Additional Listing

Persimmon PLC
17 October 2006


A block listing application has been made for 1,693,563 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 Scrip Dividend



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