REG-Persimmon Plc Holding(s) in Company
Released: 08/09/2009

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RNS Number : 7072Y  
  
Persimmon PLC  
  
08 September 2009  
  
Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007  
  
 
  For filings with the FSA include the annex   
  For filings with issuer exclude the annex    
  
  
 
  TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares  
  
  
 
                                                                                                                                  
  1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights    Persimmon                       
  are attached:                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                  
  2. Reason for notification (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  No         
  which voting rights are attached                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
  An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                     No         
                                                                                                                                  
  Other (please specify):______________                                                                                No         
                                                                                                                                  
  3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:    AEGON UK Group of Companies                                    
                                                                                                                                  
  4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):                                                                           
                                                                                                                                  
  5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is       4th September 2009                                             
  crossed or reached if different):                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                  
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                                8th September 2009                                             
                                                                                                                                  
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                  4-5%                                                           
  
  
 
  8: Notified Details                                                                                                                                              
  A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                   
  Class/type of shares         Situation previous to the triggering transaction      Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                          
  If possible use ISIN code                                                                                                                                        
                               Number of shares           Number of voting rights    Number of shares   Number of voting rights     Percentage of voting rights    
                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                        Direct        Indirect      Direct          Indirect       
  GB0006825383                 14,688,779                 14,688,779                 15,383,868         14,491,768    892,100       4.82            0.30           
  
  
 
  B: Financial Instruments                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                  
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                  
  Type of financial instrument   Expiration date   Exercise/ conversion period/date   No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument   Percentage of voting rights  
                                                                                      exercised/converted)                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                  
  
  
 
  Total (A+B)                                            
                                                         
  Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights  
  15,383,868                5.12%                        
  
  
 
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the  
  voting rights and /or the financial instruments are    
  effectively held, if applicable:                       
  AEGON UK Group of companies - parent undertaking of:   
  AEGON Asset Management UK plc                          
  AEGON Investment Management UK ltd.                    
  AEGON ICVC                                             
  
  
 
  Proxy Voting:                                                                           
                                                                                          
  10. Name of proxy holder:                                  AEGON UK Group of Companies  
                                                                                          
  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:    AEGON UK Group of Companies consists of:   
                                 AEGON Asset Management UK plc              
                                 AEGON Investment Management UK ltd         
                                 AEGON ICVC                                 
  14 Contact name:               Miranda Beacham                            
                                                                            
  15. Contact telephone name:    0131 549 3460                              
                                                                            
  
  
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.     
  
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer  
  
 
  Annex: Notification of major interests in shares  
  
  
 
  A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation       
  Full name                                             AEGON Asset Management UK plc     
  (including legal form of legal entities)                                                
                                                                                          
  Contact address                                       AEGON House,                      
  (registered office for legal entities)                3 Lochside Avenue,                
                                                        EdinburghPark,                    
                                                        Edinburgh,                        
                                                        EH12 9SA                          
  Phone number & email                                  0870 60 90 101                    
                                                                                          
  Other useful information                              Ian G Young, Company secretary,   
  (at least legal representative for legal persons)     0131 549 6398                     
                                                                                          
  
  
 
  B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                              
  Full name                                                 Miranda Beacham               
                                                                                          
  Contact address                                           AEGON House,                  
                                                            3 Lochside Avenue,            
                                                            EdinburghPark,                
                                                            Edinburgh,                    
                                                            EH12 9SA                      
  Phone number & email                                      0131 549 3460                 
                                                            miranda.beacham@aegon.co.uk   
  Other useful information                                                                
                                                                                          
  (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal                                  
  entity subject to the notification obligation)                                          
  
  
 
  C: Additional information  
                             
  
  
 
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