Rule 8.1- Barratt Development

Barratt Developments PLC
11 April 2007



FORM 8.1

DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES

FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS

(Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code)



1.       KEY INFORMATION


Name of person dealing (Note 1)                Barratt Developments Employee Benefit Trust (through Halifax EES
                                               Trustees International, acting as trustee of the Barratt Developments
                                               Employee Benefit Trust)

Company dealt in                               Barratt Developments PLC

Class of relevant security to which the        Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing                                10 April 2007




2.       INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE



(a)     Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
relevant security dealt in (Note 3)


                                                             Long                              Short


                                               Number                           Number
                                                          (%)                              (%)

(1) Relevant securities                        2,898,317 (1.2%)


(2) Derivatives (other than options)


(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell


Total                                          2,898,317 (1.2%)





(b)     Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,
other than the class dealt in (Note 3)


Class of relevant security:                                  Long                              Short


                                               Number                           Number
                                                          (%)                              (%)

(1) Relevant securities


(2) Derivatives (other than options)


(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell


Total




(c)     Rights to subscribe (Note 3)


Class of relevant security:                    Details









3.       DEALINGS (Note 4)



(a)     Purchases and sales


Purchase/sale                          Number of securities                  Price per unit (Note 5)


       SALE                                 29,633                                  545p





(b)     Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name,         Long/short (Note 6)       Number of securities (Note 7)        Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD





(c)     Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)      Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product name,         Writing, selling, Number of securities  Exercise   Type, e.g.      Expiry     Option money
                      purchasing,       to which the option              American,
e.g. call option      varying etc.      relates (Note 7)      price      European etc.   Date       paid/received per
                                                                                                    unit (Note 5)





(ii)      Exercising


Product name, e.g. call option         Number of securities                  Exercise price per unit (Note 5)




(d)     Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction (Note 8)         Details                               Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)









4.       OTHER INFORMATION



Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives




Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating
to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.


NONE



Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                             NO


Date of disclosure                                                11 April 2007

Contact name                                                      Laurence Dent

                                                                  Company Secretary
Telephone number                                                  [phone]

Name of offeree/offeror with which associated                     Barratt Developments PLC

Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)         Barratt Developments Employee Benefit Trust



Notes



The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk


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