Additional Listing

Persimmon PLC
17 October 2006


A block listing application has been made for 92,936 ordinary shares of 10p each
in the Company to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority
and to trading on the London Stock Exchange. The shares will be issued fully
paid and will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing issued ordinary
shares of the Company.

These shares will be issued in respect of Persimmon Plc Executive Share Option
scheme 1997.



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