Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:8331F
Bovis Homes Group PLC
17 October 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                             |   x    |
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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):                                                 |        |
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|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the        |Prudential plc group of         |
|notification obligation(iii):                   |companies                       |
+------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different    |Held in various nominee accounts|
|from 3.)(iv):                                   |                                |
+------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|5. Date of the transaction (and date on which   |12 October 2007                 |
|the threshold is crossed or reached if          |                                |
|different)(v):                                  |                                |
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|6. Date on which issuer notified:               |16 October 2007                 |
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|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |10%                             |
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|8. Notified details:                                                             |
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares                                              |
+------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------+
|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    |shares    |rights ix          |rights         |
|            |          |Rights    +----------+----------+--------+------+--------+
|            |          |viii      |Direct    |Direct x  |Indirect|Direct|Indirect|
|            |          |          |          |          |xi      |      |        |
+------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+--------+------+--------+
|GB0001859296|11,656,032|11,656,032|12,196,199|12,196,199|        |10.09%|        |
+------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+--------+------+--------+

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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                |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+
|12,196,199                                 |10.09%                            |
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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:       |                                               |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|14. Contact name:                 |Emma Thompson                                  |
|                                  |M&G Investment Management Limited              |
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|15. Contact telephone number:     |020 7548 2293                                  |
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