Holding(s) in Company

Bovis Homes Group PLC
04 July 2007


TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1.         Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares 
to which voting rights are attached (ii)

Bovis Homes Group plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:
Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the 
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:
No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:
No

Other (please specify):
No



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
Standard Life Investments Ltd


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
Vidacos Nominees

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or 
reached if different)(v):
2 July 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:
3 July 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%


8. Notified details:
Standard Life Investments Ltd acquired 100,000 voting rights.

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class / type of shares (ISIN)
GB0001859296


Situation previous to the triggering transaction (vi)
Number of Shares: 5,970,843
Number of Voting Rights: 5,970,843

Situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
Number of Shares: 5,098,135
Number of Voting Rights: 5,098,135
Number of Voting Rights: 972,708 (Indirect)

% Voting Rights: 4.222% (Direct)
% Voting Rights: 0.806% (Indirect)

B: Financial Instruments


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights               % of voting rights
6,070,843                                   5.028%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Standard Life Investments Ltd



Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
N/A


13. Additional information:
None



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