Director/PDMR Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
12 March 2008


                                   LTIP AWARDS

Persimmon Plc ('the Company') announces that on 11 March 2008 the following 
awards of ordinary shares of 10p each were made to Directors under the Persimmon 
Long Term Incentive Plan 2007 ('the Plan').

     Name                        Number of shares
     J White                         187,134
     M P Farley                      187,134
     M H Killoran                     91,285
     D G Bryant                       60,476

Under the Plan, the vesting of shares awarded is subject to performance criteria 
and will not normally take place until 2011, i.e. three years after the date of 
award.

As a result of the above, the Directors hold options/awards over the following 
number of ordinary shares granted under the Company's various share schemes:-

     Name                        Number of shares
     J White                         744,765
     M P Farley                      545,491
     M H Killoran                    366,576
     D G Bryant                      177,938

The issued share capital of the Company on 12 March 2008 was 299,897,313 
ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares).



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