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RNS Number : 2060O

Persimmon PLC

17 September 2013

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

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 tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached			No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments			No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights			No
Other (please specify):			No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	Ameriprise Financial, Inc and its group
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	See additional information under 13.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	12 September 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:	16 September 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	Below the threshold of 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights ^x

Direct

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0006825383

15,321,191

207,602

14,209,167

0.068%

4.676%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

CFD

8,346

Nominal

Delta

0.003%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

14,425,115

4.747%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.

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:	Registered Owner
	Littledown Nominees Ltd		A/c ZLA08	16,626
	Royal Trust Corp of Canada		A/c 719306	201,133
	The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited		A/c PTG468	162,807
	HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd		A/c 2456820	56,810
	Littledown Nominees Ltd		A/c 76588	605,800
	Harewood Nominees Ltd		A/c 1040411926G	2,513,837
	HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd		A/c 740190	136,613
	HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd		A/c 739874	652,389
	HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd		A/c 740311	64,968
	The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited		A/c PTG 15303/09997799	73,907
	The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited		A/c 6252772001	8,346
	HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd		A/c 811056	32,040
	Nortrust Nominees LTD		A/c BBH05	102,941
	Chase Nominees Limited		A/c 81587	357,747
	William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd		A/c 301780	37,135
	Littledown Nominees Ltd		A/c ZLA03	4,322,634
	The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited		A/c 52266	414,418
	Littledown Nominees Ltd		A/c 07198	186,967
	Littledown Nominees Ltd		A/c 27642	20,635
	Littledown Nominees Ltd		A/c ZLA09	8,643
	Littledown Nominees Ltd		A/c 10479	6,667
	Littledown Nominees Ltd		A/c ZLA12	204,589
	Littledown Nominees Ltd		A/c ZLA14	54,855
	Littledown Nominees Ltd		A/c 07207	332,757
	Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd		A/c WWSF0004002	189,923
	Littledown Nominees Ltd		A/c 18668	374,207
	Littledown Nominees Ltd		A/c 10491	1,182,066
	Littledown Nominees Ltd		A/c 10488	970,590
	Threadneedle Specialist Funds ICVC		A/c 34204	165,681
	Littledown Nominees Ltd		A/c 31348	185,528
	Littledown Nominees Ltd		A/c ZLA15	781,856
14. Contact name:	Stacey Dryburgh, Threadneedle Group
15. Contact telephone number:	01793 363751

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
Phone number & email
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
Contact address
Phone number & email
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

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