Notifiable Interest

BowLeven Plc
22 March 2006

22 March 2006


                     BowLeven Plc ('the Company')

                           Notifiable Interest



The Company announces that it received notice on 21 March 2006 that on 16 March
2006:


•         Fidelity International Limited ('FIL'), including its direct and
indirect subsidiaries, being a non-beneficial holder had an interest of
2,389,988 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company, representing 8.07% 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 1,742,900
ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company, representing 5.89% of the issued
share capital of the Company.  This represents the entire holding of FMR in the
share capital of the Company.


On 30 August 2005 the Company announced that:


•         FIL had an interest of 1,716,200 ordinary shares in the Company,
representing 8.13% of the issued share capital of the Company.


•         FMR had an interest of 1,258,150 ordinary shares in the Company,
representing 5.96% of the issued share capital of the Company.


The notifications in August occurred prior to the placing announced by the
Company on 19 September 2005.







For further information please contact:


Peter Wilson, BowLeven Plc:                 0131 260 5100

Adam Westcott, Noble & Company Limited:     0131 225 9677

Neil Bennett, Maitland:                     020 7379 5151





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