Director Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
3 May 2002

Announcement of LTIP Awards

Persimmon plc ('the Company') announces that on 2 May 2002 the following
conditional awards were made to directors under the Long Term Incentive Plan
(the 'Plan').

Awards of ordinary shares of 10p each were made under the Plan as follows:
NAME                              NUMBER OF SHARES

J. White                          72,062
M.H. Killoran                     55,432
M.P. Farley                       55,432
J. Millar                         55,432
D.G. Bryant                       44,346

Under the Plan, the release of shares awarded is subject to performance criteria
and will not normally take place until 2005, i.e. three years after the date of
the award.

As a result of the above the directors hold conditional awards over the
following shares in respect of the Plan, Mr. J. White - 288,062 ordinary shares;
Mr. M.H. Killoran - 150,432 ordinary shares; Mr. M.P. Farley - 128,432 ordinary
shares; Mr. J. Millar - 196,432 ordinary shares and Mr. D.G. Bryant - 162,346
ordinary shares.



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