Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 4894E
  Bovis Homes Group PLC
  26 September 2008
   

 TR-1:   notification of major interests in shares

 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying
 issuer of existing shares to which voting              Bovis Homes Group plc
 rights are attached:
 2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
             An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
    An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may
 result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting
                         rights are attached
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
 Other (please specify):Non-return of outstanding stocklending                     *
 positions
 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the         Prudential plc group of companies
 notification obligation:
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different        Held within Various Nominees
 from 3.):
 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which            25 September 2008
 the threshold is crossed or reached if
 different):
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                        26 September 2008
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                          14%
 reached:
                                 8. Notified details:


 A: Voting rights attached to shares
 Class/type of shares   Situation previous to the Triggering        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
  (if possible using    transaction 
    the ISIN CODE)
                          Number of Shares      Number of Voting    Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting
                                                  Rights viii                                   ix                  rights
                                                                         Direct       Direct  x   Indirect xi  Direct  Indirect
 GB0001859296           17,168,097            17,168,097            16,885,097        16,885,097               13.95%   

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

 Total (A+B)
 Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
 16,885,097               13.95%



 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
 the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:
 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)

 Proxy Voting:
 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                     N/A
 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:      N/A
 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:  N/A

 13. Additional information:    Cash collateral has been accepted regarding
                                outstanding stocklending positions with Lehman
                                Brothers Inc. resulting in a reduction in our
                                holding.
 14. Contact name:              Dipesh Varsani
                                M&G Investment Management Limited
 15. Contact telephone number:  020 7548 3261



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