1 April 2010
LTIP AWARDS
Persimmon Plc ("the Company") announces that on 31 March 2010 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
M P Farley 280,982
M H Killoran 137,064
J Fairburn 83,170
Under the Plan, the vesting of shares awarded is subject to performance criteria and will not normally take place until 31 March 2013, 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
M P Farley 798,753
M H Killoran 379,615
J Fairburn 142,618
The issued share capital of the Company on 1 April 2010 is 301,169,292 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares).