Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1014E

Persimmon PLC

23 September 2008

TR-1: notification 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 the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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 the notification obligation:	The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	Goldman, Sachs & Co. Goldman Sachs International
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	19 SEPTEMBER 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	23 SEPTEMBER 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Below 3%
8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights viii	Number of shares	Number of voting rights ix		% of voting rights
				Direct x	Indirect xi	Direct	Indirect
GB0006825383	9,825,775	3.27%

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

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
	Below 3%

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

We hereby notify you that as at close of business on 19 September 2008 The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA, no longer has a notifiable interest in shares.

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