Notifiable Interest

BowLeven Plc
11 May 2006

11 May 2006


                           BowLeven Plc ('the Company')

                              Notifiable Interest


The Company announces that it received notice on 9 May 2006 that on 8 May 2006:


•  Fidelity International Limited ('FIL'), including its direct and
indirect subsidiaries, being a non-beneficial holder had an interest of
1,921,400 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company, representing 6.49% 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'), including its direct and indirect
subsidiaries, being a non-beneficial holder had an interest of 2,257,400
ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company, representing 7.62% of the issued
share capital of the Company.  This represents the entire holding of FMR in the
share capital of the Company.


On 30 March 2006 the Company announced that:


•  FIL had an interest of 1,850,700 ordinary shares in the Company,
representing 6.25% of the issued share capital of the Company.



•  FMR had an interest of 2,151,000 ordinary shares in the Company,
representing 7.27% 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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