Holding(s) in Company

Persimmon PLC
23 October 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
AVS NO


        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.   Name of company                                   2.   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     Persimmon plc                                          AXA Investment Managers


3.   Please state whether notification indicates that  4.   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one
     it is in respect of holding of the shareholder         holder, the number of shares held by each of them
     named in 2 above or in respect of a
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an           Axa UK Investment Co UK Tracker Fund     4,950
     individual holder if it is a holding of that
     person's spouse or children under the age of 18        (Non-beneficial)

     See box 4                                              Axa UK Investment Co UK Global Distrib Fund     27,087

                                                            (Non-beneficial)

                                                            Axa UK Investment Co UK Global Growth Fund     48,196

                                                            (Non-beneficial)

                                                            Sun Life Assurance                    605,210

                                                            (Beneficial)

                                                            Sun Life Pensions Management (S&W Nominees)24,100

                                                            (Beneficial)

                                                            Sun Life Pensions Management (BNY Nominees)16,820

                                                            (Beneficial)

                                                            Axa Colonia Konzem               303,724

                                                            (Beneficial)

                                                            Axa Sun Life plc                    477,654

                                                            (Beneficial)

                                                            Axa Ireland Pension Fund               3,031

                                                            (Non-Beneficial)

                                                            Axa Financial Inc (Bernstein)               23,762,929

                                                            (Non-Beneficial)

                                                            Axa Financial Inc (Axa Rosenberg)          3,252,891

                                                            (Non-Beneficial)

                                                            Axa Financial Inc (Alliance Bernstein)          82,408

                                                            (Non-Beneficial)

5.   Number of shares/     6.   Percentage of issued   7.   Number of shares/amount of 8.  Percentage of issued class
     amount of stock            class                       stock disposed
     acquired

     Not disclosed
                                Not disclosed               N/A                            N/A

9.  Class of security                                 10.    Date of transaction     11.      Date Company Informed



    Ordinary 10p                                             Not Disclosed                    23 October 2003


12.  Total holding following this notification         13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this
                                                              notification
     28,609,000
                                                              10.09%


14.  Any additional information                        15.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

                                                            Alexander Garton

     None                                                   020 7678 7508






16.  Name and signature of authorised company official

     responsible for making this notification

     Tracy Davison

     01904 642 199


Date of notification ________23 / 10 / 2003 _________




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