Persimmon Plc ("the Company") - Capital
In conformity with Listing Rule 9.6.4, we announce that the 85,725,061 B Shares, which were issued on 23 June 2014 following the approval of the Return of Cash described in the Circular to shareholders dated 17 March 2014, were redeemed by the Company for 70p each on 4 July 2014 and subsequently cancelled. There are no longer any B Shares outstanding.
In addition, the 220,072,490 C Shares which were also issued on 23 June 2014 were all reclassified as Deferred Shares on 4 July 2014 following the payment of a single dividend of 70p per C Share. The Company has purchased the Deferred Shares for an aggregate consideration of one penny and cancelled those shares on 7 July 2014.
The issued share capital of the Company on 7 July 2014 was 305,850,092 ordinary shares.
G N Francis
Group Company Secretary
