Holding(s) in Company

Persimmon PLC
04 September 2006


Letter to: Persimmon Plc
Dated: 1 September 2006

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 30 August 2006, Lehman Brothers International (Europe) had an
interest in 11,429,238 ordinary shares of Persimmon Plc (the 'Company'). This
represents 3.85% of the outstanding share capital of the Company.

Letter from: Lehman Brothers




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