Holding in Company

Persimmon PLC
28 June 2001


Letter to: Persimmon plc
Dated:     27 June 2001


DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES - COMPANIES ACT 1985, PART VI

We hereby give intimation that, following a purchase of shares in the Company,
the notifiable interest held within the AEGON UK plc Group of Companies is
3.07%.

No of Ordinary Shares purchased:       232,656

Resultant Total:                     8,405,383

Held as follows:                     6,279,523   Royal Bank of Scotland Trust
                                                 Nominees Limited
                                     2,125,860   Chase Nominees Limited

For the purposes of the foregoing notification:-

(a) 'The AEGON UK plc Group of Companies' means Scottish Equitable plc, Scottish
Equitable (Managed Funds) Limited, AEGON Fund Management UK Ltd, AEGON
Investment Management UK Ltd, AEGON Asset Management UK plc, Scottish Equitable
Trustees Limited, Guardian Assurance plc, Guardian Linked Life Assurance
Limited, Guardian Pensions Management Limited and Guardian Unit Managers
Limited, all having a place of business at Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh EH12 9SE;

(b) 'the Act' shall mean the Companies Act 1985 and expressions used in this
notification shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the same
meanings as are set out in or adopted for the purposes of the Act;

(c) 'the Company' shall mean the company to whom this notification is addressed.

Letter from: AEGON Asset Management