19 August 2015
Persimmon Plc (the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
The Company announces that on 18 August 2015 it was informed that on that day, Rachel Kentleton, non-executive Director purchased 1,203 ordinary shares in the Company, jointly with her husband, Mr Neil Thompson at £20.7731 per share.
As a result of this transaction Ms Kentleton and her husband are interested in 1,203 ordinary shares, representing <0.01% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.
The issued share capital of the Company on 19 August 2015 is 306,549,039 ordinary shares.
G N Francis
Group Company Secretary