Holding(s) in Company

Persimmon PLC
4 November 2003

To: Persimmon Plc
Dated: 3 November 2003

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES
ACT 1985 ('THE ACT') 

Persimmon plc 

This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA Investment
Managers UK Ltd. 

We are writing on behalf of AXA S.A. of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its 
Group Companies who are deemed to have an interest in these shares.

AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 28,390,958 ord GBP 0.10 shares in
the 283,357,173 share capital immediately after the time when the obligation of
disclosure arose pursuant to section 198 of the Act. These shares represent a
beneficial interest of 1,439,228 shares (0.51%), and a non-beneficial interest
of 26,951,730 shares (9.51%).

The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this notice 
relates, so far as as known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 11/08/03, 
is as per the Appendix below.

This notification of change is due to an increase in the total holding from 
9.99% to 10.02%.

From: AXA Investment Managers UK Limited
 

                      DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS IN SHARES OF
          APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985
                       Persimmon plc ord GBP 0.10 shares

Total number of shares held as at 11/08/03 was 28,390,958 the breakdown of which 
is set out below:

Name of the                      Number of      Particulars of                              Registered as
Company/Fund                     Shares         Beneficial owners


Axa UK Investment Co ICVC        27,087         Trustees of AXA UK Investment Co ICVC       Chase Nominees Ltd
Global Distribution Fund                        Global Distribution Fund                    a/c 17336
(Non-beneficial)

Axa UK Investment Co ICVC        48,196         Trustees of AXA UK Investment Co ICVC       Chase Nominees Ltd
Global Growth Fund                              Global Growth Fund                          a/c 17260
(Non-beneficial)
                                                                                            a/c 887619


Sun Life Assurance Society Plc   605,210        Sun Life Assurance Society Plc              HSBC Global Custody Nominee 
(Beneficial)                                                                                (UK) Limited
                                                                                            a/c 776934

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 35,100         Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd            Smith & Williamson Nominees 
(Beneficial)                                                                                Ltd
                                                                                            a/c S66

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 17,540         Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd            BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited
(Beneficial)

Axa Colonia Konzem               303,724        (Registration details available upon
(Beneficial)                                    request)

Axa Sun Life plc                 477,654        AXA Sun Life plc                            Axa Sun Life plc
frmly Axa Equity & Law Life                     frmly Axa Equity & Law Life 
Assurance Society plc)                          Assurance Society plc)
(Beneficial)

Axa Ireland Pension Fund         3,031          AXA Ireland Pension Fund                    Chase Nominees Ltd
(Non-Beneficial)                                                                            a/c 21652

Axa Financial Inc                23,451,768     Bernstein
(Non-Beneficial)

Axa Financial Inc                3,338,250      Axa Rosenberg
(Non-Beneficial)

Axa Financial Inc*               82,408         Alliance Capital Management LP - 
(Non-Beneficial)                                See note below


                                                  Holding as % of issued Capital
Total Beneficial Interest           1,439,228            0.51
Total Non-Beneficial Interest      26,951,730            9.51
Total                              28,390,958           10.02%


* AXA FINANCIAL INCLUDES HOLDINGS FOR ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP
Alliance Capital Management LP ('Alliance Capital') is an investment advisor
registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. Alliance Capital provides
investment advisory services to corporate employee benefit plans subject to the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ('ERISA'), public employee
retirement systems, investment companies and separate accounts registered under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, foundations, endowment funds, tax-exempt
organizations and other institutional investors and individuals. Alliance
Capital manages investment assets on behalf of its clients which confers upon
it, among other things, the right to vote on behalf of its clients. Under the
federal securities laws, the right to vote or make investment decisions with
respect to a security (even if such right is constrained by fiduciary duties and
does not carry with it any pecuniary interest in the securities) is enough to
confer beneficial ownership on the security on a person. Any shares deemed
beneficially owned by Alliance Capital were acquired solely for investment
purposes in the ordinary course and not for the purpose of intent of
influencing control over the issuer.



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