Holding(s) in Company

Creston PLC
31 December 2007


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

CRESTON GBP0.10


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (   )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (   )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )

Other (please specify) :                                                   (   )


 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

 AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies
 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):


 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

23/12/2007
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24/12/2007
 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

11%
 

8. Notified details:

TOTAL
 


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

0444028                6,026,677              6,026,677

 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

0444028              0                  0         6,259,271        0.00       11.25
                                      

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

6,259,271                             11.25%
 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Name of the Company/Fund          Number of Shares     % of issued share capital


AXA Rosenberg                          237,398                   0.42662
Indirect   

AXA Framlington                        450,000                   0.80868
Xerox Final Salary Pension Scheme     
Indirect

AXA Framlington                        264,000                   0.47442
Islington Group Pension Scheme        
Indirect

AXA Framlington                        550,000                   0.98838
SEI UK Equity                        
Indirect

AXA Framlington                      2,600,000                   4.67236
Throgmorton Trust 
Indirect

AXA Framlington                      1,100,000                   1.97677
UK Smaller Companies
Indirect

AXA Framlington                         314,480                  0.56514
BAE Systems Pensions 
Fund CIF Trustees
Indirect

AXA Framlington                         130,699                  0.23487
BAE Systems 2000 Pensions Fund
Indirect

AXA Framlington
EDF Energy Group                        612,694                  1.10105
Indirect


                     Total Direct           0                    0.00000

                   Total Indirect     6,259,271                 11.24829

                            TOTAL     6,259,271                 11.24829


Proxy Voting:



 
10. Name of the proxy holder:


 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


 

13. Additional information:


 

14. Contact name:

Terry Marsh
 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7003 2637




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