Holding(s) in Company

Persimmon PLC
05 September 2006


Letter to   Persimmon PLC
            1 September 2006


Companies Act 1985 ('The Act') - Part VI

I hereby inform you that as at 31 August 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal
entities listed on the attached schedule, has a notifiable interest in the
capital of your Company of 12.93%.

Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are below.

The issued capital of 296,782,633 is the latest figure available to us. 

Letter from Geoff Smith  
            Barclays PLC



                             LEGAL ENTITY REPORT

PERSIMMON                                                         SEDOL: 0682538

As at 31 August 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had
a notifiable interest in 38,374,187 ORD GBP0.10 representing 12.93 % of the
issued share capital of 296,782,633 units.

Legal Entity                                             Holding                     Percentage Held

Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                              821                               .0003
Barclays Bank PLC                                         68,964                               .0232
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                  268,875                               .0906
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                          9,586,147                              3.2300
Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Ltd                         358,582                               .1208
Gerrard Ltd                                              369,085                               .1244
Barclays Capital Inc                                   3,391,013                              1.1426
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                  5,655                               .0019
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                            1,538                               .0005
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking          331,369                               .1117
Gerrard Ltd                                            1,175,023                               .3959
Barclays Bank PLC                                        180,857                               .0609
Barclays Bank France SA                                    1,330                               .0004
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                            972,394                               .3276
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                         1,028,752                               .3466
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                          5,658,769                              1.9067
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                        5,042,831                              1.6992
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                      273,347                               .0921
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd                      20,878                               .0070
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                        9,637,957                              3.2475

                                  Group Holding       38,374,187                             12.9299




                         REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT
 
PERSIMMON                                                         SEDOL: 0682538
 
As at 31 August 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below,
had a notifiable interest in 38,374,187 ORD GBP0.10 representing 12.93 % of the
issued share capital of 296,782,633 units.

 
Registered Holder                              Account Designation       Holding

BANK OF IRELAND                                    1472368               119,705
BANK OF IRELAND                                    2173520               268,032
BANK OF IRELAND                                    258227                128,430
BANK OF IRELAND                                    4239749               199,190
BANK OF IRELAND                                    4240060                 4,278
BANK OF IRELAND                                    427057                 42,120
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited                   CREST ID. 11X13       180,857
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited                   CREST ID. 11X13        68,964
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                          20,026
BANK OF NEW YORK                                   210405                118,313
BANK OF NEW YORK                                   221428                 97,511
BANK OF NEW YORK                                   367748                211,765
BANK OF NEW YORK                                   392067                237,695
BANK OF NEW YORK                                   768198                 75,246
BARCLAYS BANK FRANCE SA - CLIENTS                  4R71023801010           1,330
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                        433,707
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                      3,391,013
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                      9,204,250
Barclays Global Investors Canada                                          20,878
Barclays Noms Monument R97 C 000000000000000000                              821
Barclays Trust Co R69     C 000000000000000000                             1,538
BNP PARIBAS                                                               39,521
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                             221476                 15,755
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                             387173                129,613
BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD                           501577191               3,683
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 16376                 143,085
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 16669                  40,764
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 19518                  40,100
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 19519                 253,937
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 19520                  52,708
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 20947               6,761,358
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 21359                 201,581
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 25772                 103,832
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 27793                  16,797
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 27797                  33,480
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 27800                  94,279
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 28270                 119,527
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 28270                  95,521
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 31961                  97,425
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 35506                  10,587
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 35950                   4,408
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES                                             29,962
CITIBANK                                           195433                 46,980
CITIBANK                                           6010064440             17,778
CITIBANK                                           6010640794             75,599
CITIBANK                                           6010782807             78,846
CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT                     083587                 24,051
DEUTSCHE BANK LONDON                               8002041                 3,029
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           610720                    400
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           620404                    295
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           621942                    465
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           622124                    800
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           643975                    350
Gerard Nominees Limited                            660318                  6,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           660632                    500
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           660758                  4,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           660851                  2,800
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           768557                  4,400
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           774160                    400
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           781271                  1,200
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                    88,160
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                    27,700
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3)                 523475DN               40,000
HSBC                                               813168                135,847
HSBC                                               845315                 11,083
IBT                                                91262                  72,576
IBT                                                91282                  21,154
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                              47,881  
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                              26,000
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                               4,511
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                               4,691
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                               2,197
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                              30,041
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                             781,425 
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                             177,926
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                             100,438
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                               7,881
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                              52,203
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                              86,167
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                               5,991
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                             639,820
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                              74,520
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                             287,900
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                              22,401
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           1,351,363
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           1,487,001
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16256                   7,341
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16267                   1,655
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16268                   8,112
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16331                  73,930
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16338                  17,486
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16341                 163,031
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16341                 277,697
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16342                  37,507 
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16344                  91,172
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16345                 152,881
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16400               2,253,870
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16612                  50,978
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16901                  15,071
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            17998                  13,985
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            18409                 226,253
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            19514                  11,837
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            27803                   1,117
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            28166                 767,002



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JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            29514                 128,129
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            38245                  33,726
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            39515                  10,634
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            39525                   6,419
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            43064                  86,649
JPM FRANKFURT                                      39746                   4,906
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                       60,669
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                       24,672
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                      244,203
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                        8,112
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                        9,202
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                       43,294
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                       17,015
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                        2,282
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                       30,773
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                        9,985
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                       74,008 
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                        1,444
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                       14,592
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                        2,800 
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                        7,430
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                       37,671 
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                        1,655
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                        7,190
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                        7,341
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                       27,640
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                       30,044
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                       40,563
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                      152,161
JPMorgan chase Bank                                                        2,816
KAS ASSOCIATES                                   3507261                   2,654
Master Trrust Bank                                                        10,090
MELLON                                           DIRF0100002              22,878
MELLON BANK                                      ABGFZ872482             350,911
MELLON BANK                                      TGGF0003002              31,148
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN/                                              11,026
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN/                                              67,422
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND                                               40,440
MIDLAND BANK (HSBC BANK PLC)                     772823                  381,581
Mitsubishi Trust International                                             7,277
Mitsui Asset                                                               4,724
NORDEA BANK                                      213922                   11,186
NORTHERN TRUST                                   CVS21                   200,512
NORTHERN TRUST                                   IPE01                     5,138
NORTHERN TRUST                                   NER05                     2,721
NORTHERN TRUST                                   SCO06                    87,986
NORTHERN TRUST                                   TNF01                    58,523
NORTHERN TRUST                                   TRG01                    11,735
NORTHERN TRUST                                   UKE01                   182,136
NORTHERN TRUST                                   USF12                   362,882
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                            22,101
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                           101,248
NORTHERN TRUST BANK = BGI SEPA                                            76,259
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                               218,121
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                               586,588
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                        51,015
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                       288,293
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                         7,573
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                        43,129
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                                        10,380
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                                        26,840
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                            34,619
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                            34,169
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                            19,677
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                            46,234
STATE STREET                                    2RJZ                      28,286
STATE STREET                                    JD12                     142,315
STATE STREET                                    JFBL                      77,804
STATE STREET                                    N3B3                         581
STATE STREET                                    N3B6                       6,211
STATE STREET                                    N3YL                         511
STATE STREET                                    N3YZ                       2,139
STATE STREET                                    NESW                       5,881
STATE STREET                                    X346                       1,880
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - W1                                            73,079
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                      145,219
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                       72,576
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA -                                            68,628
The Northern Trust Company - U                                            48,159
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                              2,784
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                                355
UBS                                            370607 S1                   9,595
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                     5,655

                                           Group Holding              38,374,187



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