Holding(s) in Company

Persimmon PLC
21 March 2005

Letter to Persimmon Plc
Dated 16 March 2005


Companies Act 1985 ('The Act')- Part VI

I refer to our previous correspondence and now inform you that as 15 March
2005 Barclays PLC no longer has a notifiable interest in the capital of your
Company.

According to our records your Company's Issued Share Capital is 288,893,740.


Letter from Barclays Group Corporate Secretariat


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