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GoldmanSachs International10 April 2007 FORM 38.5 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS (Rule 38.5 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Goldman Sachs International Company dealt in COUNTRYWIDE PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 05 April 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 264490 6.0176 GBP 6.0176 GBP Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 249000 6.021 GBP 6.0095 GBP (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)e.g. CFD CFD Long 6062 6.0083 GBPCFD Long 37728 6.0083 GBPCFD Long 7893 6.0083 GBPCFD Long 3317 6.0083 GBPCFD Long 4957 6.0083 GBPCFD Long 47906 6.0083 GBPCFD Long 53452 6.0083 GBPCFD Long 10145 6.0083 GBPCFD Long 28540 6.0083 GBPCFD Long 25000 6.0198 GBPCFD Long 3900 6.0198 GBPCFD Long 17200 6.0198 GBPCFD Long 2900 6.0198 GBPCFD Short 264490 6.0206 GBP (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, which the option relates American,e.g. call varying etc. (Note 5) price European date paid/received peroption etc. unit (Note 3) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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. Date of disclosure 10 April 2007 Contact name Peter Highton Telephone number +44-207-774-1935 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Apollo Management VI L.P. Nature of connection (Note 6) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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