Additional Listing

BowLeven Plc
12 February 2007


Additional Listing

BowLeven plc ('BowLeven')

Application has been made for the admission of 29,126 shares of 10p each in the
capital of BowLeven to trading on AIM pursuant to BowLeven's recommended
takeover offer for FirstAfrica Oil plc (the 'Offer'); these shares have been
issued and allotted to two former FirstAfrica non-executive directors who had
received provision under the terms of their Letters of Appointment for
FirstAfrica to issue them with FirstAfrica shares. Under a compromise
arrangement BowLeven has agreed to issue both individuals with 14,563 shares of
10p each.

These 29,126 BowLeven ordinary shares will rank pari passu with the existing
ordinary shares, and it is expected that Admission to trading on AIM will become
effective and that dealings will commence at 8.00am on 13 February 2007.

In conformity with the Transparency Directive, following admission of these
shares BowLeven's issued share capital will consist of 73,737,702 ordinary
shares with a nominal value of 10p each. Therefore the total number of voting
rights in BowLeven will be 73,737,702.




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