Director Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
31 October 2003


Director's Shareholding


On 30 October 2003, Persimmon plc (the 'Company') was informed that on that day
Persimmon (Share Scheme Trustees) Limited had purchased 100,000 ordinary shares
in the Company at an average price of 458.4p. The shares are in respect of
future conditional awards for Executive Directors under existing bonus
arrangements.





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