Holding(s) in Company

Barratt Developments PLC
11 August 2006

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Barratt Developments PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and Fidelity International
Limited (FIL) and it direct and indirect subsidiaries



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


Non-beneficial holders named in (2)



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


                               Management Company    Nominee/Registered Name

Shares Held
486,000                        FMRCO                 JP Morgan Chase Bank
2,066,000                      FMTC                  State Street Bank and Tr. Co.
24,150                         FMTC                  CIBC Mellon Trust
24,026,499                     FMRCO                 Brown Brothers Harriman and Co.
1,000                          FMRCO                 JP Morgan Chase Bank
42,548                         FISL                  JP Morgan, Bournemouth
26,646,197



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


320,144 shares



6. Percentage of issued class


0.13%



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


Acquisitions since last notification on 9th February, 2006



11. Date company informed


11th August, 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


26,646,197 shares



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


10.96%



14. Any additional information






15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Mr Laurence Dent - Tel. No. 0191 286 6811



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification





Date of notification


11th August, 2006



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