Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7008T

Barratt Developments PLC

10 June 2009

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:	Aviva plc & its Subsidiaries
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	Registered Holder: BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 1,128,790* Chase GA Group Nominees Limited 7,704,671* Chase Nominees Limited 239,951* CUIM Nominee Limited 559,972* Vidacos Nominees Limited 26,042* * denotes direct interest
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	09 June 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	10 June 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	3% to <3% Change at Direct Interest Level

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
Ordinary Shares GB0000811801	13,579,089		13,579,089	9,659,426	9,659,426	Not disclosable	2.79%	Not Disclosable

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:

The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:-

Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:

Aviva plc (Parent Company)
Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)
Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)
Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)

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