Holding(s) in Company

Persimmon PLC
19 March 2008




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


2. Reason for notification 


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (X )


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:

AXA S.A. 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies


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




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

17/03/2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:

18/03/2008


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

5%



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 

0682538                17,552,549             17,552,549


 


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             Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

0682538                2,268,813          2,268,813  12,046,479      0.76      4.02




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 

14,315,292                    4.77%




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


 


          
Name of the Company/Fund          Number of Shares     % of issued share capital

AXA Sun Life plc                           163,425              0.05449
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life
Assurance Society plc)
     Direct


AXA UK Investment co ICVC                   80,000              0.02668
Distribution Fund
     Indirect


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                   60,000              0.02001
Ethical Fund
     Indirect


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                   40,000              0.01334
Extra Income Fund 
     Indirect                


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                1,000,000              0.33345
UK Equity Income Fund 
     Indirect                     


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                   96,000              0.03201
UK Growth Fund 
     Indirect                      


PPP Healthcare Group plc                    24,000              0.00800
     Direct       


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd            60,000              0.02001
     Direct                             


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd            60,000              0.02001
     Direct                                 


Sun Life Assurance Society Plc             107,300              0.03578
     Direct


AXA Insurance UK                            88,000              0.02934
     Direct


AXA General Unit Trust                     285,000              0.09503
     Indirect


AXA Financial, Inc                      10,333,012              3.44552
     Indirect


AXA Colonia Konzern                          7,000              0.00233
     Direct


Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd           125,000              0.04168
     Direct


AXA France                                   6,390              0.00213
     Indirect


AXA Rosenberg                              140,352              0.04680
     Indirect


AXA Financial, Inc*                          2,225              0.00074
     Indirect


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd            15,135              0.00505
     Direct


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd            48,263              0.01609
     Direct


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                 70,000              0.02334
LTAV UK Equity
     Direct


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                 66,600              0.02221
ABL High Alpha
     Direct


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                 51,433              0.01715
FTSE All Share Tracker
     Direct


Sun Life Pensions Management               245,000              0.08169
LTAV UK Equity
     Direct


Sun Life Pensions Management               326,800              0.10897
ABL High Alpha
     Direct


Sun Life Pensions Management               263,411              0.08783
FTSE All Share Tracker
     Direct


Framlington onshore private clients          3,500              0.00117
    Indirect


AXA Winterthur                             230,747              0.07694
     Direct


Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive          208,054              0.06938
     Direct


Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive          108,645              0.03623
     Direct


                     Total Direct        2,268,813              0.75653
                   Total Indirect       12,046,479              4.01687
                            TOTAL       14,315,292              4.77340
 



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:


 

14. Contact name:

Terry Marsh
 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7003 2637
 



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