Director Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
1 May 2001


                DIRECTORS' INTERESTS IN SHARES
                               
Directors' Shareholdings

Persimmon plc (the 'Company') announces that on 27 April  2001
the  following  directors and/or their  wives  have  taken  up
ordinary  shares in lieu of the dividend payable on  the  same
date:

Name                   Number of Shares

D H Davidson            473*
J White                 727*
M H Killoran            206
G Grewer                225*
J Millar              8,011
D Bryant              4,923

* These shares are held in a FURB trust

The effective cost per share was £3.27.

As a result Mr D H Davidson (and his family) are interested in
18,033,637 ordinary shares of the Company (6.6% of the  issued
share  capital); Mr J White (and his wife) are  interested  in
301,433  ordinary shares of the Company (0.11% of  the  issued
capital);  Mr  M  H Killoran is interested in  8,138  ordinary
shares  of  the  Company;  Mr  G Grewer  (and  his  wife)  are
interested in 313,988 ordinary shares of the Company (0.11% of
the issued capital); Mr J Millar (and his wife) are interested
in 331,786 ordinary shares of the Company (0.12% of the issued
capital)  and  Mr D G Bryant (and his wife) are interested  in
241,319  ordinary shares of the Company (0.08% of  the  issued
share capital).


In  addition, the Company announces that on 9 April  2001  the
following  awards were made to directors under the  Long  Term
Incentive Plan (the 'Plan') which was approved by shareholders
on 22 April 1998.

Awards of ordinary shares of 10p each were made under the Plan
as follows:

Name                   Number of shares

D H Davidson             36,000
J White                  44,000
M H Killoran             28,000
G Grewer                 20,000
M P Farley               33,000
J Millar                 33,000
D G Bryant               20,000

Under the Plan, the release of shares awarded is subject to
performance criteria and will not normally take place until
2004, i.e. three years after the date of the award.

As a result of the above, Mr D H Davidson holds awards over
136,000 ordinary shares; Mr J White holds awards over 216,000
ordinary shares; Mr M H Killoran holds awards over 95,000
ordinary shares; Mr G Grewer holds awards over 80,000 ordinary
shares; Mr M P Farley holds awards over 141,000 ordinary
shares; Mr J Millar holds awards over 141,000 ordinary shares
and Mr D G Bryant holds awards over 118,000 ordinary shares.