Holding(s) in Company

Creston PLC
19 March 2008





TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

CRESTON GBP0.10


2. Reason for the notification 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (   )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )

Other (please specify) :                                                   (   )


 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies 
 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):


 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

17/03/2008
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

18/03/2008
 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

13%
 

8. Notified details:




A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        

                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights
 
0444028                7,353,566              7,353,566




 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

0444028              0                 0          7,079,951       0.00      12.72



 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           

 




Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

7,079,951                     12.72%



 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


Name of the Company/Fund         Number of Shares     % of issued share capital

AXA Rosenberg                         999,906               1.79689
Indirect  
  

AXA Framlington                       450,000               0.80868
Xerox Final Salary Pension Scheme
Indirect                 


AXA Framlington                       264,000               0.47442
Islington Group Pension Scheme
Indirect          


AXA Framlington                       283,026               0.50861
SEI UK Equity
Indirect   


AXA Framlington                     2,850,000               5.12162
Throgmorton Trust
Indirect        


AXA Framlington                     1,100,000               1.97677
UK Smaller Companies
Indirect   

AXA Framlington                       367,326               0.66011
BAE Systems Pensions 
Fund CIF Trustees
Indirect


AXA Framlington                       152,999               0.27495
BAE Systems 2000 Pensions Fund
Indirect


AXA Framlington                       612,694               1.10105
EDF Energy Group                      
Indirect

                    Total Direct         0                  0.00000
                  Total Indirect    7,079,951              12.72310
                           TOTAL    7,079,951              12.72310




Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:


 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


 

13. Additional information:


 

14. Contact name:

Terry Marsh
 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7003 2637





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