Director Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
16 March 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


AVS NO


        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.

Name of company

PERSIMMON PLC

2.

Name of director

J. WHITE
M.P. FARLEY
J. MILLAR
M.H. KILLORAN
D.G. BRYANT

3.

Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of
the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or
in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse
or children under the age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest

AS 2 ABOVE

4.

Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)



5.

Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)


6.

Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate
whether general/single
co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary /non discretionary

7.

Number of shares/amount of stock acquired



8.

Percentage of issued class

9.

Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

10.

Percentage of issued class



11.

Class of security



12.

Price per share

13.

Date of transaction



14.

Date company informed



15.

Total holding following this notification



16.

Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

17.

Date of grant

12 MARCH 2004


18.

Period during which or date on which exercisable

March TO SePTEMBER 2007

19.

Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

NIL

20.

Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

J.WHITE Ordinary 59,109
M.P.FARLEY Ordinary 43,724
J.MILLAR Ordinary 43,724
M.H.KILLORAN Ordinary 43,724
D.G.BRYANT Ordinary 34,979

21.

Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise

617.5P

22.

Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification

J.WHITE 463,698
M.P.FARLEY 420,442
J.MILLAR 197,562
M.H.KILLORAN 259,880
D.G.BRYANT 153,770

Figures in box 22 include LTIPs and options granted under other share schemes.

23.

Any additional information

2004 awards under the persimmon plc long term incentive plan 1998


24.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Miss T.DAVISON 01904 642199

25.

Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this
notification

G N Francis

Date of notification 16 March 2004


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