Holding(s) in Company

Persimmon PLC
06 December 2006


Letter to:  Persimmon PLC
Dated:      05 Decemeber 2006

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

I hereby inform you that as at 01 December 06 Barclays PLC, through the legal
entities listed on the attached schedule, has a notifiable interest in the
capital of your Company of 10.02%.

Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are below.

The issued capital of 298,802,570 is the latest figure available to us. 

Letter from Geoff Smith  
            Barclays PLC



                             LEGAL ENTITY REPORT

PERSIMMON                                                         SEDOL: 0682538

As at 01 December 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below,
had a notifiable interest in 29,932,344 ORD GBP0.10 representing 10.02% of the
issued share capital of 298,802,570 units.

Legal Entity                                             Holding                     Percentage Held

Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                      638,054                               .2135  
Barclays Capital Inc                                     638,436                               .2137
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                         1,127,713                               .3774 
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                            2,901                               .0010  
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                          1,032,993                               .3457
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                          9,348,359                              3.1286
Gerrard Ltd                                            1,164,328                               .3897 
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                          5,907,033                              1.9769
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking          339,937                               .1138
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                  478,134                               .1600
Barclays Bank PLC                                        246,559                               .0825 
Barclays Bank PLC                                         87,918                               .0294
Gerrard Ltd                                              365,868                               .1224
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                        7,641,747                              2.5575
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                          882,045                               .2952
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                            1,538                               .0005  
Barclays Bank France SA                                    1,330                               .0004
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd                      21,796                               .0073 
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                  5,655                               .0019

                                  Group Holding       29,932,344                             10.0174




                         REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT
 
PERSIMMON                                                         SEDOL: 0682538
 
As at 01 December 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed
below, had a notifiable interest in 29,932,344 ORD GBP0.10 representing 10.02%
of the issued share capital of 298,802,570 units.

 
Registered Holder                              Account Designation       Holding

BANK OF IRELAND                                    1472368               114,808
BANK OF IRELAND                                    2173520               280,997
BANK OF IRELAND                                    258227                125,402
BANK OF IRELAND                                    4239749               206,494
BANK OF IRELAND                                    4240060                 3,034
BANK OF IRELAND                                    427057                 88,462
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                          20,026
BANK OF NEW YORK                                   210405                116,707
BANK OF NEW YORK                                   221428                105,645
BANK OF NEW YORK                                   367748                280,402
BANK OF NEW YORK                                   392067                330,247
BANK OF NEW YORK                                   768198                 67,346
BARCLAYS BANK FRANCE SA - CLIENTS                  4R71023801010           1,330
BNP PARIBAS                                                               69,403
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                             221476                 58,990
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                             387173                145,195
BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD                           501577191              9,868
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited                   CREST ID. 11X13        87,918
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited                   CREST ID. 11X13       246,559
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                        822,101
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                        638,436
Barclays Global Investors Canada                                          21,796
Barclays Noms Monument R97                                                 2,901 
Barclays Trust Co R69                                                      1,538
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 16376                 146,913
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 16669                  40,764
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 20947               6,541,056
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 21359                 243,068
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 25772                  96,476
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 27793                  16,797
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 27797                  33,480
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 27800                  94,279
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 28270                 219,023
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 31961                 268,651
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                 35950                  22,248
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES                                             51,095
CITIBANK                                           195433                 46,980
CITIBANK                                           564005                113,408
CITIBANK                                           6010640794             75,599
CITIBANK                                           6010782807             79,772
CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT                     083587                 24,051
DEUTSCHE BANK LONDON                               8002041                 3,029
DEUTSCHE BANK LONDON                               8003168                74,600
Durlacher Nominees Ltd                                                    59,944
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           610720                    400
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           620404                    295
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           621942                    465
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           622124                    800
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           643975                    350
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           660318                  6,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           660632                    500
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           660758                  4,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           660851                  2,800
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           768557                  4,400
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           774160                    400
Gerrard Nominees Limited                           781271                  1,200
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                    27,700
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                    91,085
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3)                 523475DN               40,000
HSBC                                               813168                179,688
HSBC                                               845315                 11,083
IBT                                                91262                  65,443
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           6,306,075
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           1,032,993
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16256                   7,341
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16267                   1,655
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16331                 165,105
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16338                  17,160
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16341                 438,878
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16342                  38,722
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16344                  92,892
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16345                 155,933
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16400               2,143,095
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16612                  50,978
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            16901                  20,376
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            17998                  13,985
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            18409                 274,227
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            21046                  14,281
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            27803                   1,327
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            28166                 716,625
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            29514                 187,608
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            38245                  33,726
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            39515                  35,744
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                            39525                  16,972
JPM FRANKFURT                                      39746                  13,169
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                      478,134
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                        9,202
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                      339,937
KAS ASSOCIATES                                   3507261                  13,525
MELLON                                           DIRF0100002              22,878
MELLON BANK                                      ABGFZ872482             531,520
MELLON BANK                                      TGGF0003002              29,733
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND                                               68,035
MIDLAND BANK (HSBC BANK PLC)                     772823                  395,176
Master Trust Bank                                                        127,581
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN/                                             130,634
Mitsui Asset                                                               4,960
NORDEA BANK                                      213922                   13,824
NORTHERN TRUST                                   CVS21                   206,089
NORTHERN TRUST                                   IPE01                     6,224
NORTHERN TRUST                                   NER05                     2,721
NORTHERN TRUST                                   TNF01                    57,958
NORTHERN TRUST                                   TRG01                    19,142
NORTHERN TRUST                                   UKE01                   188,345
NORTHERN TRUST BANK = BGI SEPA                                           321,152
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                               585,054
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                               210,366
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                            33,215
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                            31,904
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                            41,764
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                            18,012
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                        58,725
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                       286,436
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                         8,626
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                        42,264
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                                        22,900
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                                        10,535
STATE STREET                                    29W8                      28,752
STATE STREET                                    2RJ2                      28,570
STATE STREET                                    N3B3                         587
STATE STREET                                    N3B6                      42,110
STATE STREET                                    N3YL                         516
STATE STREET                                    N3YZ                       6,029
STATE STREET                                    NE5W                       8,854
STATE STREET                                    X346                       2,385
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI                                           180,344
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                      264,045
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA -                                           121,625
The Northern Trust Company - U                                           100,110
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                            223,752
UBS                                            370607.S1                   8,363
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                     5,655

                                           Group Holding              29,932,344






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