Transaction in Own Shares

Persimmon PLC
18 December 2007



Persimmon plc ('Persimmon') announces that on Tuesday, 18 December 2007 it

purchased 100,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 770 pence per share.

The highest price paid was 770 pence per share and the lowest price paid was

770 pence per share.



The shares purchased will all be held as treasury shares. Persimmon currently

holds 2,444,118 ordinary shares in treasury and following the purchase of these

shares Persimmon's issued share capital now consists of 300,147,313 ordinary

shares with voting rights (excluding treasury shares).



The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the

calculations, by which they will determine if they are required to notify their

interest in, or a change to, their interest in Persimmon shares under the FSA's

Disclosure and Transparency Rules.







Enquiries



Persimmon plc



Mike Killoran, Group Finance Director

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Edward Orlebar

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