Purchase of own shares

Creston PLC
16 April 2008




Creston plc


Purchase of own shares


Creston plc announces that on 15 April 2008, the Creston plc Employee Benefit
Trust ("the EBT") purchased 1,349,549 ordinary shares of 10 pence each at a
price of 69.25 pence per share.


This purchase, from the vendors of CML Research Limited, enables those vendors
to satisfy their obligations under the Sale and Purchase Agreement dated 3
September 2004 with Creston plc. In accordance with that agreement they are to
pay Creston plc £0.9million. Both vendors have agreed new service agreements
plus three year incentive plans and are committed to the further development of
the Creston qualitative research offering.


The purchased shares will be held to satisfy obligations under the Creston plc
Long Term Incentive Plan. Following the above purchase, Creston plc holds
114,824 ordinary shares in treasury, 1,750,213 ordinary shares in the EBT and
has 55,646,414 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).


For further information, please contact:


Creston plc                         020 7930 9757

Don Elgie, Chief Executive

Barrie Brien, COO & CFO

www.creston.com


Hogarth Partnership Limited         020 7357 9477

Chris Matthews

Sarah Macleod



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