Change of Adviser

Creston PLC 06 June 2006 Date: 6th June 2006 On behalf of: Creston Plc Embargoed until: 0700hrs Creston Plc Change of Adviser Creston Plc, the marketing services group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Panmure Gordon as sole financial adviser and broker with immediate effect. - ends - For further information: Creston Plc 020 7930 9757 Don Elgie Panmure Gordon 020 7614 8388 Dominic Morley Redleaf Communications Limited 020 7955 1410 Emma Kane/Sanna Lehtinen About Creston Plc Creston is fully listed on the London Stock Exchange under CRE.LN. Additional information is available on www.creston.com. Creston's audited results for the year to 31 March 2005 were released on 22 June 2005, showing a 68% rise in PBT to £3.5million (2004: £2.1million) and a 25% rise in diluted EPS to 10.56 (2004: 8.47). Creston's strategy is to build a diversified international marketing services group through a combination of organic growth and selective acquisitions. The Board's aim is to identify synergistic benefits between currently independent marketing services companies offering premium services such as market research, direct marketing, advertising, PR and other areas of marketing communications. Since January 2001, when the Company was repositioned as a marketing services group, Creston has made seven significant acquisitions, which have demonstrated growth despite challenging market conditions: December 2000 Creston becomes cash shell following disposal of property portfolio January 2001 Acquisition of Marketing Sciences Limited, an international quantitative and qualitative market research company, based in Winchester November 2001 Acquisition of The Real Adventure Marketing Communications Limited, a national direct marketing and CRM company, based in Bath December 2002 Acquisition of EMO Group Limited, a national channel marketing communications company, based in Swindon and Bristol October 2003 Acquisition of Nelson Bostock Communications Limited, a London based public relations agency September 2004 Acquisition of CML Research Limited, a London based qualitative market research business March 2005 Acquisition of DLKW Group, a London based advertising and communications group July 2005 Acquisition of Red Door Communications Ltd, a London based specialist healthcare PR agency May 2006 Acquisition of ICM Research Limited, a independent UK full service market research agency May 2006 Acquisition of Tullo Marshall Warren Limited and Columbus Communications Ltd (the sister agency of TMW), a UK direct marketing agency This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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