Holding(s) in Company

Crest Nicholson PLC
02 September 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Crest Nicholson Plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Lloyds TSB Group Plc and its subsidiaries

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 in 2 above

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C XBY2 - 429,100

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C XC5U - 489,000

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C XBY3 - 50,123

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C W32L - 141,613

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C W3L2 - 27,531

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C W33H - 388,673

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C XBJ2 - 503,220

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C XBK5 - 24,223

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C XBJ3 - 194,000

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C W3I8 - 15,977

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C WJJ9 - 40,000

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C XBP7 - 348,471

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C XBY4 - 241,038

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C XC5W - 263,000

State Street Nominees Ltd - 254,800

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C XBY5 - 17,977

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C XBK6 - 245,794

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C W39H - 604,047

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C W39J - 29,500

Perry Nominees Limited - 4926

Boltro Nominees Limited - 2275

Lloyds Bank PEP Nominees Limited - 7000

Lloyds TSB Registrars/ISA/Nominees Ltd - 78,483



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 shares

10. Date of transaction

-


11. Date company informed

1 September 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

4,400,771

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.92%

14. Any additional information




15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

W.G. Hague 01932 264353

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

W.G. Hague

Date of notification

2 September 2005

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