Holding(s) in Company

Persimmon PLC
5 July 2005


Letter to Persimmon PLC

Companies Act 1985 ('The Act) - Part VI

I hereby inform you that as at 30 June 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal 
entities listed on the attached schedule, has a notifiable interest in the 
capital of your Company of 3.07%.

Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders 
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are listed below.

The issued capital of 291,611,839 is the latest figure available to us. 

From Barclays


                             LEGAL ENTITY REPORT
PERSIMMON                                                      SEDOL :0682538

As at 30 June 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had a 
notifiable interest in 8,956,008 ORD GBPO.10 representing 3.07% of the issued 
share capital of 291,611,839 units.

 
Legal Entity                                   Holding        Percentage Held

Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                    420                  .0001
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                 521,924                  .1790
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                4,439,701                 1.5225
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                  686,051                  .2353   
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd         61,259                  .0210
Barclays Global Investors N.A.               2,268,470                  .7779
Gerrard Ltd                                    224,897                  .0771  
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                362,219                  .1242  
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust &        325,934                  .1118   
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd             65,133                  .0223

                    Group Holding            8,956,008                 3.0712



                          REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT
PERSIMMON                                                      SEDOL :0682538

As at 30 June 2005 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, 
had a notifiable interest in 8,956,008 ORD GBPO.10 representing 3.07% of the 
issued share capital of 291,611,839 units.
 
Registered Holder                  Account Designation                Holding
Bank of Ireland                                                        23,479
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI                                        362,219
Barclays Trust & Others                                                   420
BNP PARIBAS                                                             3,405
BOISS NOMINEES LTD                            4224361                 112,235   
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                              16376                 164,445   
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                              20947                 652,382
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                              21359                 235,966
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES                                           1,828
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           20,247
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           31,181
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                          329,163
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            1,902
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                          111,743
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                        1,377,628
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            1,495
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           52,418
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            2,849
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           61,549
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            7,881
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            3,747
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                          616,390
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           58,033
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                         16331                  90,452
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                         16338                  18,208
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                         16341                 120,165
  
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                         16341                 164,804
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                         16342                  34,683
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                         16344                  38,701
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                         16345                  54,911
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                         16400               3,063,847
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                         18409                 210,826
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                    46,744
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                    14,515
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                    11,551
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                   144,502
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                    29,062
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                    38,277
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     2,282
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     6,612
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                    54,446
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                    36,402
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     2,800
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                    14,069
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                       470
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     2,816
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                    17,580
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     8,396
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF                                             38,067
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF                                              4,580
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND                                             5,788
Mitsubishi Trust International                                          1,796

NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                          6,772
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                          6,278
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                          1,533
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c                   BLI                   65,777
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c                   CMI                   35,505 
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                   GPI                   54,446       
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                   SA1                   69,169
State Street                                                            4,923
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                   176,395
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                    23,285
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA                                            1,967
                                                 TOTAL              8,956,008 





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