Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:3578P
Bovis Homes Group PLC
04 March 2008



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|TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                              |
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|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer|Bovis Homes Group Plc          |
|of existing shares to which voting rights are     |                               |
|attached:                                         |                               |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
|2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                               |
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|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                           |Yes        |
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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):                                               |           |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+-----------+
|3. Full name of person(s)       |Lloyds TSB Group Plc                             |
|subject to notification         |                                                 |
|obligation:                     |                                                 |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
|4. Full name of shareholder(s)  |Perry Nominees Ltd                               |
|(if different from 3):          |Boltro Nominees Ltd                              |
|                                |Lloyds Bank (PEP) Nominees Ltd                   |
|                                |State Street Nominees Ltd                        |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
|5. Date of transaction (and date|3rd March 2008                                   |
|on which the threshold is       |                                                 |
|crossed or reached if           |                                                 |
|different):                     |                                                 |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
|6. Date on which issuer         |4th March 2008                                   |
|notified:                       |                                                 |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
|7. Threshold(s) that is/are     |Reached 6%                                       |
|crossed or reached:             |                                                 |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
|8: Notified Details                                                               |
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares                                               |
+----------+-------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
|Class/type|Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering           |
|of shares |to the triggering  |transaction                                        |
|If        |transaction        |                                                   |
|possible  +---------+---------+----------+-------------------+--------------------+
|use ISIN  |Number of|Number of|Number of |Number of voting   |Percentage of voting|
|code      |shares   |voting   |shares    |rights             |rights              |
|          |         |rights   |          +---------+---------+----------+---------+
|          |         |         |          |Direct   |Indirect |Direct    |Indirect |
+----------+---------+---------+----------+---------+---------+---------++---------+
|0185929   |7,152,632|7,152,632|7,274,803 |0        |7,274,803|0        |6.021     |
|Ord       |         |         |          |         |         |         |          |
|GBP0.50   |         |         |          |         |         |         |          |
+----------+---------+---------+-+--------+--------++---------+--------+++---------+
+----------+---------+---------+-+--------+--------++---------+--------+++---------+

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|B: Financial Instruments                                                          |
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                              |
+---------------+--------------+---------------+-------------------+---------------+
|Type of        |Expiration    |Exercise/      |No. of voting      |Percentage of  |
|financial      |date          |conversion     |rights that may be |voting rights  |
|instrument     |              |period/date    |acquired (if the   |               |
|               |              |               |instrument         |               |
|               |              |               |exercised/         |               |
|               |              |               |converted)         |               |
+---------------+--------------+---------------+-------------------+---------------+
|               |              |               |                   |               |
+---------------+--------------+---------------+-------------------+---------------+
|Total (A+B)                                                                       |
+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
|Number of voting rights                 |Percentage of voting rights              |
+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
|7,274,803                               |6.021                                    |
+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the   |
|financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                        |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|5,097 Shares are held by Perry Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds  |
|TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.                  |
|                                                                                  |
|5,546 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds |
|TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.                  |
|                                                                                  |
|15,366 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned          |
|subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group  |
|Plc.                                                                              |
|                                                                                  |
|7,248,794 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the      |
|control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary  |
|of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of |
|Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a    |
|wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.                                  |
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|Proxy Voting:                                                                     |
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|10. Name of proxy holder:               |                                         |
+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder|                                         |
|will cease to hold:                     |                                         |
+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
|12. Date on which proxy holder will     |                                         |
|cease to hold voting rights:            |                                         |
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