Holding(s) in Company

BowLeven Plc
18 October 2006

18 October 2006


                          BowLeven Plc ('the Company')

                              Notifiable Interest


The Company announces that it received notification on 18 October 2006 that on
17 October 2006:



•         Fidelity International Limited ('FIL'), including its direct and
indirect subsidiaries, being a non-beneficial holder had an interest of 449,536
ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company, representing 1.32% 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'), being a non-beneficial holder had an interest
of 1,715,000 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company, representing 5.04% of
the issued share capital of the Company.  This represents the entire holding of
FMR in the share capital of the Company.



On 26 September 2006 the Company announced that:


•    FIL had an interest of 470,636 ordinary shares in the Company,
     representing 1.38% of the issued share capital of the Company.


•    FMR had an interest of 2,065,000 ordinary shares in the Company,
     representing 6.07% of the issued share capital of the Company.



For further information please contact:

Peter Wilson, BowLeven Plc:                          0131 260 5100

Derrick Lee, Noble & Company Limited:                0131 225 9677

Liz Morley, Maitland:                                020 7379 5151





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