Holding in Company

Persimmon PLC
19 March 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     PERSIMMON PLC

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.

     PLEASE SEE 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

     ORD 10P

10)  Date of transaction

     -

11)  Date company informed

     15 MARCH 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     10,580,384
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.83%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     GARETH PRICE       0207 678 7506

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

     Date of Notification ....19/3/2001....................


               NOTIFIABLE POSITION REPORT FOR PERSIMMON ORD GBP0.10
                                AS AT 14 MARCH 2001

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of
276,106,944 Ord GBP 0.10 shares

               Registered Holder                     Holding     %

Prudential Plc                                     10,580,384   3.83  Total     
                                                                      Notifiable
                                                                      Interest
               MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI           154,943
               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC     10,195,375
               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC        199,066
               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC         31,000

The Prudential Assurance 
Company Limited                                    10,381,318   3.75%
               MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI           154,943
               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC     10,195,375
               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC         31,000