Director Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
08 April 2005


                                  SCHEDULE 11
          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

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   1.  Name of company                  2.  Name of director
       PERSIMMON PLC                        MICHAEL KILLORAN

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   3.  Please state whether             4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and,
       notification indicates that it       if more than one holder, the number
       is in respect of holding of the      of shares held by each of them (if
       shareholder named in 2 above or      notified)
       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

       JACQUELINE FLANIGAN (PARTNER)        MICHAEL KILLORAN     301,791
                                            JACQUELINE FLANIGAN    6,268

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   5.  Please state whether             6.  Please state the nature of the
       notification relates to a            transaction. For PEP transactions
       person(s) connected with the         please indicate whether general/
       director named in 2 above and        single
       identify the connected person        co PEP and if discretionary/non
       (s)                                  discretionary /non discretionary

       JACQUELINE FLANIGAN (PARTNER)        TRANSFER INTO ISA

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   7.  Number of      8.  Percentage    9.  Number of       10.  Percentage of
       shares/amount      of issued         shares/amount        issued class
       of stock           class             of stock
       acquired                             disposed
               933        LESS THAN                   953        LESS THAN 1%
                          1%
                              
                              
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  11.  Class of      12.  Price per     13.  Date of        14.  Date company
       security           share              transaction         informed
       ORDINARY           SALE @             SALE                07-04-05
       10p                746.25p            07-04-05
                          PURCH @            PURCH
                          746.44p            07-04-05  
     
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  15.  Total holding following this     16.  Total percentage holding of issued
       notification                          class following this notification
       MICHAEL KILLORAN 301,791              LESS THAN 1%
       JACQUELINE FLANIGAN 6,248

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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     22.  Total number of shares or debentures
       time of grant) or indication         over which options held following
       that price is to be fixed at         this notification
       time of 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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