BELLWAY PLC - Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			BELLWAY p.l.c.
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 notification obligation: iii		Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		The shares are held by one or more nominees/custodians
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		Thursday 23 March 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		Monday 27 March 2017
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 shares if possible using the 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

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary 12.5P

6,150,766

5.009%

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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

6,150,766

5.009%

   

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
The ordinary shares are held in segregated accounts and funds (together, the “Accounts”) managed on a discretionary basis by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and its subsidiary undertakings (i) Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd., (ii) Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC and (iii) DFA Australia Limited. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP is controlled by its general partner, Dimensional Holdings Inc. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, on behalf of itself and its subsidiary undertakings, expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held in the Accounts.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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:	This disclosure has been calculated based on an issued share capital of 122,786,072 ordinary shares with voting rights.
14. Contact name:	Simon Scougall Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:	0191 217 0717

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