Director Shareholding

Bovis Homes Group PLC
16 January 2004



Bovis Homes Group PLC (the 'Company')

BOVIS HOMES SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN

The Company was informed on 15 January that the following Directors purchased

Ordinary shares of 50p each in the Company under the Bovis Homes Group Share

Incentive Plan on 15 January 2004 at a price of 465p per share:-


Name of Director      Shares Purchased      Resultant Holding

S H Brazier                27                  6,033

M R Harris                 27                  248,955

D J Ritchie                27                  14,690


The shares purchased will be registered under the name TD Waterhouse Nominees

Limited a/c SMKTNOMS.


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