TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                                     
                                                                                                        
    1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                      Bellway 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                     X     
    qualifying financial instruments                                                                    
                                                                                                        
    An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                    
                                                                                                        
    Other (please                                                                                       
    specify):                                                                                           
                                                                                                        
    3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                        Henderson Group plc                 
    notification obligation: iii                                                                        
                                                                                                        
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                      
     (if different from 3.):iv                                                                          
                                                                                                        
    5. Date of the transaction and date on                            22 December 2016                  
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                   
    reached: v                                                                                          
                                                                                                        
    6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 28 December 2016                  
                                                                                                        
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                Below 5%                      
    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            Number       Number       Number      Number of voting      % of  voting rights x   
    the ISIN CODE    of           of           of shares   rights                                        
                     Shares       Voting                                                                 
                                  Rights       Direct      Direct xi  Indirect   Direct       Indirect   
                                                                      xii                                
                                                                                                         
    Ordinary          2,340,738    2,340,738                           Below 5%                Below 5%  
                                                                                                         
    GB0000904986                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
    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   Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights  % of voting rights   
    instrument         price      date xvii  Conversion    instrument refers to     xix, xx              
                                             period xviii                                                
                                                                                                         
                                                                                    Nominal      Delta   
                                                                                                         
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                        
                                                                                                         
    Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights                         
                                                                                                         
                        Below 5%                                           Below 5%                      
                                                                                                         

       

    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the       
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                       
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    Please see Annex 1 below.                                                            
                                                                                         
    Proxy Voting:                                                                        
                                                                                         
    10. Name of the 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:                                                                       
                                                                                         
                                              This disclosure has been calculated based  
    13. Additional information:               on total voting rights outstanding amount  
                                              122,689,275.                               
                                                                                         
    14. Contact name:                         Simon Scougall                             
                                              Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
                                                                                         
    15. Contact telephone number:             0191 217 0717                              
                                                                                         

       

    Annex 1: Information in relation to the person subject to the notification                 
    obligation (please tick the applicable box):                                               
                                                                                               
    [ ] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any                 
    natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s)               
    holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.xiii                 
                                                                                               
    [X] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/             
    or the                                                                                     
    financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate                      
    controlling natural person or legal entityxiv:                                             
                                                                                               
            Namexv         % of voting rights if    % of voting rights    Total of both if it  
                           it equals or is higher   through financial     equals or is higher  
                            than the notifiable     instruments if it     than the notifiable  
                                 threshold         equals or is higher         threshold       
                                                   than the notifiable                         
                                                        threshold                              
                                                                                               
    Henderson Group plc,             -                   Below 5%               Below 5%       
    Henderson Group                                                                            
    Holdings Asset                                                                             
    Management Limited,                                                                        
    HGI Asset Management                                                                       
    Group Limited,                                                                             
    Henderson Global Group                                                                     
    Limited, Henderson                                                                         
    Holdings Group                                                                             
    Limited, HGI Group                                                                         
    Limited, Henderson                                                                         
    Global Investors                                                                           
    (Holdings) Limited,                                                                        
    AlphaGen Capital                                                                           
    Limited                                                                                    
                                                                                               
    Henderson Group plc,          Below 5%               Below 5%               Below 5%       
    Henderson Group                                                                            
    Holdings Asset                                                                             
    Management Limited,                                                                        
    HGI Asset Management                                                                       
    Group Limited,                                                                             
    Henderson Global Group                                                                     
    Limited, Henderson                                                                         
    Holdings Group                                                                             
    Limited, HGI Group                                                                         
    Limited, Henderson                                                                         
    Global Investors                                                                           
    (Holdings) Limited,                                                                        
    Henderson Global                                                                           
    Investors Limited                                                                          
                                                                                               
    Henderson Group plc,             -                   Below 5%               Below 5%       
    Henderson Group                                                                            
    Holdings Asset                                                                             
    Management Limited,                                                                        
    HGI Asset Management                                                                       
    Group Limited,                                                                             
    Henderson Global Group                                                                     
    Limited, Henderson                                                                         
    Holdings Group                                                                             
    Limited, HGI Group                                                                         
    Limited, Henderson                                                                         
    Global Investors                                                                           
    (Holdings) Limited,                                                                        
    Henderson Investment                                                                       
    Management Limited