Director Shareholding

Creston PLC
02 February 2004

Creston plc (the "Company")

Directors' Dealing

The Company was informed today that the self invested pension fund of DH Elgie,
Chief Executive, on Friday 30 January purchased 80,000 ordinary shares in the
Company at a price of 155 pence per share. Following this transaction, Mr. Elgie
now has a beneficial interest in 867,174 ordinary shares representing 3.94 per
cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

Monday 2 February 2004




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