(BVS.L) Bovis Homes Group PLC Buy/Sell

RNS Number : 2612B Bovis Homes Group PLC 22 October 2009

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Bovis Homes Group PLC

of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Prudential plc group of companies

notification obligation: iii
4. Full name of shareholder(s) Held within various nominees

(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on 21 October 2009

which the threshold is crossed or reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 22 October 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or See item 13

reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction

if possible using the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights x
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
GB0001859296 14,473,595 14,473,595 13,791,015 13,791,015 10.35%

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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise price Expiration date xvii Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights xix, xx
instrument Conversion period xviii
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
13,791,015 10.35%

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

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 N/A

to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A

voting rights:

13. Additional information:
The Prudential Plc non exempt holdings have gone below 7% which has triggered
this notification.
14. Contact name: Dipesh Varsani / Mark Thomas
M&G Investment Management Limited
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7548 3261 / 020 7548 3266

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