Holding in Company

Crest Nicholson PLC
11 June 2001



Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
Crest Nicholson Plc

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
Barclays 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:
In respect of 2 above.

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 16331        134,011
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 16341        179,369
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 16344         50,454
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 16345         72,120
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 16376         16,019
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 16400        798,296
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 16480        412,564
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 16482      1,608,779
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 18409         13,027

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
-

6   Percentage of issued class:
-

7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
-

8   Percentage of issued class:
-

9   Class of security:
10p Ordinary

10  Date of transaction:
-

11  Date company informed:
11.06.01

12  Total holding following this notification:
3,284,639

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
3.02%

14  Contact name for queries:
W.G Hague

15 Contact telephone number:
01932 847272

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
W.G. Hague

17  Date of notification:
11.06.01


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