Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FCA include the annex                                                                    
                                                                                                              
For filings with issuer exclude the annex                                                                     
                                                                                                              

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                                               
                                                                                                              

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of                          Bellway p.l.c.                  
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                                                               √     
                                                                                                                
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                                                                       
notification obligation: iii                                                                                   
                                                                     MFS Investment Management                 
                                                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from                                                             
3.):iv                                                                                                         
                                                      MFS invest in securities of the issuer on behalf of its  
                                                      various mutual funds and institutional account clients.  
                                                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the                                                               
threshold is crossed or reached: v                                                                             
                                                                             26/01/2015                        
                                                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                              
                                                                                                               
                                                                             27/01/2015                        
                                                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi,                                                            
vii                                                                                                            
                                                                                 5%                            
                                                                                                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

 

Class/type of            Situation previous                           Resulting situation after                     
shares                    to the triggering                                the triggering                           
                             transaction                                     transaction                            
                                                                                                                    
if possible using                     Number                             Number                   % of voting       
the ISIN CODE           Number          of          Number                 of                      rights x         
                          of          Voting          of                 voting                                     
                        Shares        Rights        shares               rights                                     
                                                                                                                    
                                                                 Direct xi   Indirect xii    Direct      Indirect   
                                                                                                                    
GB0000904986           6,305,595     6,305,595                                 5,996,308                  4.9058%   
                                                                                                                    

 

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             % of voting      
     instrument          price      date xvii    Conversion        rights instrument          rights xix, xx     
                                                period xviii           refers to                                 
                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                 
                                                                                            Nominal      Delta   
                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                 

 

Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                 
                                                                                                              

 

               Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights               
                                                                                                               
                      5,996,308                                                4.9058%                         
                                                                                                               

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the                                
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                                                
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
Entity                                    Holding                        Percentage Held                      
                                                                                                              
MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd.     38,220                         0.0313%                              
                                                                                                              
MFS Investment Management                 3,025,358                      2.4752%                              
                                                                                                              
MFS Heritage Trust Company                245,361                        0.2007%                              
                                                                                                              
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.          235,572                        0.1927%                              
                                                                                                              
MFS International Singapore Pte. Ltd.     200,669                        0.1642%                              
                                                                                                              
MFS International (U.K.) Limited          2,125,090                      1.7386%                              
                                                                                                              
MFS International Management K.K.         126,038                        0.1031%                              
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
Notifiable Interest                       5,996,308                      4.9058%                              
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
Shares Outstanding                        122,230,010                                                         
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              

 

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:                                                                                                 
                                                                                                               

 

13. Additional information:                                                                                    
                                                                                                               
14. Contact name:                                                          Kevin Wrightson                     
                                                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:                                                0191 2170717