Director Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
5 March 2001



Executive Share Option Exercises

Directors' Shareholdings

Persimmon  plc ('the Company') announces that on 2 March 2001 the under  noted
directors  exercised  share  options  granted  to  them  under  the  Company's
Executive Share Option schemes.  Details are set out below:

Name           No. Of options    Exercise Price  Scheme

G Grewer       31,665            £2.69           1988 Scheme
               50,000            £2.33           1997 Scheme

J Millar      100,000            £2.33           1997 Scheme
               63,729            £2.14           1988 Scheme
               30,000            £1.96           1988 Scheme

Excluding  LTIP  Awards, as a result of the above, Mr G Grewer  holds  options
over 6,522 ordinary shares and Mr J Millar holds options over 100,706 ordinary
shares.

Persimmon plc was today advised that Mr G Grewer, executive director, on
Friday 2 March 2001 sold 70,615 ordinary shares at £3.375 and transferred for
nil consideration 5,000 shares to his wife, Mrs Susan Grewer. He also
transferred for nil consideration 350 shares to each of his three sons who are
all over the age of 18 and therefore he is no longer beneficially or non-
beneficially interested in such shares. Following these transactions Mr Grewer
has a beneficial interest in 313,763 shares of the company, representing 0.17%
of the issued share capital.

Persimmon plc was also advised today that John Millar, executive director, on
Friday 2 March 2001 sold 193,729 ordinary shares at £3.375. Following this
transaction Mr Millar has a beneficial interest in 337,159 shares of the
company, representing 0.18% of the issued share capital.