Notifiable Interest

BowLeven Plc
26 October 2005



26 October 2005

                           BowLeven Plc ('the Company')



                               Notifiable Interest


The Company announces that it received notification on 25 October 2005 that on
19 October 2005 The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., including its direct and indirect
subsidiaries, had an interest of 1,168,200 ordinary shares of 10p each in the
Company, representing 3.95% of the issued share capital of the Company. Of these
shares, 885,700 were held as custodian for its customers and will be registered
in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited and 282,500 arose
from a beneficial interest and will be registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP.


This represents the entire holding of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. in the
issued share capital of the Company.

On 24 August 2005 the Company disclosed that The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
including its direct and indirect subsidiaries, had an interest of 1,018,198
ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company, representing 3.44% of the issued
share capital of the Company on 19 October 2005.


For further information please contact:

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

Adam Westcott, Noble & Company Limited:                0131 225 9677

Neil Bennett, Maitland:                                020 7379 5151





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