Notification of Interest

Crest Nicholson PLC
13 November 2006





                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company

Crest Nicholson Plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

HBOS plc

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

Castle Bidco Limited 26,310,243

Brewin Nominees Limited 2,500

Chase Nominees Limited a/c CMIGMAIN 9,900

Dexia Banque International a Luxembourg 105,330

Dexia BIL Bank Luxembourg 5,060

HSDL Nominees Limited 20

Nortrust Nominee A/C ARW49 133,086

Nortrust Nominee A/C ARW51 112,266

Nortrust Nominee A/C ARW56 165,205

Nortrust Nominees A/C CMI10 291,404

Nortrust Nominees A/C CMM13 2,684,369

Nortrust Nominees A/C HFX06 59,311

Nortrust Nominees A/C HLI24 18,240

Nortrust Nominees A/C HLI26 16,195

Nortrust Nominees A/C HLI27 17,828

Nortrust Nominees A/C HXA01 514,990

Nortrust Nominees A/C HXD01 134,400

Nortrust Nominees A/c HXO01 101,010

State Street Nominees A/C 1,481

State Street Nominees Limited A/C FE1F 5,625



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

30,688,463




6. Percentage of issued class

27.21 %

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

10 November 2006



12. Total holding following this notification

30,688,463



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

27.21%



14. Any additional information

-



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

W.G. Hague 01932 580546



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

W.G. Hague



Date of notification

13 November 2006



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