Director Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
31 March 2003

                         DIRECTORS' INTERESTS IN SHARES


Directors' Shareholdings


Persimmon plc ('the Company') announces that on 27 March 2003 the under-noted
director exercised a share option granted to him under the Company's 1988
Executive Share Option scheme. Details are set out below:



Name               No. of shares       Exercise Price
J White            74,351              £2.14




Excluding LTIP Awards, as a result of the above, John White holds options over
206,968 ordinary shares and is beneficially interested in 756,308 ordinary
shares of the company.


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