Director Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
17 April 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
AVS NO


        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.   Name of company                                     2.   Name of director

     PERSIMMON PLC                                            DUNCAN HENRY DAVIDSON

3.   Please state whether notification indicates that it 4.   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one
     is in respect of holding of the shareholder named        holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if
     in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial             notified)
     interest or in the case of an individual holder if
     it is a holding of that person's spouse or children
     under the age of 18 or in respect of an
     non-beneficial interest

     AS 2 ABOVE



                                                              AS 2 ABOVE

5.   Please state whether notification relates to a      6.   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP
     person(s) connected with the director named in 2         transactions please indicate whether general/single
     above and identify the connected person(s)               co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary /non
                                                              discretionary
     N/A
                                                              EXERCISE OF SHARE OPTION UNDER THE PERSIMMON PLC LONG TERM
                                                              INCENTIVE PLAN

7.   Number of shares/      8.    Percentage of issued   9.   Number of shares/amount of 10.  Percentage of issued class
     amount of stock              class                       stock disposed
     acquired

     64,000
                                  LESS THAN 1%                NIL
                                                                                              NIL

11. Class of security      12.   Price per share        13.    Date of transaction      14.   Date company informed

    10p ORDINARY                 34,000 @ 239.5P
                                 30,000 @ 236P                 17 aPRIL 02                    17 APRIL 02


15.  Total holding following this notification           16.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this
                                                                notification
     18,097,859 (BENEFICIAL & NON BENEFICIAL)
                                                                6.5%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes.

17.  Date of grant                                       18.  Period during which or date on which exercisable


19.  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option  20.  Description of shares or debentures involved: class,
                                                              number

21.  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or       22.  Total number of shares or debentures over which options
     indication that price is to be fixed at time of          held following this notification
     exercise

23.  Any additional information                          24.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

                                                              Caroline Griffiths 020 7678 7879

25.  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification


Date of notification _____17 April_2002 _________


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