Director/PDMR Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
02 December 2005

                        DIRECTORS' INTERESTS IN SHARES


'Directors' Shareholdings

Persimmon plc ('the Company') was informed on 1 December 2005 that on that day 
Mr David Thornton, a person discharging managerial responsibilities, exercised 
a share option granted to him under the Company's SAYE scheme. Details are set 
out below:


Name                        No. of shares            Exercise Price

D Thornton                      1,073                     £3.52

Following this transaction Mr Thornton has an interest in 37,634 shares of the 
Company, representing 0.01% of the issued share capital.

Excluding LTIP Awards, Mr D Thornton holds options over 60,846 ordinary shares.





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