Holding(s) in Company

Persimmon PLC
20 March 2003


To: Persimmon PLC

                      S198 Companies Act 1985 (the 'Act')

We write to inform you, pursuant to s198 of the Act, that as at the close of
business on 18th March, 2003, Lehman Brothers International (Europe) had an
interest in 13,963,910 ordinary shares of Persimmon Plc (the 'Company').  This
represents 4.997% of the outstanding share capital of the Company.

From: Lehman Brothers International (Europe)


                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange