Treasury Stock

25 April 2012

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

Persimmon Plc announces that on 25 April 2012 it transferred 7,730 Ordinary Shares held in Treasury to participants in the Persimmon Plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2007 to satisfy the exercise of nil cost options.

Following this transfer the Company no longer holds any shares in Treasury. The Company's issued share capital is therefore 302,591,431 Ordinary Shares of 10p each.