Persimmon Plc ("the Company")- Voting Rights and Capital

In conformity with the Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1, we announce that as at 31 January 2010 the Company's issued share capital consisted of 302,591,431 ordinary shares of 10p each.  The Company holds 2,152,399 ordinary shares in Treasury.  Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 300,439,032.

The above figure of 300,439,032 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in the Company.