Directorate Change

Barratt Developments PLC
01 September 2005

Barratt Developments PLC announce that with effect from Thursday, 1st September,
2005 Mr. W. Shannon has been appointed a Non-Executive Director of the Company.

Mr. Shannon was a Managing Director in various capacities and Executive Director
between 1994 and 2004 of Whitbread PLC.

He also holds the undernoted directorships:-

Non-Executive Director of Aegon UK PLC

Non-Executive Director of Matalan PLC






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