Tax Treatment of Redemption of 2004 B Shares

The Berkeley Group Holdings plc (the 'Company')                

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The Company announces that a letter regarding the tax treatment of the
redemption of the 2004 B Shares has been sent to all shareholders. A copy of
the letter is available from the Investor Relations section of the Company's
website at www.berkeleygroup.co.uk and has also been submitted to the UK
Listing Authority and is available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's
Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority

25 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London

E14 5HS

Elizabeth Taylor

Company Secretary

8 September 2005