Offer Update

Persimmon PLC
13 March 2001



          Not for release, publication or distribution in or into the
             United States of America, Canada, Australia or Japan
                                       
                                       
                                 Persimmon plc
                 Recommended final Offer for Beazer Group Plc
                 Offer declared unconditional in all respects



Persimmon announces that all the conditions of the Offer made by ABN AMRO on
behalf of Persimmon have now either been satisfied or waived, subject only to
the admission of the New Persimmon Shares becoming effective in accordance
with the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority ('Admission').
Accordingly, the Offer is declared unconditional in all respects, subject only
to such Admission, which is expected to become effective at 8.00 a.m. on 14
March 2001.

The Offer will remain open until further notice. Beazer Shareholders who have
not yet accepted the Offer are urged to do so without delay.

The consideration payable to Beazer Shareholders will be despatched by 27
March 2001 in the case of valid acceptances already received, and within 14
days of receipt in the case of valid acceptances received after today's date
and while the Offer remains open for acceptance.

Persimmon intends to apply the provisions of sections 428 to 430F (inclusive)
of the Companies Act 1985 to acquire compulsorily all outstanding Beazer
Shares.

Persimmon confirms that insufficient elections under the Loan Note Alternative
have been received for Loan Notes to be issued to those Beazer Shareholders
who elected to receive them, so the Loan Note Alternative is not available to
accepting Beazer Shareholders.

As at 3.00 p.m. on 12 March 2001, elections under the Mix and Match Election
had been received for additional New Persimmon Shares in respect of
169,626,596 Beazer Shares, and for additional cash in respect of 23,613,700
Beazer Shares.  Accordingly, elections already received for additional cash
will be satisfied in full.  Elections already received for additional New
Persimmon Shares will be scaled down on a pro rata basis.

Terms defined in the Offer Document dated 5 February 2001 have the same
meaning in this announcement save where the context requires otherwise.

Press enquiries:

Persimmon      Geoff Grewer, Group Company Secretary    01904 642 199
                                                        
Finsbury       Ed Orlebar / Faeth Finnemore             020 7251 3801

The Persimmon Directors accept responsibility for the information contained in
this announcement.  To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Persimmon
Directors (who have taken reasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the
information contained in this announcement is in accordance with the facts and
does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.

ABN AMRO Corporate Finance Limited, which is regulated in the United Kingdom
by The Securities and Futures Authority Limited, is acting for Persimmon and
no-one else in connection with the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone
other than Persimmon for providing the protections afforded to customers of
ABN AMRO Corporate Finance Limited or for giving advice in relation to the
Offer.

The Offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by the use
of mails or any means or instrumentality (including, without limitation,
telephonically or electronically) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or any
facility of a national securities exchange of, the United States, Canada,
Australia or Japan and the Offer will not be capable of acceptance by any such
use, means, instrumentality or facilities from within the United States,
Canada, Australia or Japan.  Accordingly, copies of this announcement are not
being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise forwarded,
distributed or sent in or into or from the United States, Canada, Australia or
Japan and persons receiving this document and any related document (including
custodians, nominees and trustees) must not mail or otherwise forward,
distribute or send it in or into or from the United States, Canada, Australia
or Japan. Doing so may render invalid any purported acceptance of the Offer.

The New Persimmon Shares and the Loan Notes have not been, nor will they be,
registered under the Securities Act or under the securities laws of any state
of the United States; the relevant clearances have not been, nor will they be,
obtained from the securities commission of any province or territory of
Canada; no prospectus has been lodged with, or registered by, the Australian
Securities and Investments Commission or the Japanese Ministry of Finance; and
neither the New Persimmon Shares nor the Loan Notes have been, nor will they
be, registered under or offered in compliance with applicable securities laws
of any state, province, territory or jurisdiction of Canada, Australia or
Japan.  Accordingly neither the New Persimmon Shares nor the Loan Notes may
(unless an exemption under relevant securities laws is applicable) be offered,
sold, resold or delivered, directly or indirectly, in or into the United
States, Canada, Australia or Japan or any other jurisdiction if to do so would
constitute a violation of the relevant laws of, or require registration
thereof in, such jurisdiction or to, or for the account or benefit of, a
Restricted Overseas Person.

ABN AMRO Corporate Finance Limited has authorised the issue of this
announcement solely for the purposes of Section 57 of the Financial Services
Act 1986.

This announcement does not constitute an offer or an invitation to purchase
any securities.