Treasury Stock

31 August 2011

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

Persimmon Plc announces that on 31 August 2011 it transferred a total of 3,042 Ordinary Shares held in Treasury to participants in the Persimmon Plc Savings Related Share Option Scheme 1998 to satisfy the exercise of options at prices of £3.24 and £3.26.

Following this transfer the Company holds 1,390,887 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Treasury and the Company's issued share capital is 301,200,544 Ordinary Shares (excluding Treasury Shares).