Director/PDMR Shareholding

12 October 2011

SAYE Scheme

Persimmon Plc ("the Company") announces that on 12 October 2011 it granted options to purchase ordinary 10p shares to the following executive directors under the Persimmon plc Savings-Related Share Option Scheme 1998. The options will normally be exercisable from 1 December 2014 to 31 May 2015.

Name Number of shares Option Price

M H Killoran 2,465 £3.65

J Fairburn 2,465 £3.65

As a result of the above, the directors hold options/awards over the following number of ordinary shares granted under the Company's various share schemes:

Name Number of shares

M H Killoran 388,483

J Fairburn 269,286

The issued share capital of the Company on 12 October 2011 is 301,438,160 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares).

G N Francis

Group Company Secretary