Holding(s) in Company

Bovis Homes Group PLC
24 September 2007


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|TR-1(i): notification of major interests in shares                            |
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|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying     |Bovis Homes Group PLC           |
|issuer of existing shares to which voting rights|                                |
|are attached(ii):                               |                                |
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|2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)        |
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|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                             |        |
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|An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in |        |
|the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are     |        |
|attached                                                                |        |
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|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                        |        |
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|Other (please specify): A purchase of shares has caused a subsidiary of |        |
|Prudential plc to cross 4% triggering this notification.                |        |
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|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the        |Prudential plc group of         |
|notification obligation(iii):                   |companies                       |
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|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different    |Held in Various Nominees        |
|from 3.)(iv):                                   |                                |
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|5. Date of the transaction (and date on which   |20 September 2007               |
|the threshold is crossed or reached if          |                                |
|different)(v):                                  |                                |
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|6. Date on which issuer notified:               |23 September 2007               |
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|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |See item 13                     |
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|8. Notified details:                                                             |
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares                                              |
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|Class/type  |Situation previous to  |Resulting situation after the triggering    |
|of shares   |the Triggering         |transaction(vii)                            |
|(if possible|transaction (vi)       |                                            |
|using the   +---------+-------------+---------+------------------+---------------+
|ISIN CODE)  |Number of|Number of    |Number of|Number of voting  |% of voting    |
|            |Shares   |Voting Rights|shares   |rights ix         |rights         |
|            |         |viii         +---------+---------+--------+------+--------+
|            |         |             |Direct   |Direct x |Indirect|Direct|Indirect|
|            |         |             |         |         |xi      |      |        |
+------------+---------+-------------+---------+---------+--------+------+--------+
|GB0001859296|9,143,813|9,143,813    |9,290,503|9,290,503|        |7.69% |        |
+------------+---------+-------------+---------+---------+--------+------+--------+

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|B: Financial Instruments                                                      |
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii                      |
+----------+----------+--------------+---------------------------------+-------+
|Type of   |Expiration|Exercise/     |Number of voting rights that may |% of   |
|financial |date xiii |Conversion    |be acquired if the instrument is |voting |
|instrument|          |Period/ Date  |exercised/ converted.            |rights |
|          |          |xiv           |                                 |       |
+----------+----------+--------------+---------------------------------+-------+
|N/A       |N/A       |N/A           |N/A                              |N/A    |
+----------+----------+--------------+---------------------------------+-------+

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|Total (A+B)                                                                   |
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|Number of voting rights                    |% of voting rights                |
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|9,290,503                                  |7.69%                             |
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|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the|
|financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:                 |
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|Prudential plc (parent Company)                                               |
|M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)                 |
|M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)                    |
|M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)    |
|The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of          |
|Prudential plc)                                                               |
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|Proxy Voting:                                                                     |
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|10. Name of the proxy holder:                       |N/A                          |
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|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease |N/A                          |
|to hold:                                            |                             |
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|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold   |N/A                          |
|voting rights:                                      |                             |
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|13. Additional information:       |The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (a    |
|                                  |wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) has |
|                                  |reached a 4% notifiable interest triggering    |
|                                  |this notification.                             |
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