Blocklisting Interim Review

Persimmon PLC
18 May 2007

                      BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN

INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS FORM MUST BE TYPED OR PRINTED ELECTRONICALLY.


To:  The FSA

Date: 15 May 2007       


1. Name of applicant:

   Persimmon Plc

2. Name of scheme

   1997 Share Option Scheme

3. Period of return:

From   15/11/06        To  14/05/07


4. Balance under scheme from previous return:

   227,800

5. The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, if the scheme has 
been increased since the date of the last return:

   0

6. Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period:

   30,700

7. Balance under scheme not yet issued / allotted at end of period

   197,100

8. Number and class of securities originally listed and the date of admission

   Ordinary shares of 10p each in all cases
     
   3,000,000 (03/11/99)  250,000 (23/05/05)
     200,000 (26/08/05)  200,000 (02/11/05)
      92,936 (17,10,06)

9. Total number of securities in issue at the end of the period

   302,260,548

Name of contact

Miss S Hickman

Address of contact

Persimmon House, Fulford, York, YO19 4FE

Telephone number of contact

01904 642199

Signed by

company secretary
for and on behalf of

Persimmon Plc

Name of applicant


If you knowingly or recklessly give false or misleading information you may be
liable to prosecution.




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