Director Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
06 April 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

DAVID GEORGE 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

DAVID GEORGE BRYANT AND

DARYL BRYANT

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

DAVID GEORGE BRYANT 323,164

DARYL BRYANT 31,162

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

DAVID GEORGE BRYANT AND DARYL BRYANT

(SPOUSE)

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

TRANSFER INTO ISA's

7.  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

1,000 EACH

(2,000 IN TOTAL)

8.  Percentage of issued class

LESS THAN 1%

9.  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

1,000 EACH

(2,000 IN TOTAL)

10.  Percentage of issued class

LESS THAN 1%

11.  Class of security

ORDINARY 10p

12.  Price per share

SALE @ 707.0p

PURCH @ 708.5p

13.  Date of transaction

SALE 5-4-04

PURCH 6-4-04

14.  Date company informed

6-4-04

15.  Total holding following this notification

DAVID GEORGE BRYANT 323,164

DARYL BRYANT 31,162

16.  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

LESS THAN 1%

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

17.  Date of grant



18.  Period during which or date on which exercisable


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


20.  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number


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

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


23.  Any additional information


24.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries


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

G N Francis

Date of notification 6 April 2004


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