17 March 2011
Persimmon Plc ("the Company") - Transfer of Shares held in Treasury
Persimmon Plc announces that on 17 March 2011 it transferred 4,100 Ordinary Shares held in Treasury to a participant in the Persimmon Plc Executive Share Option Plan 1997 to satisfy the exercise of an option at £3.06.
Following this transfer the Company holds 1,415,408 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Treasury and the Company's issued share capital is 301,176,023 Ordinary Shares (excluding Treasury Shares).