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FORM 38.5(b) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARYSTATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader ABN AMRO BANK N.V. London Branch---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Company dealt in Countrywide Plc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class of relevant security to which the ORD 0.05 GBP dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of dealing 20th September 2006--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 2) Long Short-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number Number (%) (%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Relevant securities 100,000 (0.0585%) -2,532 (0.0015%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 100,000 (0.0585%) -2,532 (0.0015%)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long Short-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number Number (%) (%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(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)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 77,170 5.2000 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 18,300 5.1600 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sale 77,170 5.1600 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sale 18,300 5.1600 GBP--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4)e.g. CFD-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling,purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneye.g. call option selling, securities to price American, date paid/received purchasing, which the option European per unit varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc. (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 relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 21st September 2006---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Mark Burnham---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number 020 7678 5898---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Countrywide Plc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nature of connection (Note 9) Broker--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk Copyright Business Wire 2006Related Shares:
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