Director Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
05 May 2005



Directors' Shareholding

On 4 May 2005, Persimmon plc (the 'Company') was informed that on that day
Persimmon (Share Scheme Trustees) Limited had purchased 50,000 ordinary shares
in the Company at an average price of 674.1p. The shares were purchased in
respect of conditional awards for Executive Directors under existing bonus
arrangements.




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