Director Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
11 April 2001


Persimmon plc

Notification of interests of Directors and connected persons

Persimmon plc ('the Company') announces that on 10 April 2001 the undernoted
director exercised share options granted to him under the Company's Executive
Share Option schemes.  Details are set out below:-

Name               No. of Options      Exercise price      Scheme
                                                           
J White            160,000             £1.96               1988 Scheme
                   105,550             £1.715              1988 Scheme

Including LTIP Awards, as a result of the above, Mr J White now holds options
over 509,566 ordinary shares.

Persimmon plc was today advised that John White, executive director, on
Tuesday 10 April 2001 transferred 10,000 ordinary shares to Mrs R M White.
Following the transfer Mr J White sold 255,550 ordinary shares and Mrs R M
White sold 10,000 ordinary shares, both sales at £3.44 (0.1% of issued share
capital), and therefore he is no longer beneficially or non-beneficially
interested in such shares.  Following these transactions Mr White has a
beneficial and non-beneficial interest in 300,706 shares of the company,
(0.11% of issued share capital).