Director/PDMR Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
16 May 2006


Directors' shareholdings

Persimmon plc (the 'Company') announces that on 15 May 2006 the following
directors exercised share options granted to them under the Company's Long Term
Incentive Plan. Details are set out below:

Name                                 Number of shares

J White                                 82,278
M P Farley                              63,291
M H Killoran                            63,291

As a result of these transactions, the interests of the directors in shares of
the Company are as follows:-

Name                 Number of shares                 Percentage of Issued
                                                      Share Capital

J White                 1,349,221                         0.45%
M P Farley              893,911                           0.30%
M H Killoran            450,399                           0.15%




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