Treasury Stock

20 September 2011

Persimmon Plc ("the Company") - Transfer of Shares held in Treasury

Persimmon Plc announces that on 20 September 2011 it transferred 10,003 Ordinary Shares held in Treasury to participants in the Persimmon Plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2007 to satisfy the exercise of nil cost options. On the same day 2,174 Ordinary Shares held in Treasury were transferred to a participant in the Persimmon Plc Savings Related Share Option Scheme 1998 to satisfy the exercise of an option at £3.26.

Following these transfers the Company holds 1,217,480 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Treasury and the Company's issued share capital is 301,373,951 Ordinary Shares (excluding Treasury Shares).