Holding in Company

Persimmon PLC
20 February 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     PERSIMMON PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT/PRUDENTIAL

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.

     M&G LIMITED       5,415,239
     THE PRUDENTIAL   14,351,318

     SEE ATTACHED SHEET (BELOW)
 
5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     -

6)   ( - %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     -

8)   ( - %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     10p

10)  Date of transaction

     -

11)  Date company informed

     20/02/01

12)  Total holding following this notification

     19,766,557
                             
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     10.8%

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

     TRACY DAVIDSON

     Date of Notification: 20/02/2001



            NOTIFIABLE POSITION REPORT FOR PERSIMMON ORD GBP0.10
                           AS AT 19 FEBRUARY 2001


Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 182,886,319
ORD GBP0.10 shares


                     Registered Holder                       Holding        %

M&G Group Limited                                          19,766,557     10.8%

                     CHASE NOMINEES LTD A/C 3789              475,654
                     CHASE NOMS LT A/C 14914                1,627,655
                     CHASE NOMS LTD                            52,500
                     CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14915                 164,394 
                     CLYDESDALE BK (H.OFF) NOMS LTD            63,470
                     CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB             2,400,000
                     CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGN               350,000
                     CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT                13,200
                     MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI             154,943
                     PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC        14,165,375
                     PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PHL AC           259,066
                     PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC            31,000
                     SCOT AM MANAGED INDEX TRUST                9,300