D C Marshall Appointed Chairman

Creston PLC
29 November 1999


The Board of Creston plc announces that on 26 November 1999, Mr D C Marshall
was appointed as Chairman following the resignation of Mr R G Hooker. Mr
Marshall was an existing non-executive director of the company and Mr Hooker
remains as a non-executive director.

The Board of Creston plc also announces that all of the resolutions proposed
at the company's seventy second annual general meeting held on 26 November
1999 were passed.