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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd09 May 2007 FORM 38.5 (b) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Company dealt in Countrywide PLC Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 08-May-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 -15121 -0.009(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -15121 -0.009 (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 salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Buy 1459 6.23 (GBP)Buy 1448 6.21 (GBP)Buy 1436 6.2 (GBP)Buy 1078 6.19 (GBP)Buy 1038 6.21 (GBP)Buy 1000 6.195 (GBP)Buy 967 6.19 (GBP)Buy 781 6.21 (GBP)Buy 779 6.19 (GBP)Buy 586 6.24 (GBP)Buy 463 6.2 (GBP)Buy 423 6.2 (GBP)Buy 285 6.195 (GBP)Buy 262 6.2 (GBP)Buy 222 6.195 (GBP)Buy 210 6.195 (GBP)Buy 208 6.2 (GBP)Buy 152 6.2 (GBP)Buy 122 6.22 (GBP)Buy 11 6.2 (GBP)Sell 16046 6.265 (GBP)Sell 11942 6.265 (GBP)Sell 4104 6.265 (GBP)Sell 3211 6.265 (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 varyingProduct 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 derivativesFull 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 09-May-2007 10:43:22 Contact name Segal,Debra Telephone number 44 20 7883 4577 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'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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