Director/PDMR Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
24 April 2006


Director's Share Transaction

Persimmon plc (the 'Company') announces that it was informed on 21 April 2006
that Mr Nicholas Wrigley, non-executive Director bought 4,000 ordinary shares in
the Company on that day, at an average price of 1347p. As a result of this
purchase Mr Wrigley has an interest in 4,000 shares, <0.01% of the issued share
capital of the Company.


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