Additional Listing

Persimmon PLC
23 April 2001


Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority for the listing of, and to
the London Stock Exchange for the Admission of 1,293,500 Ordinary Shares of 10p
each fully paid, ranking pari passu with the existing ordinary shares, to the
Official List.

These shares will be issued in relation to the Persimmon plc final scrip
dividend for the year ended 31 December 2000.

Copies of this brochure are available for inspection from the Document Viewing
Facility of the UK Listing Authority during the next two business days and from 

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up to and including 14 days from date thereof.