Director/PDMR Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
14 June 2007


Directors' Shareholdings


Persimmon plc (the 'Company') announces that on 13 June 2007 the following
directors exercised share options granted to them under the Company's Long Term
Incentive Plan.  Details are set out below:

Name                                                       Number of shares

J White                                                              59,109
M P Farley                                                           43,724
M H Killoran                                                         43,724


As a result of these transactions, the interests of the directors in shares of
the Company are as follows:-

Name                      Number of shares             Percentage of Issued
                                                              Share Capital

J White                          2,056,929                            0.68%
M P Farley                         968,535                            0.32%
M H Killoran                       489,177                            0.16%


The issued share capital of the Company on 13 June 2007 was 302,498,740 ordinary
shares.



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