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D.B. Zwirn & Co., L.P.05 April 2007 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing D. B. ZWIRN & CO., L.P.(Note 1) Company dealt in CREST NICHOLSON PLC (CRST LN) Class of relevant security EQUITY SHARE CAPITALto which the dealings beingdisclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing APRIL 3, 2007. 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 400,000 1.23% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell Total 400,000 1.23% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant Long Shortsecurity: Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) PURCHASE 400,000 6.1511 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short (Note 6) (Note Number of securities Price per unitname, (Note 7) (Note 5)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname, selling, securities price American, date moneye.g. call purchasing, to which the European paid/receivedoption varying option etc. per unit etc. relates (Note 5) (Note 7) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unitoption (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. NONE Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure APRIL 5, 2007 Contact name LAWRENCE CUTLER Telephone number + 1 646 720 9393 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Crest Nicholson