5th Sep 2006 16:46
The following figures published in the announcement released at 17.19 on 4September 2006 should have read "Purchased 87,096 shares, the highest pricepaid was 431.5p, the lowest price was 430p and the volume weighted averageprice was 430.4217p. This results in 6,602,488 shares being held in treasuryand 172,655,658 shares being in issue".As a result of this correction, the figures published in the announcementrelating to "Notification of Treasury Shares" made on 5 September 2006 at 11.37a.m. have been amended as follows. "No. of shares held in Treasury 6,602,488;Countrywide plc now holds 6,552,488 treasury shares in total and the issuedshare capital of the Company (excluding shares held in treasury) now stands at172,705,658".5 September 2006Countrywide plcA. Transaction in Own Shares - CorrectionPLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING FIGURES PUBLISHED IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASEDAT 17:19 ON 4 SEPTEMBER 2006 SHOULD HAVE READ AS FOLLOWS: PURCHASED 87,096SHARES, THE HIGHEST PRICE PAID WAS 431.5p, THE LOWEST PRICE WAS 430p AND THEVOLUME WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICE WAS 430.4217p. THIS RESULTS IN 6,602,488 SHARESBEING HELD IN TREASURY AND 172,655,658 SHARES BEING IN ISSUE (EXCLUDING SHARESHELD AS TREASURY SHARES) AND THE FULL TEXT OF THE AMENDED RNS NOTICE IS ASFOLLOWS.Transaction in Own SharesPursuant to Resolution 9, passed at the AGM held on 11 May 2006, the Companywas authorised to buyback up to 17,743,173 ordinary shares. The Board ofDirectors announces that on 4 September 2006 the Company purchased, throughPanmure Gordon & Co., 87,096 ordinary shares of 5p each at the following priceper share:Highest price paid per share: 431.5pLowest price paid per share: 430pVolume weighted average price paid per share: 430.4217pThis was subsequent to the Company's announcement in its Interim Report of 15August 2006, in which the Directors stated that the Company would buy backshares up to the value of GBP20 million.The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares. Following the abovepurchase, Countrywide plc now holds in total 6,602,488 treasury shares.The issued share capital of the Company (excluding shares held as treasuryshares) now stands at 172,655,658.B. Notification of Transfer of Treasury Shares - CorrectionAS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE CORRECTION, THE FIGURES PUBLISHED IN THE ANNOUNCEMENTSRELATING TO NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFER OF TREASURY SHARES, MADE ON 5 SEPTEMBER2006 AT 11.37 A.M., HAVE BEEN AMENDED ACCORDINGLY. THE AMENDED FIGURES ARESHOWN IN BOLD TYPEFACE AND THE FULL TEXT OF THE AMENDED RNS NOTICE IS ASFOLLOWS.1. Notification of Transfer of Treasury Shares - CorrectionPursuant to sections 169A of the Companies Act 1985 and Listing rule 12.6.3, wewrite to advise you of the following transfer of shares from the CompanyTreasury CREST Account to satisfy share option exercised by Mr David BFletcher, member of the Executive Committee of the Company under the ExecutiveShare Option Scheme (1996).No. of Date of No. of Shares No. of Option Date Scheme shares held Transfer Transferred Options Price Options in Treasury from Treasury Exercised per Granted Share 6,602,488 04.09.06 50,000 50,000 198p 15/04/02 Executive Share Option Scheme (1996) Following the above transfer, Countrywide plc now holds 6,552,488 treasuryshares in total.The issued share capital of the Company (excluding shares held in treasury) nowstands at 172,705,658.Director/Company SecretaryCountrywide plcENDCOUNTRYWIDE PLCRelated Shares:
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