Director Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
30 October 2003



Director's Shareholding


30 October 2003


Persimmon plc (the 'Company') announces that on 30 October 2003 it was informed
that on that day Mr D Thompson, Non-Executive director, purchased 10,000
ordinary shares in the Company at 458.5p per share. As a result Mr Thompson and
his family are interested in 30,846 shares or 0.01% of the issued share capital
of the Company.





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