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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd01 March 2007 FORM 38.5 (b) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERSWITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUSBUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY(Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader CSS (EUROPE) LTDCompany dealt in Countrywide PLCClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 28-Feb-2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities -43542 -0.025(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal -43542 -0.025 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2) Class Of Relevant Security : Long Short (1) Relevant Securities(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Buy 5504 5.675 (GBP)Buy 4817 5.65 (GBP)Buy 3138 5.695 (GBP)Buy 3050 5.625 (GBP)Buy 2613 5.69 (GBP)Buy 2327 5.65 (GBP)Buy 2277 5.625 (GBP)Buy 2070 5.665 (GBP)Buy 1983 5.69 (GBP)Buy 1415 5.66 (GBP)Buy 1326 5.69 (GBP)Buy 1002 5.625 (GBP)Buy 999 5.65 (GBP)Buy 836 5.625 (GBP)Buy 634 5.65 (GBP)Buy 487 5.665 (GBP)Buy 27 5.625 (GBP)Sell 22119 5.7 (GBP)Sell 21743 5.7 (GBP)Sell 9111 5.685 (GBP)Sell 7485 5.7 (GBP)Sell 4000 5.695 (GBP)Sell 3556 5.675 (GBP)Sell 1504 5.65 (GBP)Sell 1461 5.695 (GBP)Sell 1059 5.67 (GBP)Sell 1002 5.625 (GBP)Sell 999 5.65 (GBP)Sell 993 5.64 (GBP)Sell 982 5.61 (GBP)Sell 934 5.65 (GBP)Sell 608 5.675 (GBP)Sell 585 5.65 (GBP)Sell 376 5.7 (GBP)Sell 176 5.675 (GBP)Sell 93 5.65 (GBP)Sell 87 5.695 (GBP)Sell 27 5.65 (GBP) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. American, Option money paid/name,e.g. call purchasing, varying which the option relates price European etc.Expiry received per unitoption etc. (Note 6) date (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) No Date of disclosure 01-Mar-2007 11:50:23Contact name Murray,DuncanTelephone number 44 20 7883 5407Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Apollo Management VI L.P.Nature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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