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GoldmanSachs International16 April 2007 Amendment - due to an amendment of transaction, the disclosure made on 13 April2007 for dealings on 12 April 2007 is being amended. The original tradepurchases disclosed 517,500 have been amended to total purchases 530,534.Section 2(b) has also been amended. 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 12 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) 530534 6.2268 GBP 5.9761 GBP Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 0 (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 Short 2868 6.228 GBPCFD Short 17062 6.228 GBPCFD Short 24778 6.228 GBPCFD Short 5247 6.228 GBPCFD Short 30214 6.228 GBPCFD Short 5069 6.228 GBPCFD Short 14762 6.228 GBPCFD Short 17062 6.2278 GBPCFD Short 24778 6.2278 GBPCFD Short 5247 6.2278 GBPCFD Short 5069 6.2278 GBPCFD Short 30214 6.2278 GBPCFD Short 14762 6.2278 GBPCFD Short 317500 6.0327 GBPCFD Short 13034 6.1742 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 16 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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