Director Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
15 April 2002


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.


1.           Name of company                     2.     Name of director

             PERSIMMON PLC                              MICHAEL PETER FARLEY

3.           Please state whether notification   4.     Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder,
             indicates that it is in respect of         the number of shares held by each of them (if notified)
             holding of the shareholder named in
             2 above or in respect of a
             non-beneficial interest or in the
             case of an individual holder if it
             is a holding of that person's
             spouse or children under the age of
             18 or in respect of an
             non-beneficial interest

             AS 2 ABOVE                                 AS 2 ABOVE

5.           Please state whether notification   6.     Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
             relates to a person(s) connected           please indicate whether general/single
             with the director named in 2 above         co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary /non discretionary
             and identify the connected person
             (s)                                        EXERCISE OF SHARE OPTIONS FROM THE 1988 SHARE OPTION SCHEME AND
                                                        THE LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
             N/A

7.           Number of   8.         Percentage   9.     Number of shares/amount of 10.       Percentage of issued class
             shares/                of issued           stock disposed
             amount of              class
             stock
             acquired
                                                        NIL
             157,894                LESS THAN 1%                                             NIL


11.    Class of    12.        Price per    13.                Date of       14.              Date company informed
       security               share                           transaction

       ORDINARY               30,000 @
       10p                    236p                                                           12th APRIL 2002
                                                              12th APRIL
                              32,300 @                        2002
                              239.5p

                              31,865 @
                              227p

                              63,729 @
                              214p

15.          Total holding following this        16.                 Total percentage holding of issued class following
             notification                                            this notification

             MICHAEL PETER FARLEY 331,115                            LESS THAN 1%
             JANET FARLEY 21,713




If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes.

17.          Date of grant                       18.    Period during which or date on which exercisable


19.          Total amount paid (if any) for      20.    Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
             grant of the option


21.          Exercise price (if fixed at time of 22.    Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
             grant) or indication that price is         following this notification
             to be fixed at time of exercise

23.          Any additional information          24.    Name of contact and telephone number for queries

                                                        Caroline Griffiths 020 7678 7879

25.          Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification

              Tracy Davison

Date of notification ____15 April_2002 _________


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