Holding(s) in Company

Persimmon PLC
28 April 2003


Letter to: Persimmon plc


Companies Act 1985 (as amended):
Disclosure of Interests in Shares

In accordance with Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) (the 'Act'),
we write to inform you that Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary
companies have a notifiable interest in the issued share capital of your company
as detailed in the schedule below.

For the purposes of S210 of the Act, the address for those companies identified
in the schedule below is Laurence Pountney Hill London EC4R OHH.




              Notifiable Position Report for PERSIMMON ORD GBP 0.10 
                              as at 25 April 2003


Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 280,010,969 
ORD GBP 0.10 shares

                         Registered Holder                    Holding       %

Prudential plc                                             16,920,992    6.04 Total Notifiable Interest

ORD GBP 0.10    0682538                                    16,920,992

                         M&G (LOMBARD STREET) NOMS FPR         44,302
                         MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI         134,110
                         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC   14,210,023
                         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC      299,523
                         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC    1,550,406
                         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC        6,978
                         ROY NOMINEES 578079                  135,545
                         ROY NOMS LTD 576052                   75,452
                         ROY NOMS LTD 578141                  150,875
                         ROY NOMS LTD 578192                  313,778




The Prudential Assurance Company Limited                   15,901,517    5.67

ORD GBP 0.10    0682538                                    15,901,517

                         MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI         134,110
                         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC   14,210,023
                         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC    1,550,406
                         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC        6,978



From: M&G Investment Management Limited


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