Holding in Company

Persimmon PLC
23 October 2000



Persimmon plc ('the company') announces that on Friday 20 October 2000 it
received a s.198 notice notifying that HSBC Investment Bank plc, was
interested in 16,475,981 ordinary shares representing 9.02% of the ordinary
issued share capital.

The company was further notified in the same letter that as at the close of
business on 18 October 2000, HSBC Investment Bank plc no longer held a
notifiable interest in Persimmon plc.