Director Shareholding

Creston PLC
1 February 2001

Creston plc (the 'Company') was informed on 31 January 2001 that Western
Selection PLC ('Western') bought 207,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence each at
115 pence per share on 30 January 2001 from Lonfin Investments Limited, a
wholly owned subsidiary of London Finance & Investment Group PLC ('London
Finance').

The purchase increases Western's shareholding in the Company to 1,541,322
ordinary shares, representing 13.7% of the issued ordinary share capital of
the Company.

Mr D C Marshall, a director of both Western and the Company, is a director and
a substantial shareholder of London Finance, which in turn is a substantial
shareholder of Western. Accordingly, Mr Marshall is deemed to be interested in
this transaction.