Holding(s) in Company

Barratt Developments PLC
05 May 2006

BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC

Barratt Developments PLC were notified on the 5th May, 2006 that as at 2nd May,
2006 Lazard Asset Management LLC ('LAM LLC') Group have in aggregate a
notifiable interest in 7,861,247 ordinary shares of the Company, being 3.235% of
the issued share capital of the Company.

For the purposes of this announcement the LAM LLC Group comprises:-

•                    Lazard Asset Management LLC
•                    Lazard Asset Management Limited
•                    Lazard Fund Managers Limited
•                    Lazard Freres Gestion
•                    Lazard Asset Management Pacific Co.
•                    Lazard Asset Management (Deutschland) GmbH
•                    Lazard Japan Asset Management K.K.


5th May, 2006.


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