Holding(s) in Company

Crest Nicholson PLC
15 August 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
Crest Nicholson Plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International 
Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18
As above

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
JP Morgan, Bournemouth - 518,363

JP Morgan, Bournemouth - 62,600

National ASTL Bk, Melbourne - 18,100

JP Morgan, Bournemouth - 8,413,226

Brown Brothers Harriman and Co - 14,300

JP Morgan, Chase Bank - 13,300

State Street Bank and Tr Co - 10,100



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
-

6. Percentage of issued class
-

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
-

8. Percentage of issued class
-

9. Class of security
10p Ordinary shares

10. Date of transaction
-

11. Date company informed
15 August 2005

12. Total holding following this notification
9,049,989

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
8.06%

14. Any additional information
-

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
W.G. Hague 01932 847272

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
W.G. Hague

Date of notification
15 August 2005

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