Director/PDMR Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
10 March 2008



                         DIRECTORS' INTERESTS IN SHARES


'Director's Shareholdings

Persimmon plc ('the Company') announces that on 7 March 2008 Mike Killoran,
Director exercised a share option granted to him under the Company's 1998 Save
As You Earn Scheme.  Details are set out below:



Name                          No. of shares                  Exercise Price

M H Killoran                     1,804                            £5.25



Mike Killoran is retaining these shares and as a result is beneficially
interested in 490,981 ordinary shares of the Company representing 0.16% of the
issued share capital (excluding Treasury Shares), and now holds options over
275,291 ordinary shares granted under the Company's various share option
schemes.

The Company also announces that on 10 March 2008 David Bryant, Director has
informed the Company that he has transferred 990 ordinary shares to his wife Mrs
Daryl Bryant. As a result of these transactions Mr Bryant and his wife remain
interested in 512,945 shares or 0.17% of the issued share capital of the Company
(excluding Treasury Shares).

The issued share capital of the Company on 10 March 2008 was 300,147,313
ordinary shares (excluding Treasury Shares).'






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