Holding(s) in Company

BowLeven Plc
10 June 2005

10 June 2005

                          BowLeven Plc ('the Company')

                              Notifiable Interest


The Company is pleased to announce that it was informed by UBS AG ('UBS') on 7
June 2005 that as of close of its business on 6 June 2005 UBS had an interest in
655,130 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company, representing 3.1% of the
issued share capital of the Company. This represents the entire holding of UBS
in the share capital of the Company.


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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