Treasury Stock

20 Apr 2009 16:04

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

Persimmon Plc announces that on 20 April 2009 it transferred 61 Ordinary Shares held in Treasury to a participant in the Persimmon Plc Savings Related Share Option Scheme 1998 to satisfy the exercise of an option at a price of £3.26. 

Following this transfer the Company holds 2,156,311 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in Treasury and the Company's issued share capital is 300,435,120 Ordinary Shares (excluding Treasury Shares).