Treasury Stock

13 July 2011

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

Persimmon Plc announces that on 13 July 2011 it transferred a total of 2,220 Ordinary Shares held in Treasury to a participant in the Persimmon Plc Savings Related Share Option Scheme 1998 to satisfy the exercise of an option at a price of £3.26.

Following this transfer the Company holds 1,393,929 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Treasury and the Company's issued share capital is 301,197,502 Ordinary Shares (excluding Treasury Shares).