Director/PDMR Shareholding

Barratt Developments PLC
17 August 2006


BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC : DISPOSAL OF SHARES FROM EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST

Barratt Developments PLC announce the disposal of shares held in the Barratt
Developments Employee Benefit Trust of which the following directors are
potential beneficiaries:-

Mr. D.A. Pretty
Mr. S.J. Boyes
Mr. C. Fenton
Mr. G.K. Hester
Mr. M.A. Pain

Barratt Developments PLC have been informed of the undernoted transactions
carried out by Mourant & Co. Trustees Limited, as trustee of Barratt
Developments Employee Benefit Trust ('the Trust'),

Disposal of 1,500 Ordinary Shares in the Company at a price of 1015.5p per share
Disposal of 1,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company at a price of 856p per share
Disposal of 500 Ordinary Shares in the Company at a price of 407p per share
Disposal of 1,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company at a price of 952p per share

These shares were disposed of in satisfaction of options made under Barratt
Developments Employee Share Option Plan.

The Trust is a discretionary trust of which all employees, including executive
directors, of the Company and its subsidiaries are potential beneficiaries.
Each of the executive directors of the Company is, therefore, interested in the
shares held in the Trust from time to time in the same way as other employees of
the Group and ceases to be so interested when the Trust disposes of shares.

This notification is being given pursuant to Section 329 of the Companies Act
1985 (as amended).


Contact Name:         Mr Laurence Dent

Contact Number:       0191 286 6811

Notification Date:    17th August, 2006


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