Notifiable Interest

BowLeven Plc
11 August 2006


11 August 2006


                            BowLeven Plc ('the Company')

                                Notifiable Interest


The Company announces that it received notice on 10 August 2006 that on 9 August
2006:
     
•    Fidelity International Limited ('FIL'), including its direct and indirect 
     subsidiaries, being a non-beneficial holder had an interest of 1,668,436 
     ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company, representing 4.90% of the 
     issued share capital of the Company.  This represents the entire holding of 
     FIL in the share capital of the Company.
     
•    FMR Corporation ('FMR'), including its direct and indirect subsidiaries, 
     being a non-beneficial holder had an interest of 2,348,400 ordinary shares 
     of 10p each in the Company, representing 6.90% of the issued share capital 
     of the Company.  This represents the entire holding of FMR in the share 
     capital of the Company.

On 9 August 2006 the Company announced that:
     
•    FIL had an interest of 1,678,136 ordinary shares in the Company, 
     representing 4.93% of the issued share capital of the Company.

•    FMR had an interest of 2,448,400 ordinary shares in the Company,
     representing 7.19% of the issued share capital of the Company.



For further information please contact:

Peter Wilson, BowLeven Plc:                            0131 260 5100

Mark Froggatt, Noble & Company Limited:                020 7763 2200

Liz Morley, Maitland:                                  020 7379 5151



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