Holding in Company

Persimmon PLC
20 March 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

PERSIMMON PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

M&G


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

10p ORD


10)  Date of transaction

-


11)  Date company informed

19 MARCH


12)  Total holding following this notification

19,099,865
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

7.11%


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 .... 20/3/2001 ....



Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 268,464,991
Ord GBP 0.10 shares

Prudential plc                                   19,099,865     7.11%

MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI          244,947
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC    18,462,684  
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC       361,234
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC        31,000


Prudential Assurance Company limited             18,738,631     6.97%

MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI          244,947
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC    18,462,684  
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC        31,000