Transaction in Own Shares

Persimmon PLC
16 November 2007



Persimmon plc ('Persimmon') announces that on Thursday, 15 November 2007 it
purchased 200,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 854.5 pence per share.
The highest price paid was 862.0 pence per share and the lowest price paid was
850.0 pence per share.

The shares purchased will all be held as treasury shares. Persimmon currently
holds 2,044,118 ordinary shares in treasury and following the purchase of these
shares Persimmon's issued share capital now consists of 300,547,313 ordinary
shares with voting rights (excluding treasury shares).

The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the
calculations, by which they will determine if they are required to notify their
interest in, or a change to, their interest in Persimmon shares under the FSA's
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.



Enquires

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Mike Killoran, Group Finance Director              Edward Orlebar
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