Additional Listing

BowLeven Plc
13 June 2007


BowLeven plc ('BowLeven')

Following BowLeven's recommended takeover offer for FirstAfrica Oil plc
('FirstAfrica') and in connection with the compulsory purchase (pursuant to
sections 428 to 430F of the Companies Act 1985) by BowLeven of certain shares in
FirstAfrica, application has been made for the admission of an additional
161,893 shares of 10p each in the capital of BowLeven to trading on AIM.

These 161,893 new BowLeven ordinary shares will rank pari passu with the
existing ordinary shares, and it is expected that Admission to trading on AIM
will become effective and that dealings will commence at 8.00am on 14 June 2007.

In conformity with the Transparency Directive, following admission of these
shares BowLeven's issued share capital will consist of 74,519,949 ordinary
shares with a nominal value of 10p each. Therefore the total number of voting
rights in BowLeven will be 74,519,949.



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