Directors' Shareholdings
Persimmon plc (the "Company") announces that on 5 March 2010 the Company was informed that on the same day Mr Jonathan Davie, non-executive Director purchased, in London, 10,000 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 419.92p per share. Mr Davie's resultant holding is 10,000 shares, representing 0.003% of the issued share capital of the Company excluding Treasury shares.
Also on 5 March 2010, Jeffrey Fairburn, executive Director informed the Company that on the same day he exercised an option over 2,816 shares awarded to him under the Company's Bonus Share Scheme. As a result of this transaction, Mr Fairburn and his wife's interest in the Company's shares increased to 38,270 shares or 0.01% of the issued share capital of the Company excluding Treasury shares.
The issued share capital of the Company on 5 March 2010 was 300,437,252 ordinary shares, excluding Treasury Shares.