Holding(s) in Company

Persimmon PLC
13 March 2007



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):
PERSIMMON PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please state 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) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
LEHMAN BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
N/A

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):
08/03/07

6. Date on which issuer notified:
12/03/07

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
4%

8. Notified details:
N/A

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using  Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                           transaction (vi)
                                        Number of      Number of voting Rights
                                        shares         (viii)
GB0006825383                               7,575,737                 7,575,737

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if   Number of    Number of voting      % of voting
possible using the ISIN   shares       rights (ix)           rights
CODE
                          Direct       Direct (x)   Indirect Direct   Indirect
                                                    (xi)
GB0006825383              12,864,768   12,864,768   N/A        4.30%  N/A

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of      Expiration Exercise/      Number of voting rights that may % of
financial    Date       Conversion     be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument   (xiii)     Period/ Date   exercised/ converted.            rights
                        (xiv)
N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
                                12,864,764                                4.30%

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

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:
N/A

14. Contact name:
Tara O'Hagan

15. Contact telephone number:
[phone]




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