Grant of Options

BowLeven Plc
07 August 2006

7 August 2006
                  BowLeven Plc ('the Company' or 'BowLeven')

                              Grant of Options


On 3 August 2006 the Board of BowLeven granted options over 81,927 ordinary
shares of 10p in the Company, at an exercise price of 207.5 pence per ordinary
share, to Jerry Anthony, Exploration Director of the Company.  These Unapproved
Options are being granted pursuant to the BowLeven Plc Employee Share Option
Scheme for Approved Options and Unapproved Options and will be exercisable from
3 August 2008 until 2 August 2016.

The Board also granted Unapproved Options over 81,926 ordinary shares to certain
other employees of BowLeven at an exercise price of 207.5 pence per share and
exercisable from 3 August 2008 until 2 August 2016.

The option exercise price is the Company's closing share price on 2 August 2006.

There is no performance condition applied to either the Approved Options or the
Unapproved Options.


For further information contact:

Peter Wilson, BowLeven Plc                                     0131 260 5100
Mark Froggatt, Noble & Company Limited                         020 7763 2200
Neil Bennett, Maitland                                         020 7379 5151



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