Holding(s) in Company

Persimmon PLC
16 March 2007


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


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

Persimmon PLC


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (   )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (   )

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) : CONFIRMATION OF OUR CURRENT POSITION              ( X )
USING THIS STANDARD FORM AS REQUIRED BY EUTD REGULATIONS


 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Prudential plc group of companies
 

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

See schedule below
 

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

14-MAR-2007
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15-MAR-2007
 

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

3%
 

8. Notified details:


 


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

GB0006825383           11,844,773             11,844,773

 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

                     11,844,773        11,844,773                 3.95%
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

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

N/A         N/A              N/A                 N/A                  N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

11,844,773                    3.95%
 

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

Prudential plc (parent Company)

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential 
plc)
 


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:

None
 

14. Contact name:

Emma Thompson
 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7548 2293


 
Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares 
 

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
 

Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

M&G Investment Management Limited 

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

Governors House, Laurence Pountney Hill, London EC4R 0HH 

Phone number:

020 7548 2293 

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

 

Full name:

Mark Thomas 

Contact address:

Governors House, Laurence Pountney Hill, London EC4R 0HH 

Phone number:

020 7548 2293

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):

Head of M&G Group Funds Tax and Compliance 

C: Additional information :

 




             Notifiable Position Report for PERSIMMON ORD GBP0.10
                           as at 14 March 2007       

Percentage holdings are calculated using as issued share capital of 299,261,106 
ORD GBP0.10 shares

         Registered Holder                              Holding         %

Prudential plc                                       11,844,773       3.95
                                                     (Total Notifiable Interest)

         MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI                     18,852
         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC             11,193,755 
         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                561,869
         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) EQBF AC                 8,528
         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) MNBF AC                12,641
         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PENE AC                49,128

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited             11,774,476       3.93

         MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI                     18,852 
         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC             11,193,755
         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                561,869


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