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HOWARD C DAWE Date of Birth: 7 April 1944

Mr Dawe joined Bellway in 1961, was appointed a director in 1977 and was appointed Group Chief Executive in 1985. In May 1997 he was appointed Acting Chairman and Chairman on 1 November 1999, when he relinquished the role of Chief Executive. On 1 November 2004, Mr Dawe became non-executive Chairman. He is Chairman of the Nomination Committee.

JOHN K WATSON Date of Birth: 21 March 1954

Mr Watson, a Chartered Surveyor, joined Bellway in 1978. He was later appointed Managing Director of the North East division, a position which he held for 12 years. He joined the Board as Technical Director in 1995 and became Chief Executive on 1 November 1999. He is Chairman of the Board Committee on Non-Executive Directors' Remuneration.

PETER J STOKER Date of Birth: 23 May 1956

Mr Stoker qualified as a Solicitor in 1979 and joined Bellway in 1981. He was appointed Company Secretary in 1985 and joined the Board as an executive director in 1995. He resigned as Company Secretary to take up his new role as Commercial Director on 1 August 2002. He is a member of the Board Committee on Non-Executive Directors' Remuneration.

ALISTAIR M LEITCH Date of Birth: 14 February 1954

Mr Leitch qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1977 and joined Bellway in 1981. He has held a number of senior positions in the Company including, from 1996, the post of Group Chief Accountant. He was appointed Finance Director on 1 August 2002. He is a member of the Board Committee on Non-Executive Directors' Remuneration.

PETER M JOHNSON Date of Birth: 17 April 1948

Mr Johnson, a Chartered Accountant, was appointed a non-executive director on 1 November 2003. He had been, on his retirement in September 2000, a partner in KPMG for 23 years. He is a Non-Executive director of Sunderland Marine Mutual Insurance Company Limited and Honorary Treasurer of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He is Chairman of the Audit Committee and is also a member of both the Board Committee on Executive Directors' Remuneration and the Nomination Committee.

MIKE R TOMS Date of Birth: 01 July 1953

Mr Toms was appointed as an independent non-executive director on 1 February 2009. He is currently non-executive Chairman of Northern Ireland Electricity plc, and a non-executive director of UK COAL PLC and Birmingham Airport Holdings Limited. He was formerly an executive director of BAA plc and was a non-executive director of Viridian Group PLC. He is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) and a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI). Mr Toms is Chairman of the Board Committee on Executive Directors' Remuneration, and a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees of the Board.

JOHN A CUTHBERT Date of Birth: 9 February 1953

Mr Cuthbert joined the Board on 1 November 2009 as an independent non-executive director and joined the Audit and the Nomination Committees and the Board Committee on Executive Directors' Remuneration on 15 January 2010. Mr Cuthbert retired as Managing Director of Northumbrian Water Group plc in March 2010, having worked in the water industry since 1991. He was formerly Managing Director of North East Water plc and Managing Director of Essex and Suffolk Water plc. He is Chairman of Castle View Enterprise Academy in Sunderland.

GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY
G KEVIN WRIGHTSON Date of Birth: 27 October 1954

Mr Wrightson, a Chartered Secretary, joined Bellway in 1990. He has held senior posts within the Group, including that of Deputy Group Secretary, before being appointed as Group Company Secretary on 1 August 2002.

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