Director Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
22 April 2004



                         DIRECTORS' INTERESTS IN SHARES



'Directors' Shareholdings

Persimmon plc ('the Company') announces that the under-noted directors have
exercised share options granted to them under the Company's 1988 Executive Share
Option scheme. Details are set out below:

Name         Date of Exercise     No. of Option     Exercise Price

John White     22.04.04              52,775              £2.69

Michael Farley 22.04.04              31,665              £2.69

As a result of these transactions, the interests of the directors in shares of
the Company are as follows:-

Name         No. of shares     Percentage of Issued Share Capital

J White         1,191,724                 0.42%

M P Farley        752,464                 0.26%






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