BD PLC Employee Benefit Trust

Barratt Developments PLC
12 October 2004



BARRATT  DEVELOPMENTS  PLC


The Company was notified today by the trustees of the Barratt Developments
Employee Benefit Trust that they had purchased a total of 600,000 Ordinary 10p
Shares representing 0.25% of the Company's issued share capital.



The purchases were made as follows:-



          Date             No. of Shares          Price

        11.10.04              600,000             548.8071p



The Executive Directors of the company are potential beneficiaries under the
Trust and therefore are deemed to have acquired a non-beneficial interest in
these shares.




12th October, 2004




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