Director Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
14 June 2002


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
AVS NO


        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.           Name of company                       2.     Name of director

             PERSIMMON PLC                                JOHN WHITE

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
             relates to a person(s) connected with        transactions please indicate whether general/single
             the director named in 2 above and            co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary /non
             identify the connected person(s)             discretionary

             N/A                                          EXERCISE OF SHARE OPTIONS UNDER THE PERSIMMON PLC LONG TERM
                                                          INCENTIVE PLAN

7.           Number of     8.         Percentage   9.     Number of shares/amount of 10.      Percentage of issued class
             shares/amount            of issued           stock disposed
             of stock                 class
             acquired

             94,950                   LESS THAN 1%        NIL                                 NIL    
                                                                                  

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

       10p ORDINARY             39,950 @
                                239.5P                                                        13 JUNE 02
                                                                13 JUNE 02
                                55,000 @
                                236P

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

             456,023 (BENEFICIAL & NON BENEFICIAL)                     LESS THAN 1%

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 grant  20.    Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
             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 to        following this notification
             be fixed at time of exercise

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



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


Date of notification ________14 June____2002 _________


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