Director Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
28 November 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 Millar

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                 John Millar - 184,868
             non-beneficial interest or in the
             case of an individual holder if it         Davina Millar - 180,778
             is a holding of that person's
             spouse or children under the age of
             18 or in respect of an
             non-beneficial interest

             John Millar and Davina Millar

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
             and identify the connected person
             (s)                                        Purchase of shares into - general and single company PEPs, all
                                                        of which are non-discretionary.
             John Millar and Davina Millar
             (Spouse)

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

             John Millar                                N/A
                                    Less than 1%                                             N/A
             975 into PEP

             Davina Millar

             983 into PEP


11.    Class of    12.         Price per   13.                Date of       14.              Date company informed
       security                share                          transaction
                                                                                             27 November 2002
       Ordinary                Average                        27 November
       10p shares              387.25p                        2002

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

             John Millar - 185,843                                   0.13%

             Davina Millar -181,761

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

                                                        T L Davison 01904 642199


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

             G N Francis

Date of notification 28 November 2002


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