Director Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
17 November 2003

Director's Shareholding


On 14 November 2003, Persimmon plc (the 'Company') was informed that on that day
Persimmon (Share Scheme Trustees) Limited had purchased 155,000 ordinary shares
in the Company at an average price of 438.97p. The shares are in respect of
future conditional awards for Executive Directors under existing bonus
arrangements.


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