Holding(s) in Company

Bellway PLC 17 December 2003 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Bellway plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Fidelity Investments via its subsidiary FMR Corp. and its direct and in-direct subsidiaries, and FidelityInternational Limited and its direct and in-direct subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 As above but we have been advised that the notifiable interest also comprises the notifiable interest of Mr Edward C Johnson 3d, a principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them HSBC 7,906,225 Chase Nominees Limited 800 State Street Nominees Ltd 7,100 Brown Brothers Harriman 5,200 State Street Bank & Trust 203,700 Chase Manhattan Bank London 103,533 JP Morgan 371,300 Chase Manhatten Bank London 232,757 Deutche Bank 41,000 Mellon Nominees Limited 32,700 Bank of New York, Brussels 84,500 Northern Trust London 121,550 HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Ltd 17,650 State Street Bank & Trust 17,200 9,145,215 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Not disclosed 6. Percentage of issued class Not disclosed 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed Not disclosed 8. Percentage of issued class Not disclosed 9. Class of security Ordinary 12.5p 10. Date of transaction Not disclosed 11. Date company informed 17th December 2003 12. Total holding following this notification 9,145,215 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 8.18% 14. Any additional information Not Applicable 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Katherine Morgan 0191 217 0717 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Kevin Wrightson Date of notification 17th December 2003 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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