Director Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
08 April 2005


                                  SCHEDULE 11
          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
AVS NO

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
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   1.  Name of company                     2.  Name of director
       PERSIMMON PLC                           DAVID GEORGE BRYANT
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   3.  Please state whether notification   4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if
       indicates that it is in respect of      more than one holder, the number of
       holding of the shareholder named        shares held by each of them (if
       in 2 above or in respect of a           notified)
       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                 DAVID GEORGE BRYANT 346,077
       DARYL BRYANT                            DARYL BRYANT 32,097
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   5.  Please state whether notification   6.  Please state the nature of the
       relates to a person(s) connected        transaction. For PEP transactions please
       with the director named in 2 above      indicate whether general/single
       and identify the connected person       co PEP and if discretionary/non
       (s)                                     discretionary /non discretionary
       DAVID GEORGE BRYANT AND                 TRANSFER INTO ISA
       DARYL BRYANT
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   7.  Number of       8.  Percentage of   9.  Number of shares 10.  Percentage of
       shares/amount       issued class        /amount of stock      issued class
       of stock                                disposed
       acquired
       MR D BRYANT -       LESS THAN 1%        MR D BRYANT -         LESS THAN 1%
       935                                     935
       MRS D BRYANT -                          MRS D BRYANT -
       931                                     931
                                    
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  11.  Class of       12.  Price per       13.  Date of         14.  Date company
       security            share                transaction          informed
       ORDINARY 10p        SALE @               SALE 05-04-05        08-04-05
                           757.652p
                           PURCH @              PURCH
  ----   ------------ ---- 761.75p         ---- 06-04-05        ----     --------------
                           
  15.  Total holding following this        16.  Total percentage holding of issued
       notification                             class following this notification
       DAVID GEORGE BRYANT 346,077              LESS THAN 1%
       DARYL BRYANT 32,097
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If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following
boxes.
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  17.  Date of grant                      18.  Period during which or date on which
  ---- -----------------------            ---- exercisable
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  19.  Total amount paid (if any) for     20.  Description of shares or debentures
  ---- grant of the option                ---- involved: class, number
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  21.  Exercise price (if fixed at time   22.  Total number of shares or debentures
       of grant) or indication that price      over which options held following this
       is to be fixed at time of               notification
       exercise
                                    
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  23.  Any additional information         24.  Name of contact and telephone number for
                                               queries
                                   
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  25.  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this
       notification
       NEIL FRANCIS
Date of notification 8 April 2005
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