Holding in Company

Persimmon PLC
9 April 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

PERSIMMON

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

M&G PLC

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

2 ABOVE

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

SEE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORD 0.10

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

05/04/01

12)  Total holding following this notification

15,999,865
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.93%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

GARETH PRICE
020 7678 7506

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ........ 9/04/2001 ...


Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 269,608,175
Ord GBP 0.10 shares


Prudential plc                                        15,999,865        5.93%

MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI           244,947
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC     15,362,684
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC        361,234
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC         31,000


The Prudential Assurance Company Limited               15,638,631       5.8%

MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI            244,947
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC      15,362,684
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC          31,000