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Crest Nicholson PLC18 April 2005 FORM 8.1/8.3 Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack if appropriate and the Takeover Panel. Use aseparate form for each class of securities in which dealings have been made. Date of Disclosure18 April 2005 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERSAND MERGERS Date of dealing11 April 2005 Dealing in (name of company)Crest Nicholson Plc 1. Class of securities (eg ordinary shares)10p Ordinary 2.Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit77 - 441p 3. Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentage ofclass)See schedule attached % 4. Party making disclosureCrest Nicholson Plc 5. EITHER (a) Name of purchaser / vendor (Note 1)See schedule attached OR (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund managementorganisation 6. Reason for disclosure (Note 2) (a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3) NO (ii) offeree company YES Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)3) directors of subsidiary companies of Crest If category (8), explain (b) Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of theclass of relevant securities dealt in) NO Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) aboveW.G. Hague (Also print name of signatory)W.G. HAGUE Telephone and Extension number01932 264 353 Crest Nicholson PLC ("Crest Nicholson" or the "Company") Disclosures pursuant to Rule 8.1(a) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers Appendix The Company announces that it has today been informed that ordinary shares of10p each in the Company were acquired on 11 April 2005 for certain directors ofits subsidiary companies, as follows: Name Number of shares Price per share (p) J.C. Fry 32 441 J.S. Ilett 45 441 The purchases were made as a result of the re-investment of dividend on sharesheld in an ISA. Each of the above named persons are associates of Crest Nicholson by virtue ofbeing directors of one of its subsidiary companies. In each case, the number of shares acquired representsRelated Shares:
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