Director Shareholding

Bovis Homes Group PLC
19 March 2001

BOVIS HOMES GROUP PLC (the 'Company')

GRANT OF OPTIONS TO DIRECTORS

The Company was informed today that the following Directors of Bovis Homes
Group PLC have been granted options over Ordinary Shares of 50p each in the
Company at an exercise price of 384.5p per Ordinary Share.

All options are granted under the terms of the Company's Executive Share
Option Scheme and are exercisable normally between 3 and 10 years from the
date of grant. The option certificates were dated 19 March 2001. The exercise
price was the mid-market price on 16 March 2001.

Further details are provided as follows: -

Director                    Number of Option Shares

P D Baker                  10,000 (all unapproved)

M R Harris                 30,000 (all unapproved)
                        
B M Johnson                10,000 (all unapproved)

M Sharpe                   15,000 (all unapproved)

R N Walford                20,000 (all unapproved)