Holding(s) in Company

Bovis Homes Group PLC
15 August 2007


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|TR-1(i): notification of major interests in shares                            |
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|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying     |Bovis Homes Group PLC           |
|issuer of existing shares to which voting rights|                                |
|are attached(ii):                               |                                |
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|2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)        |
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|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                             |        |
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|An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in |        |
|the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are     |        |
|attached                                                                |        |
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|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                        |        |
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|Other (please specify):                                                 |        |
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|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the        |Standard Life Investments Ltd   |
|notification obligation(iii):                   |                                |
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|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different    |Vidacos Nominees                |
|from 3.)(iv):                                   |                                |
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|5. Date of the transaction (and date on which   |13 August 2007                  |
|the threshold is crossed or reached if          |                                |
|different)(v):                                  |                                |
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|6. Date on which issuer notified:               |15 August 2007                  |
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|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |5%                              |
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|8. Notified details:                            |Standard Life Investments Ltd   |
|                                                |disposed of 47,600 voting       |
|                                                |rights.                         |
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares                                              |
+------------+-----------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|Class/type  |Situation previous to  |Resulting situation after the triggering    |
|of shares   |the Triggering         |transaction(vii)                            |
|(if possible|transaction (vi)       |                                            |
|using the   +---------+-------------+---------+------------------+---------------+
|ISIN CODE)  |Number of|Number of    |Number of|Number of voting  |% of voting    |
|            |Shares   |Voting Rights|shares   |rights ix         |rights         |
|            |         |viii         +---------+---------+--------+------+--------+
|            |         |             |Direct   |Direct x |Indirect|Direct|Indirect|
|            |         |             |         |         |xi      |      |        |
+------------+---------+-------------+---------+---------+--------+------+--------+
|GB0001859296|6,065,018|6,065,018    |5,742,515|5,742,515|274,903 |4.756%|0.228%  |
+------------+---------+-------------+---------+---------+--------+------+--------+

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|B: Financial Instruments                                                      |
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii                      |
+----------+----------+--------------+---------------------------------+-------+
|Type of   |Expiration|Exercise/     |Number of voting rights that may |% of   |
|financial |date xiii |Conversion    |be acquired if the instrument is |voting |
|instrument|          |Period/ Date  |exercised/ converted.            |rights |
|          |          |xiv           |                                 |       |
+----------+----------+--------------+---------------------------------+-------+
|N/A       |N/A       |N/A           |N/A                              |N/A    |
+----------+----------+--------------+---------------------------------+-------+

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|Total (A+B)                                                                   |
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|Number of voting rights                    |% of voting rights                |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+
|6,017,418                                  |4.983%                            |
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|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the|
|financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:                 |
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|Standard Life Investments Ltd                                                 |
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|Proxy Voting:                                                                 |
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|10. Name of the proxy holder:                                             |N/A|
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|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:              |N/A|
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|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:          |N/A|
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|13. Additional information:     |                                             |
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|14. Contact name:               |Alison Kennedy                               |
|                                |Corporate Governance Manager - Engagement    |
|                                |Standard Life Investments Ltd                |
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|15. Contact telephone number:   |0131 245 2289                                |
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