Director Shareholding

Bovis Homes Group PLC
18 January 2005


Bovis Homes Group PLC (the 'Company')

BOVIS HOMES GROUP SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN

The Company was yesterday informed that the following Directors purchased
Ordinary shares of 50p each in the Company under the Bovis Homes Group Share
Incentive Plan on 17 January 2005, at a price of 608.50 pence per share:-

     Name of Director          Shares Purchased           Resultant Holding

     M R Harris                       21                       268,703
     D J Ritchie                      21                        18,319

The shares purchased will be registered under the name TD Waterhouse Nominees
Limited a/c SMKTNOMS.


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