Persimmon Regulatory News (PSN)

16 January 2012

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

Persimmon Plc announces that on 16 January 2012 it transferred 36,797 Ordinary Shares held in Treasury to participants in the Persimmon Plc Savings Related Share Option Scheme 1998 to satisfy the exercise of options at £3.26. On the same day 2,778 Ordinary Shares held in Treasury were transferred to participants in the Persimmon Plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2007 to satisfy the exercise of nil cost options.

Following these transfers the Company holds 343,589 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Treasury and the Company's issued share capital is 302,247,842 Ordinary Shares (excluding Treasury Shares).