Additional Listing

Persimmon PLC
19 October 2004


Persimmon PLC

19 October 2004

Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority for the listing of, and to
the London Stock Exchange for the Admission of, 197,969 Ordinary Shares of 10p
each fully paid, ranking pari passu with the existing ordinary shares, to the
Official List.

These shares will be issued pursuant to the interim scrip dividend for the year
ended 31 December 2003.







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