Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9021B

Barratt Developments PLC

03 November 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		N/A
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached		N/A
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments		N/A
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights		YES
Other (please specify):		N/A
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS MANAGEMENT) LIMITED (PMC)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	2 NOVEMBER 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	3 NOVEMBER 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	FROM 3% - 4% (L&G)

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 GB0000811801	13,835,996		13,835,996	16,950,471	16,950,471		4.03%

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
N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of financial instrument	Expiration price xiii	Expiration date xvii	Exercise/ Conversion Period xviii	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights xix xx
N/A					Nominal	Delta

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

Legal and General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (16,950,471 - 4.03% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)

(Direct) (LGIMHD) (14,780,410 - 3.52% = PMC) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS &

(PMC) (14,780,410 - 3.52% = PMC) LGPL)

Legal & General Pensions (Direct) (LGPL)

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
13. Additional information:	Notification using total voting rights figure of 419,634,685
14. Contact name:	Mr Laurence Dent Group General Counsel & Company Secretary of Barratt Developments PLC
15. Contact telephone number:	01530 278278