Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1171W

Bovis Homes Group PLC

05 June 2008

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Bovis Homes Group Plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

See additional information under13.

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

04/06/08

6. Date on which issuer notified:

05/06/08

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Below 5%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0001859296

6,465,589

5,916,375

104,000

5,812,375

0.086

4.810

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date		No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights			Percentage of voting rights
5,916,375			4.896%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Registered Owner

Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 03449	240,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 02891	3,248,975
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 05577	90,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 05576	1,250,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07197	104,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10479	4,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07203	70,900
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 21667	24,500
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 34789	83,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10495	600,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10490	201,000