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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd05 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) LTD Company dealt in Countrywide PLC Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 02-Mar-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 -74302 -0.043 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -74302 -0.043 (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 8735 5.74 (GBP)Buy 8730 5.79 (GBP)Buy 5733 5.79 (GBP)Buy 3943 5.79 (GBP)Buy 3529 5.79 (GBP)Buy 3500 5.735 (GBP)Buy 2200 5.785 (GBP)Buy 1453 5.715 (GBP)Buy 1331 5.78 (GBP)Buy 1241 5.775 (GBP)Buy 1123 5.79 (GBP)Buy 1111 5.755 (GBP)Buy 1052 5.78 (GBP)Buy 1000 5.785 (GBP)Buy 961 5.765 (GBP)Buy 950 5.755 (GBP)Buy 877 5.75 (GBP)Buy 778 5.775 (GBP)Buy 771 5.825 (GBP)Buy 707 5.765 (GBP)Buy 448 5.77 (GBP)Buy 359 5.78 (GBP)Buy 294 5.75 (GBP)Buy 270 5.775 (GBP)Buy 258 5.775 (GBP)Buy 120 5.735 (GBP)Buy 99 5.75 (GBP)Buy 65 5.775 (GBP)Buy 8 5.755 (GBP)Sell 14000 5.8 (GBP)Sell 9078 5.71 (GBP)Sell 5692 5.71 (GBP)Sell 5000 5.785 (GBP)Sell 3429 5.8 (GBP)Sell 3400 5.805 (GBP)Sell 3324 5.785 (GBP)Sell 2729 5.71 (GBP)Sell 2679 5.71 (GBP)Sell 2500 5.78 (GBP)Sell 2285 5.8 (GBP)Sell 1984 5.785 (GBP)Sell 1453 5.715 (GBP)Sell 1222 5.785 (GBP)Sell 1222 5.78 (GBP)Sell 1031 5.765 (GBP)Sell 1030 5.75 (GBP)Sell 1000 5.78 (GBP)Sell 992 5.79 (GBP)Sell 964 5.755 (GBP)Sell 942 5.755 (GBP)Sell 900 5.765 (GBP)Sell 894 5.8 (GBP)Sell 894 5.755 (GBP)Sell 891 5.755 (GBP)Sell 886 5.755 (GBP)Sell 866 5.775 (GBP)Sell 840 5.78 (GBP)Sell 800 5.78 (GBP)Sell 793 5.765 (GBP)Sell 579 5.785 (GBP)Sell 561 5.72 (GBP)Sell 510 5.735 (GBP)Sell 462 5.715 (GBP)Sell 413 5.785 (GBP)Sell 339 5.78 (GBP)Sell 331 5.735 (GBP)Sell 246 5.785 (GBP)Sell 94 5.765 (GBP)Sell 84 5.78 (GBP)Sell 82 5.78 (GBP)Sell 73 5.785 (GBP)Sell 35 5.765 (GBP)Sell 13 5.71 (GBP)Sell 1 5.75 (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) ExercisingProduct 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 05-Mar-2007 11:24:18 Contact name Murray,Duncan Telephone number 44 20 7883 5407 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Apollo Management VI L.P. Nature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR NotesThe Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel(R)TMs 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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