Holding(s) in Company

BowLeven Plc
26 July 2005

BowLeven Plc

26 July 2005


                          BowLeven Plc ('the Company')

                              Notifiable Interest

The Company announces that it received notification on 21 July 2005 from The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ('GS Inc') that at close of business on 15 July 2005
GS Inc were interested in 1,470,500 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company,
representing 6.97% of the current issued capital of the Company. This represents
the entire holding of GS Inc. in the share capital of the Company.

For further information please contact:

Philip Rhind, Chief Executive, BowLeven Plc:                 0131 260 5100

Derrick Lee, Noble & Company:                                0131 225 9677

Neil Bennett, Maitland:                                      020 7379 5151




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