Holding(s) in Company

Persimmon PLC
10 October 2007


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

                                                                       
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)                      Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
subject to the notification                      
obligation:

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

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)               

5. Date of the transaction (and                           09/10/07
date on which the threshold is                     
crossed or reached if
different):

6. Date on which issuer                                   10/10/07
notified:                                          

7. Threshold(s) that is/are                           From 4% - 3%(L&G)
crossed or reached:                            


8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/   Situation previous to the   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
type of  Triggering transaction
shares
if
possible
using    Number of     Number of     Number of     Number of voting       % of voting
the ISIN Shares        Voting Rights shares        rights                 rights
CODE
                                     Direct        Direct        Indirect Direct  Indirect

Ord 10p   12,285,345    12,285,345    12,077,845    12,077,845             3.99

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of     Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial   date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument             Period/ Date  exercised/ converted.              rights


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

        12,077,845                                3.99





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) (12,077,845 - 3.99% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)


Legal & General Investment Management           Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)            (Direct) (LGIH)
(10,407,578-3.43%=PMC)


Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Limited (PMC) (10,407,578 - 3.43% = PMC)        (LGAS & LGPL)


                                                Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)
                                                (LGPL)


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                                               N/A

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

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


13. Additional information:       Notification using the total voting rights figure of
                                                      302,573,876

14. Contact name:                          Helen Lewis (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number:              020 3124 3851




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