Holding(s) in Company

Persimmon PLC
05 October 2007


For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which 
voting rights are attached:

PERSIMMON PLC

2. Reason for notification 
(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (YES)

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the 
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:  (  )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (  )

Other (please specify) :                                                   (  )


3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :

LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS MANAGEMENT) LIMITED (PMC)

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached 
if different):

01 OCTOBER 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

04 OCTOBER 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

FROM 3%-4% (L&G)

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares              Situation previous to  
if possible use                 the Triggering transaction                
ISIN CODE                       
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
ORD GBP 0.10           10,698,653             10,698,653


 

                            Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares   Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible use                                                                 
ISIN CODE                                Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  
                       12,285,345        12,285,345                 4.06

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration date  Exercise/conversion  No. of voting     % of voting     
financial                    period/date          rights that may   rights          
instrument                                        be acquired (if                       
                                                  the instrument                         
                                                  exercised/
                                                  converted)                           

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 
12,285,345                    4.06

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited 
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

    Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (12,285,345 - 4.06% - LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
 
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) 
Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (10,619,678 - 3.50% -PMC)   Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
 
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) 
Limited (PMC) (10,619,678 - 3.50% = PMC)              Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
 
                                                      Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)


 


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of proxy holder:


 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


 

13. Additional information:

NOTIFICATION USING THE TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS FIGURE OF 302,573,876

PLEASE NOTE THIS NOTIFICATION HAS BEEN DELAYED DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF 
DISCLOSURES REQUIRED FOLLOWING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF NEW BUSINESS WHICH HAS 
COME TO US IN THE FORM OF AN IN-SPECIE TRANSFER.
 

14. Contact name:

HELEN LEWIS (LGIM)
 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 3124 3851


For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.





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