Result of EGM

Creightons PLC
9 March 2000



NOT  FOR  RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO  THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR THE REPUBLIC OF
IRELAND

        CREIGHTONS plc ('CREIGHTONS' OR 'THE COMPANY')
            RESULT OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

On  15 February 2000, Creightons announced an Open Offer of up
to  29,814,784  new  ordinary  shares.   At  an  extraordinary
general  meeting  of  the  Company  held  earlier  today   the
resolutions,  inter  alia, to approve  the  Open  Offer,  were
passed unanimously.

It  is  expected  that the new ordinary shares  to  be  issued
pursuant to the Open Offer will be admitted to listing on  the
London  Stock Exchange on Monday 13 March 2000.   CREST  stock
accounts of shareholders holding their new ordinary shares  in
uncertificated form are also expected to be credited  on  that
date.  Definitive share certificates are expected to be posted
to   shareholders  holding  their  new  ordinary   shares   in
certificated form by 14 March 2000.


Enquiries:

Creightons PLC                0207 796 6090
Roger Lane-Smith

Strand Partners Limited       0207 409 3494
Tony Rawlinson

Seymour Pierce Limited        0207 648 8730
John Depasquale



Strand Partners Limited and Seymour Pierce Limited, each of
which is regulated by The Securities and Futures Authority
Limited, are acting exclusively for Creightons plc and no-one
else in connection with the Open Offer described in this
announcement and will not be responsible to any other person
for providing the protections afforded to customers of Strand
Partners Limited or Seymour Pierce Limited in respect of the
contents of this announcement or any transaction referred to
herein.