Holding(s) in Company

Persimmon PLC
21 December 2006


Letter to: Persimmon PLC dated 15 December 2006


Companies Act 1985(as amended): 
Disclosure of Interests Shares

 
In accordance with Part VI the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) (the 'Act'), 
we write to inform you that Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary 
companies have a notifiable interest in the issued share capital of your company 
as detailed in the attached schedule.
 
For the purposes of S2l0 of the Act, the address for those Companies identified 
in the attached schedule is Laurence Pountney Hill,London EC4R 0HH.



from: Prudential plc
 



             Notifiable Position Report for PERSIMMON ORD GBP0.10
                           as at 14 December 2006       

Percentage holdings are calculated using as issued share capital of 298,802,570 
ORD GBP0.10 shares

         Registered Holder                              Holding         %

Prudential plc                                       11,847,073       3.96
                                                     (Total Notifiable Interest)

         MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALE                     19,295
         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC             11,193,755 
         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                561,869
         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) EQBF AC                 8,705
         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) MNBF AC                13,004
         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PBNE AC                50,445

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited             11,774,919       3.94

         MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALE                     19,295 
         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC             11,193,755
         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                561,869


                                                  End of Report







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