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GoldmanSachs International08 March 2007 Amendment - Due to a late booking, the disclosure made on March 6 2007 fordealings on March 5 2007 is being updated. The original trade purchasesdisclosed 98,200 shares, has been amended to total purchases of 912,000 shares.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 05 March 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 912000 6.0175 GBP 6.0175 GBP Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 657128 6.0132 GBP 6.0132 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. CFDCFD Long 265000 6.0101 GBPCFD Long 15639 6.0101 GBPCFD Long 110000 6.0101 GBPCFD Long 207418 6.0101 GBPCFD Long 48387 6.0101 GBPCFD Long 10684 6.0101 GBPCFD Short 50000 6.0187 GBPCFD Short 8800 6.0187 GBPCFD Short 34900 6.0187 GBPCFD Short 4500 6.0187 GBPCFD Long 813800 6.0156 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 08 March 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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