RNS Number : 1786H

Persimmon PLC

08 March 2018

8 March 2018

Persimmon Plc

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Persimmon plc (the "Company") announces that on 7 March 2018 the Executive Directors detailed below exercised options over shares awarded to them under the Company's Bonus Share Scheme.  Also on 7 March 2018 in connection with these option exercises, Jeff Fairburn, Dave Jenkinson and Mike Killoran sold Ordinary shares in the Company in order to settle tax liabilities arising on the exercise of these options.

The below notification, made in accordance with the requirements of article 19.3 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, gives further details:

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Jeff Fairburn
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group Chief Executive
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Persimmon Plc
b)	LEI	213800XI72Y57UWN6F31
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
	Transaction 1
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 10p each
	Identification code	GB0006825383
	b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of shares following exercise of Awards under the Persimmon Plc Annual Bonus Share Scheme
	c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			Nil	31,299
d)		Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	N/A Single transaction
	- Price
	e)	Date of the transaction	07/03/2018
	f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a main market
		Transaction 2
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 10p each
	Identification code	GB0006825383
	b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of shares to meet tax and commission charges (balance shares retained) following exercise of Awards under the Persimmon Plc Annual Bonus Share Scheme
	c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£26.508405	15,650
d)		Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	N/A Single transaction
	- Price
	e)	Date of the transaction	07/03/2018
	f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON); Main Market

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Dave Jenkinson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group Managing Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Persimmon Plc
b)	LEI	213800XI72Y57UWN6F31
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
	Transaction 1
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 10p each
	Identification code	GB0006825383
	b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of shares following exercise of Awards under the Persimmon Plc Annual Bonus Share Scheme
	c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			Nil	9,886
d)		Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	N/A Single transaction
	- Price
	e)	Date of the transaction	07/03/2018
	f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a main market
		Transaction 2
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 10p each
	Identification code	GB0006825383
	b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of shares to meet tax and commission charges (balance shares retained) following exercise of Awards under the Persimmon Plc Annual Bonus Share Scheme
	c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£26.508405	4,943
d)		Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	N/A Single transaction
	- Price
	e)	Date of the transaction	07/03/2018
	f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON); Main Market

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Mike Killoran
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group Finance Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Persimmon Plc
b)	LEI	213800XI72Y57UWN6F31
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
	Transaction 1
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 10p each
	Identification code	GB0006825383
	b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of shares following exercise of Awards under the Persimmon Plc Annual Bonus Share Scheme
	c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			Nil	11,524
d)		Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	N/A Single transaction
	- Price
	e)	Date of the transaction	07/03/2018
	f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a main market
		Transaction 2
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 10p each
	Identification code	GB0006825383
	b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of shares to meet tax and commission charges (balance shares retained) following exercise of Awards under the Persimmon Plc Annual Bonus Share Scheme
	c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£26.508405	5,762
d)		Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	N/A Single transaction
	- Price
	e)	Date of the transaction	07/03/2018
	f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON); Main Market

Tracy Davison

Company Secretary

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