Director/PDMR Shareholding

3 October 2013

SAYE Scheme

Persimmon Plc ("the Company") announces that on 3 October 2013 it granted an option to purchase ordinary 10p shares to the following executive director under the Persimmon plc Savings Related Share Option Scheme 1998. The option will normally be exercisable from 1 December 2016 to 31 May 2017.

Name Number of Shares Granted Option Price

N P Greenaway 1,012 £8.89

As a result of the above grant, Nigel Greenaway holds options/awards over 1,693,345 ordinary shares granted under the Company's various share schemes.

The issued share capital of the Company on 3 October 2013 is 304,198,196 ordinary shares.

G N Francis

Group Company Secretary