Grant of Share Options

BowLeven Plc
28 April 2005

                          BowLeven plc ('the Company')



            Grant of share options and change of registered address





At a meeting of the board of directors of the Company on 28 April 2005, the
Company granted share options exercisable at the closing price on 27 April 2005
as detailed below.



The Company announces that it has granted options over 7,843 ordinary shares in
the capital of the Company to Peter Wilson, Commercial Director of the Company,
at an exercise price of £3.825 per ordinary share.  The options were granted
under the BowLeven Plc Approved CSOP Scheme. The options will be exercisable
from 28 April 2008 and will lapse on 27 April 2015.



In addition, the Company announces that it has granted options over 156,540
ordinary shares to Peter Wilson and options over 55,097 ordinary shares to Chief
Tabetando, a director of the Company, at an exercise price of £3.825 per
ordinary share. The options were granted under the Company's Unapproved Share
Option Scheme. The options will be exercisable from 28 April 2007 and will lapse
on 27 April 2015.



  The ordinary shares referred to above are ordinary shares of 10p per share.



Summarised below are the details of all the options granted to the directors of
the Company.




Date of grant             22 Nov 2004         17 Dec 2004        17 Dec 2004       28 April 2005       28 April 2005
      Director         Unapproved Options  Approved Options  Unapproved Options   Approved Options  Unapproved Options

                        £3.30 per share     £3.63 per share    £3.63 per share    £3.825 per share   £3.825 per share
Terry Heneaghan                                  8,264             212,122

Philip Rhind                325,000              8,264             184,574

John Brown                  150,000              8,264             20,662

Chief Tabetando                                                    110,193                                55,097

Don Vandergrift                                  8,264             157,026

Peter Wilson                                                                           7,843              156,540



Approved Options are exercisable within the period beginning on the third
anniversary of the Date of Grant and ending on the day prior to the tenth
anniversary.  Unapproved Options are exercisable within the period beginning on
the second anniversary of the Date of Grant and ending on the day prior to the
tenth anniversary. All of the options are exercisable earlier in certain
circumstances, as set out in the Scheme Rules.



The Company also wishes to report that it has changed its registered office
address to:



68/70 George Street,
Edinburgh,
EH2 2LT
United Kingdom



For further information please contact:



John Brown, BowLeven plc                   Tel:      [phone]



Neil Bennett, Maitland                     Tel:     [phone]



Adam Westcott, Noble & Company Limited     Tel:     [phone]






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