Director Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
11 May 2004



                         DIRECTORS' INTERESTS IN SHARES

'Directors' Shareholdings

Persimmon plc ('the Company') announces that on 10 May 2004 the under-noted
director exercised a share option granted to him under the Company's Executive
Share Option Scheme. Details are set out below:

Name           No. of options      Exercise Price      Scheme

M H Killoran       20,000               £1.58        1997 Scheme


As a result of the above, excluding LTIP Awards, Michael Killoran holds options
over 29,433 ordinary shares. The resultant notifiable holding for Mr Killoran is
220,980 shares or 0.08% of the issued share capital of the Company.


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