Director/PDMR Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
05 July 2005


Director's share purchases

On 5 July 2005, Persimmon plc (the 'Company') was informed that on 30 June 2005
Mr Neil Davidson, Non-Executive director, purchased 2,850* shares in the company
at a price of 777.4p per share. The resultant notifiable holding for Mr Neil
Davidson is 2,850 shares or 0.001% of the issued share capital of the Company.

*2,150 of Mr Neil Davidson's shares were purchased through a PEP and the balance
was purchased through an ISA.


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