Director Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
24 June 2003

                         DIRECTORS' INTERESTS IN SHARES

    
Director's Shareholding

Persimmon plc ('the Company') announces that the under-noted director has
exercised share options granted to him under the Company's Executive Share
Option schemes. Details are set out below:

Name          Date of Exercise     No. Of options   Exercise Price   Scheme

D G Bryant    20.06.03             100,000          £2.33            1997 Scheme

              23.06.03             31,665           £2.69            1988 Scheme


Excluding LTIP Awards, as a result of the above, Mr D Bryant holds 3,813 options
over ordinary shares.

The Company was advised on 23 June 2003 that David Bryant, executive director,
sold 100,000 ordinary shares at £4.87 on 20 June 2003 and 31,665 ordinary shares
at £4.835 on 23 June 2003 and therefore he is no longer beneficially or
non-beneficially interested in such shares. Following these transactions Mr
Bryant has a beneficial interest in 328,115 shares of the company, representing
0.12% of the issued share capital.


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