Director Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
10 March 2005


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 Shares        Exercise Price

Michael Farley   09.03.05             63,330               £1.71 1/2
Michael Killoran 09.03.05             25,620               £2.08 1/2

As a result of these transactions, the interests of the directors (and their
wives/partners) in shares of the Company are as follows:-

Name               Number of shares            Percentage of Issued
                                               Share Capital

M P Farley         858,635                     0.30%
M H Killoran       308,081                     0.11%

Excluding LTIP Awards, as a result of the above, Mr M H Killoran holds options
over 1,804 ordinary shares and Mr M P Farley holds options over 30,000 ordinary
shares.



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