Director/PDMR Shareholding

4 March 2016

Persimmon Plc (the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

The Company announces that on 4 March 2016 it was informed that on that day, Rachel Kentleton, Non-Executive Director purchased 1,268 ordinary shares in the Company at £19.924 per share. The shares were purchased in an ISA.

As a result of this transaction Ms Kentleton and her husband are interested in 2,471 ordinary shares, representing

The issued share capital of the Company on 4 March 2016 is 307,624,188 ordinary shares.

G N Francis

Group Company Secretary