Holding(s) in Company

Persimmon PLC
05 September 2006



Letter to: Persimmon Plc
Dated: 4 September 2006

S198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 (THE 'ACT')

We write to inform you, pursuant to s198 of the Act, that as at the close of
business on 31st August 2006, Lehman Brothers International (Europe) had an
interest in 17,465,161 ordinary shares of Persimmon Plc (the 'Company'). This
represents 5.88% of the outstanding share capital of the Company.

Letter from: Lehman Brothers




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