Holding in Company

Persimmon PLC
22 February 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     PERSIMMON PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LTD

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.

     FMR CORP

     FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LTD - SEE SCHEDULE 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

     10p ORDINARY

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

     21/2/01

12)  Total holding following this notification

     22,424,309               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     12.26%

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 ....22/02/01

SCHEDULE A

SECURITY: PERSIMMON PLC

                           SHARES  MANAGEMENT  NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
                            HELD   COMPANY 
(Ordinary Shares)
                          350,000   FMRCO      HSBC
                           22,000   FMRCO      STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED
                          500,000   FMRCO      CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED
                           97,342   FMTC       STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED
                        6,975,263   FISL       CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE)
                                               NOMINEES LIMITED
                        2,007,797   FPM        CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED
                           67,500   FPM        GRACECHURCH NOMINEES
                          581,700   FPM        RBS TRUST BANK
                        1,890,900   FPM        BANKERS TRUST
                          109,490   FPM        NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD
                           65,300   FPM        MSS NOMINEES LTD
                          202,559   FPM        BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD
                           98,440   FPM        CITIBANK
                          209,700   FIL        BANKERS TRUST
                        2,354,945   FIL        RBS TRUST BANK
                          131,260   FIL        CITIBANK
                           64,690   FIL        CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE)
                                               NOMINEES LIMITED
                        4,264,780   FIL        MSS NOMINEES LTD
                          330,200   FIL        BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD
                          651,800   FIL        CHASE NOMINEES LTD
                          336,318   FIL        MORGAN STANLEY
                          212,425   FIL        BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE
                          626,500   FIL        NORTHERN TRUST
                          273,400   FIL        NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD

Total Ordinary Shares: 22,424,309

Current ownership
percentage:                 12.26%

Shares in issue:      186,866,319

Change in holdings
since last filing:     +2,335,151 ordinary shares