Director/PDMR Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
22 August 2007


Directors' Shareholdings

Persimmon plc (the 'Company') announces that on 21 August 2007 Mr David Bryant,
executive Director exercised a share option over 34,979 shares, granted to him
under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan.

On 22 August 2007, the Company was informed that Mr David Bryant sold 14,000
ordinary shares in the Company at an average price of 1238p and therefore he is
no longer beneficially or non-beneficially interested in such shares.  Mr Bryant
informed the Company that he sold these shares to settle the tax liability
arising on the exercise of his option.

As a result of these transactions, Mr Bryant holds 511,141 shares in the Company
representing 0.17% of the issued ordinary shares.

The issued share capital of the Company on 22 August 2007 was 302,546,123
ordinary shares.


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