Director Shareholding

Barratt Developments PLC
20 June 2002



DATE OF ANNOUNCEMENT  -  20TH JUNE, 2002


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 38,705 Ordinary 10p
Shares representing 0.016% of the company's issued share capital.

The purchases were made as follows:-

Date              No. of Shares          Price

18.06.02             38,705            425.0817p

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.



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