Treasury Stock

11 April 2012

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

Persimmon Plc announces that on 11 April 2012 it transferred 2,766 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 12,183 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 34,104 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Treasury and the Company's issued share capital is 302,557,327 Ordinary Shares (excluding Treasury Shares).