Appointment of Director

BowLeven Plc
28 March 2008

                   Bowleven plc ('Bowleven' or 'the Company')


Appointment of Director


Ed Willett, currently Exploration Director on the Company's Group Management
Board, has been appointed as a Director of Bowleven plc with effect from 28
March 2008.

Enquiries

Bowleven plc
Kevin Hart, Chief Executive Officer     Tel: [phone]

Brunswick
Patrick Handley                         Tel: [phone]

Hoare Govett
Andrew Foster                           Tel: [phone]



Pursuant to the AIM Rules, the following information in respect of Ed Willett
required to be disclosed is set out below. Other than this information, there is
no further information required to be disclosed under paragraph (g) of Schedule
2 of the AIM Rules.


Full Name and Age:
Edward Arthur Farquhar Willett, aged 45


Current shareholding in Bowleven: 7,359 ordinary shares of £0.10 each.


Awards under the Bowleven Long Term Incentive Plan: awards of 189,904 shares
held in Bowleven.


Current Directorships and partnerships:
None


Previous Directorships and partnerships:
None



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