Holding(s) in Company

Persimmon PLC
19 December 2006



Letter to: Persimmon plc 
Dated: 15 December 2006


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


In accordance with Part VI of 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 schedule below.

For the purposes of S210 of the Act, the address for those companies identified 
in the schedule below is Laurence Pountney Hill London EC4R 0HH.


Emma Thompson
For and on behalf of Prudential PLC




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

 
Percentage holdings are calculated using an 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)SALI           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) EQRF AC       8,705
                PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) MNBF AC      13,004
                PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PENH AC      50,445

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited         11,774,919   3.94
                MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI          19,295      
                PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC   11,193,755
                PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC      561,869





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