TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Bovis Homes Group PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

No

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):___________________________

No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

See additional information under 13.

5. Date of transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

06 November 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

09 November 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Below the threshold of 5%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0001859296      6,166,291    6,166,291    73,800    73,800    6,201,155    0.055%      4.658%                      

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period

No. of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.

Percentage of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise Price

Expiration date

Exercise / conversion period

No. of voting rights instrument refers to

Percentage of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

6,274,955

4.713%  

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

Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

Registered Owner

Littledown Nominees Ltd      A/c 35822    20,000

William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd      A/c 301780    55,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd      A/c 03449    150,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd      A/c 02891    3,048,601

Littledown Nominees Ltd      A/c 05577    118,973

Littledown Nominees Ltd      A/c 05576    1,413,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd      A/c 07197    73,800

Littledown Nominees Ltd      A/c 11121    12,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd      A/c 10479    4,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd      A/c 07203    65,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd      A/c 21667    24,286

Littledown Nominees Ltd      A/c 34789    114,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd      A/c 10488    350,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd      A/c 10495    340,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd      A/c 10490    344,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd      A/c 31348    142,295

14 Contact name:

Company Secretary, Threadneedle group

15. Contact telephone name:

+44 (0)20 7464 5000

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name 

(including legal form of legal entities)

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (a company incorporated in the State of Delaware, USA) and its group 

Contact address 

(registered office for legal entities)

c/o Company Secretary, Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, 60 St Mary Axe, London EC3A 8JQ, UK

Phone number & email

+44 (0)20 7464 5000 

Other useful information 

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd

Contact address

The Company Secretary, 60 St Mary Axe, London EC3A 8JQ, UK

Phone number & email

+44 (0)20 7464 5000

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

UK intermediate holding company of the ultimate parent company

C: Additional information