Treasury Stock

4 October 2011

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

Persimmon Plc announces that on 4 October 2011 it transferred 7,993 Ordinary Shares held in Treasury to participants in the Persimmon Plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2007 to satisfy the exercise of nil cost options. On the same day 3,775 Ordinary Shares held in Treasury were transferred to participants in the Persimmon Plc Savings Related Share Option Scheme 1998 to satisfy the exercise of options at £3.26.

Following these transfers the Company holds 1,175,867 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Treasury and the Company's issued share capital is 301,415,564 Ordinary Shares (excluding Treasury Shares).