Holding(s) in Company

Bovis Homes Group PLC
20 January 2004

Bovis Homes Group plc ('the Company')

DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST

The Company received notification on 20 January 2004 that Legal & General Group
Plc Companies have, following a purchase in the market of 124,000 shares on 15
January 2004, an interest in 7,068,487 Ordinary shares of 50p each in the
Company, representing 6.00% of the total shares in issue.

The shares are registered as follows:

               Registered Owner                   No. of shares  

               HSBC Global Custody Nominee        43,274         
               (UK) Ltd A/c 914945                               

               HSBC Global Custody Nominee        181,829        
               (UK) Ltd A/c 923363                               

               HSBC Global Custody Nominee        56,909         
               (UK) Ltd A/c 775237                               

               HSBC Global Custody Nominee        1,700,000      
               (UK) Ltd A/c 886603                               

               HSBC Global Custody Nominee        505,921        
               (UK) Ltd A/c 775245                               

               HSBC Global Custody Nominee        2,973,101      
               (UK) Ltd A/c 357206                               

               HSBC Global Custody Nominee        158,900        
               (UK) Ltd A/c 866203                               

               HSBC Global Custody Nominee        6,100          
               (UK) Ltd A/c 916681                               

               HSBC Global Custody Nominee        314,968        
               (UK) Ltd A/c 754612                               

               HSBC Global Custody Nominee        24,700         
               (UK) Ltd A/c 361602                               

               HSBC Global Custody Nominee        143,423        
               (UK) Ltd A/c 360509                               

               HSBC Global Custody Nominee        11,556         
               (UK) Ltd A/c 824434                               

               HSBC Global Custody Nominee        105,210        
               (UK) Ltd A/c 130007                               

               HSBC Global Custody Nominee        70,566         
               (UK) Ltd A/c 770286                               

               HSBC Global Custody Nominee        709,783        
               (UK) Ltd A/c 282605                               

               HSBC Global Custody Nominee        34,783         
               (UK) Ltd A/c 766793                               

               HSBC Global Custody Nominee        27,464         
               (UK) Ltd A/c 924422                               
                                                  7,068,487      


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