Holding in Company

Barratt Developments PLC
8 September 2000


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
BARCLAYS PLC

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18:
BARCLAYS PLC THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARY BARCLAYS BANK PLC

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
   13,744 SHARES - BARCLAYS CAPITAL (NO. 2) NOMINEES LIMITED
  102,119 SHARES - CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED  16331
  453,572 SHARES - CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED  16341
   74,400 SHARES - CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED  16344
  144,500 SHARES - CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED  16345
   23,578 SHARES - CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED  16376
2,097,164 SHARES - CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED  16400
1,151,500 SHARES - CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED  16417
1,724,009 SHARES - CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED  16530
   64,596 SHARES - CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED  18409
    4,200 SHARES - DEM69
    1,035 SHARES - BARCLAYS BANK TRUST CO. LTD. & THIRD PARTY NOMINEE
      493 SHARES - UNKNOWN
1,176,925 SHARES - TWENTY NINE GRACECHURCH STREET NOMINEES LIMITED A/C 5781C
  166,333 SHARES - UNKNOWN
    1,250 SHARES - UNKNOWN
    8,825 SHARES - UNKNOWN
    1,100 SHARES - UNKNOWN
    6,617 SHARES - UNKNOWN
    3,715 SHARES - UNKNOWN
    4,200 SHARES - UNKNOWN

7,223,875 SHARES IN TOTAL

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
NOT ADVISED

6   Percentage of issued class:
NOT ADVISED

7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
NOT APPLICABLE

8   Percentage of issued class:
NOT APPLICABLE

9   Class of security:
ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p EACH FULLY PAID

10  Date of transaction:
HOLDING NOTIFIED AS AT 6th SEPTEMBER, 2000

11  Date company informed:
8th SEPTEMBER, 2000

12  Total holding following this notification:
7,223,875 SHARES

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
3.09%

14  Contact name for queries:
MR. C.A. DEARLOVE

15 Contact telephone number:
0191 2866811

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
MR. C.A. DEARLOVE

17  Date of notification:
8th SEPTEMBER, 2000





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