RNS Number:8365J
Barratt Developments PLC
09 April 2003


SCHEDULE 10

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 its 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


  Shares Held    Management        Nominee/Registered Name
                 Company
       4,750,000 FMRCO             HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited
          14,490 FMRCO             Mellon Bank
         155,300 FMRCO             Chase Nominees Limited
           7,300 FMRCO             State Street Nominees Limited
         276,000 FMRCO             State Street Bank & Trust Company
           1,900 FMTC              Brown Brothers Harriman
          53,500 FMTC              State Street Bank & Trust
       4,541,867 FISL              Chase Nominees Ltd.
         190,642 FPM               Bank of New York Europe
         497,761 FPM               RBS Trust Bank
         176,290 FPM               Citibank
         156,850 FPM               Nortrust Nominees Ltd.
         310,800 FPM               Bankers Trust
         228,700 FPM               HSBC Client Holdings Nominees (UK) Limited
          62,500 FPM               BT Globenet Nominees Ltd.
         179,854 FPM               Bank of New York London
          37,900 FPM               Mellon Nominees Ltd.
         144,000 FIL               Bankers Trust
         495,751 FIL               Nortrust Nominees Ltd.
         642,800 FIL               RBS Trust Bank
         640,112 FIL               State Street Nominees Ltd.
          53,300 FIL               Citibank
         301,860 FIL               Bank of New York Europe
         614,200 FIL               Northern Trust
         488,537 FIL               Chase Nominees Ltd.
       1,731,990 FIL               Bank of New York - London
       1,013,441 FIL               JP Morgan
         207,500 FIL               Morgan Stanley
         272,240 FIL               Chase Manhattan Bank London
         103,800 FIL               Bank of New York Brussels
          73,500 FIL               State Street Bank & Trust
      18,424,685



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


Not applicable



6. Percentage of issued class


Not applicable



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


2,345,771 shares



8. Percentage of issued class


0.99%



9. Class of security


Ordinary Shares of 10p Each Fully Paid



10. Date of transaction


Disposals since last notification on 16th January, 2003



11. Date company informed


9th April, 2003



12. Total holding following this notification


18,424,685 shares



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


7.75%



14. Any additional information






15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Mr. Laurence Dent - Tel. No. 0191 2866811



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






Date of notification


9th April, 2003



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