Holding(s) in Company

BowLeven Plc
04 December 2006

4 December 2006



                          BowLeven Plc (the 'Company')

                              Notifiable Interest


The Company announces it received notification on 30 November 2006 that on 27
November 2006:



•         Fidelity International Limited ('FIL'), including its direct and
indirect subsidiaries, being a non-beneficial holder had an interest of
2,143,136 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company, representing 6.30% of the
issued share capital of the Company.  This represents the entire holding of FIL
in the share capital of the Company.



•         FMR Corporation ('FMR'), being a non-beneficial holder, no longer had
an interest in the share capital of the Company.



The Company also received notification on 30 November 2006 that on 24 November
2006:



•         FIL had an interest of 1,699,536 ordinary shares in the Company,
representing 4.99% of the issued share capital of the Company.



•         FMR had an interest of 855,200 ordinary shares in the Company,
representing 2.51% of the issued share capital of the Company.





Previously on 6 November 2006 the Company announced that:



•         FIL had an interest of 309,200 ordinary shares in the Company,
representing 0.91% of the issued share capital of the Company.



•         FMR had an interest of 995,536 ordinary shares in the Company,
representing 2.92% of the issued share capital of the Company.







For further information please contact:



Peter Wilson, BowLeven Plc:                       0131 260 5100

Adam Westcott, Noble & Company Limited:           020 7763 2200

Liz Morley, Maitland:                             020 7379 5151



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