Holding(s) in Company

BowLeven Plc
15 December 2006


15 December 2006


                          BowLeven Plc (the'Company')


                              Notifiable Interest


The Company announces that it received notification on 07 December 2006 that on
05 December 2006 Lehman Brothers  International (Europe) ('Lehman Brothers') had
an interest in 2,724,798 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company, 
representing 8.00% of the current issued share capital of the Company. This
represents the entire holding of Lehman  Brothers in the share capital of the
Company.


For further information please contact:


Peter Wilson, Bowleven Plc:                             0131 260 5100

Bertie Whitehead, Hoare Govett Limited:                 020 7678 1105

Liz Morley, Maitland:                                   020 7379 5151




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