Holding(s) in Company

Persimmon PLC
20 February 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 
(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

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):

18/02/2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19/02/2008

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                19,462,852             19,462,852


 

                            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  

0682538                2,262,981         2,262,981  14,134,658      0.75      4.71   


 

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 

16,397,639                    5.46%

 

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


 


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


 

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

AXA Sun Life plc                           163,425              0.05445
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life
Assurance Society plc)
     Direct

AXA UK Investment co ICVC                   80,000              0.02665
Distribution Fund
     Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                   75,000              0.02499
Ethical Fund
     Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                   40,000              0.01333
Extra Income Fund 
     Indirect                

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                1,000,000              0.33317
UK Equity Income Fund 
     Indirect                     

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                   96,000              0.03198
UK Growth Fund 
     Indirect                      

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                  100,000              0.03332
UK Opportunities Fund
     Indirect

PPP Healthcare Group plc                    24,000              0.00800
     Direct       

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd            60,000              0.01999
     Direct                             

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd            60,000              0.01999
     Direct                                 

Sun Life Assurance Society Plc             107,300              0.03575
     Direct

AXA Insurance UK                            88,000              0.02932
     Direct

AXA General Unit Trust                     285,000              0.09495
     Indirect

AXA Financial, Inc                       8,937,812              2.97781
     Indirect

AXA Colonia Konzern                          7,000              0.00233
     Direct

AXA Colonia Konzern                         27,281              0.00909
     Indirect

Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd           125,000              0.04165
     Direct

AXA France                                   6,390              0.00213
     Indirect

AXA Rosenberg                            3,481,450              1.15991
     Indirect

AXA Financial, Inc*                          2,225              0.00074
     Indirect

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd            13,635              0.00454
     Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd            61,968              0.02065
     Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                 70,000              0.02332
LTAV UK Equity
     Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                  66,600             0.02219
ABL High Alpha
     Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                  51,433             0.01714
FTSE All Share Tracker
     Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management                245,000             0.08163
LTAV UK Equity
     Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management                326,800             0.10888
ABL High Alpha
     Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management                263,411             0.08776
FTSE All Share Tracker
     Direct

Framlington onshore private clients           3,500             0.00117
    Indirect

AXA Winterthur                              212,710             0.07087
     Direct

Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive           208,054             0.06932
     Direct

Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive           108,645             0.03620
     Direct


Total Direct                             2,262,981              0.75396 
Total Indirect                          14,134,658              4.70924

TOTAL                                   16,397,639              5.46320

 


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