Director Shareholding

Barratt Developments PLC
30 May 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 133,640 Ordinary 10p
Shares representing 0.056% of the company's issued share capital.

The purchases were made as follows:-

Date                  No. of Shares           Price

30th May, 2002          133,640               461.65p

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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