Holding(s) in Company

Persimmon PLC
12 October 2007

LETTER TO PERSIMMON DATED 12 OCTOBER 2007

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES

PERSIMMON

This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA Investment 
Managers UK Ltd.

We are writing on behalf of AXA SA of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its 
Group Companies who are deemed to have an interest in these shares.

The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this notice 
relates, so far as is known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 11/10/07, 
is as per the attached Appendix.
 
FROM AXA SA

For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which 
voting rights are attached:

PERSIMMON

2. Reason for notification 
(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the 
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:  (  )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (  )

Other (please specify) :                                                   (  )


3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

AXA SA 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :


5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached 
if different):

11/10/07

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12/10/2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares              Situation previous to  
if possible use                 the Triggering transaction                
ISIN CODE                       
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
0682538                14,884,373             14,884,373


 

                            Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares   Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible use                                                                 
ISIN CODE                                Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  
                       2,143,917         2,143,917  14,137,182      0.71      4.67   


 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration date  Exercise/conversion  No. of voting     % of voting     
financial                    period/date          rights that may   rights          
instrument                                        be acquired (if                       
                                                  the instrument                         
                                                  exercised/
                                                  converted)                           

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 
16,281,099                    5.38%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


 


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of proxy holder:


 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


 

13. Additional information:


 

14. Contact name:

TERRY MARSH
 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7003 2637


For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.



Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer


 

          
Name of the Company/Fund          Number of Shares     % of issued share capital

AXA Ireland Pension Fund 
     Indirect                                4,000              0.00132
AXA Sun Life plc 
With Profits 
     Direct                                163,425              0.05401
AXA Sun Life plc 
AXA Rosenberg 
     Direct                                342,486              0.11319
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 
Global Distribution Fund 
     Indirect                               14,865              0.00491
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 
Global Growth Fund 
     Indirect                               61,601              0.02036
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 
Distribution Fund 
     Indirect                               80,000              0.02644
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 
Ethical Fund     
     Indirect                               25,000              0.00826
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 
Extra Income Fund 
     Indirect                               40,000              0.01322
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 
UK Equity Income Fund 
     Indirect                            1,000,000              0.33050
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 
UK Growth Fund 
     Indirect                               76,000              0.02512
PPP Healthcare Group plc 
     Direct                                 24,000              0.00793
AXA Institutional 
Equity Focus
     Direct                                 50,000              0.01652
AXA Institutional 
Equity Fund 
     Direct                                 52,806              0.01745
Sun Life Assurance Society Plc 
With Profit 
     Direct                                 86,300              0.02852
Sun Life Assurance Society Plc 
AXA Rosenberg 
     Direct                                247,668              0.08185
AXA Insurance UK     
Managed                                    
     Direct                                 88,000              0.02908
AXA General Unit Trust 
     Indirect                              230,000              0.07601
AXA Financial Inc 
     Indirect                            2,871,912              0.94916
Sun Life International (10M) Ltd 
     Direct                                100,000              0.03305
AXA France 
     Indirect                                8,561              0.00283
AXA Rosenberg 
     Indirect                            9,720,530              3.21261
AXA Financial lnc
     Indirect                                1,213              0.00040
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 
     Direct                                 12,210              0.00404
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 
     Direct                                 68,773              0.02273
AXA Sun Life 
LTAV UK Equity Life 
     Direct                                 70,000              0.02313
AXA Sun Life 
FTSE All Share Tracker Life 
     Direct                                 51,433              0.01700
AXA Sun Life 
LTAV UK Equity Pension 
     Direct                                245,000              0.08097
AXA Sun Life 
FTSE ALL Share Tracker Pension 
     Direct                                263,411              0.08706
AXA Framlington onshore private client
     Indirect                                3,500              0.00116
AXA Wlnterthur
     Direct                                182,550              0.06033
AXA Sun Life plc 
With Profit Transition Fund 
     Direct                                 93,655              0.03095
Sun Life Assurance Society plc 
With Profit Transition Fund 
     Direct                                  2,200              0.00073

Total Direct                             2,143,917              0.70856 
Total Indirect                          14,137,182              4.67231
TOTAL                                   16,281,099              5,38087

 


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