RNS Number:1856S
Barratt Developments PLC
18 November 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
       23,211,099 FMRCO             HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited
          161,400 FMRCO             Chase Nominees Limited
            8,300 FMRCO             State Street Nominees Limited
          280,200 FMRCO             State Street Bank & Trust Company
            8,000 FMTC              Brown Brothers Harriman
            8,600 FMTC              State Street Nominees Ltd
           57,100 FMTC              State Street Bank & Trust
        4,685,445 FISL              Chase Nominees Ltd
          190,642 FPM               Bank of New York Europe
          105,461 FPM               RBS Trust Bank
          175,990 FPM               Citibank
          179,600 FPM               Nortrust Nominees Ltd
          527,300 FPM               Bankers Trust
          317,900 FPM               HSBC Client Holdings Nominees (UK) Limited
           36,600 FPM               BT Globenet Nominees Ltd
          164,454 FPM               Bank of New York London
           42,800 FPM               Mellon Nominees Ltd
          141,900 FIL               Bankers Trust
          485,343 FIL               Nortrust Nominees Ltd
          673,200 FIL               RBS Trust Bank
          627,496 FIL               State Street Nominees Ltd
           55,300 FIL               Citibank
          181,160 FIL               Bank of New York Europe
          564,530 FIL               Northern Trust
          512,208 FIL               Chase Nominees Ltd
        1,488,890 FIL               Bank of New York - London
          329,077 FIL               JP Morgan
          213,800 FIL               Morgan Stanley
          100,800 FIL               Bank of New York Brussels
           37,500 FIL               State Street Bank & Trust
       35,572,095



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


1,921,663 shares



6. Percentage of issued class


0.804%



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 14th November, 2003



11. Date company informed


18th November, 2003



12. Total holding following this notification


35,572,095 shares



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


14.888%



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


18th November, 2003



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