Holding(s) in Company

Creston PLC
09 March 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:                          (   )


 
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):


02/03/2007 

6. Date on which issuer notified:


06/03/2007 

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


 

8. Notified details:


 


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

 

                     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              56,138            56,138     5,627,929        0.10      10.10
 

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 

5,684,087                          10.20%
 

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 UK Investment Co ICVC            179,521                  0.32216
UK Smaller Companies Fund
Indirect

AXA Rosenberg                      1,445,477                  2.59400
Indirect

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd            9,817                  0.01762
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management          46,321                  0.08313
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct

AXA Framlington 
Xerox Final Salary Pension Scheme    314,908                  0.56512
Indirect 

AXA Framlington 
Islington Group Pension Scheme       192,844                  0.34607
Indirect

AXA Framlington                      350,000                  0.62810
SEI UK Equity 
Indirect 

AXA Framlington                    1,700,000                  3.05075
Throgmorton Trust
Indirect

AXA Framlington                    1,000,000                  1.79456
UK Smaller Companies
Indirect

AXA Framlington                       314,480                 0.56435
BAE Systems Pensions Fund 
CIF Trustees
Indirect

AXA Framlington                       130,699                 0.23455
BAE Systems 2000 Pensions Fund
Indirect

                                                              
                    Total Direct       56,138                 0.10074
                  Total Indirect    5,627,929                10.09966
                           TOTAL    5,684,067                10.20041




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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