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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd28 February 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 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 27-Feb-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 -25603 -0.015(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -25603 -0.015 (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 8634 5.775 (GBP)Buy 4095 5.82 (GBP)Buy 3752 5.78 (GBP)Buy 3500 5.725 (GBP)Buy 3500 5.795 (GBP)Buy 3100 5.785 (GBP)Buy 2781 5.81 (GBP)Buy 2217 5.81 (GBP)Buy 2045 5.805 (GBP)Buy 2028 5.795 (GBP)Buy 1891 5.74 (GBP)Buy 1785 5.79 (GBP)Buy 1763 5.81 (GBP)Buy 1568 5.795 (GBP)Buy 1559 5.75 (GBP)Buy 1501 5.73 (GBP)Buy 1491 5.785 (GBP)Buy 1479 5.75 (GBP)Buy 1447 5.775 (GBP)Buy 1428 5.745 (GBP)Buy 1393 5.82 (GBP)Buy 1370 5.76 (GBP)Buy 1331 5.725 (GBP)Buy 1256 5.73 (GBP)Buy 1253 5.78 (GBP)Buy 1210 5.78 (GBP)Buy 1200 5.805 (GBP)Buy 1200 5.78 (GBP)Buy 1200 5.75 (GBP)Buy 1200 5.78 (GBP)Buy 1158 5.79 (GBP)Buy 971 5.805 (GBP)Buy 927 5.75 (GBP)Buy 907 5.805 (GBP)Buy 826 5.8 (GBP)Buy 718 5.81 (GBP)Buy 478 5.75 (GBP)Buy 306 5.75 (GBP)Buy 300 5.745 (GBP)Buy 270 5.79 (GBP)Buy 262 5.81 (GBP)Buy 235 5.805 (GBP)Buy 185 5.745 (GBP)Buy 86 5.81 (GBP)Buy 74 5.805 (GBP)Buy 72 5.75 (GBP)Buy 56 5.79 (GBP)Buy 19 5.805 (GBP)Buy 8 5.75 (GBP)Sell 8781 5.77 (GBP)Sell 8400 5.77 (GBP)Sell 8308 5.77 (GBP)Sell 7093 5.8 (GBP)Sell 6879 5.725 (GBP)Sell 6800 5.73 (GBP)Sell 4482 5.77 (GBP)Sell 3707 5.81 (GBP)Sell 3076 5.8 (GBP)Sell 3000 5.835 (GBP)Sell 2716 5.8 (GBP)Sell 2604 5.775 (GBP)Sell 2412 5.81 (GBP)Sell 2311 5.77 (GBP)Sell 2201 5.815 (GBP)Sell 2000 5.815 (GBP)Sell 1999 5.82 (GBP)Sell 1633 5.77 (GBP)Sell 1491 5.785 (GBP)Sell 1441 5.775 (GBP)Sell 1315 5.8 (GBP)Sell 1233 5.795 (GBP)Sell 1158 5.79 (GBP)Sell 1083 5.835 (GBP)Sell 1080 5.82 (GBP)Sell 1011 5.805 (GBP)Sell 1000 5.815 (GBP)Sell 984 5.775 (GBP)Sell 866 5.825 (GBP)Sell 855 5.775 (GBP)Sell 834 5.82 (GBP)Sell 748 5.77 (GBP)Sell 738 5.805 (GBP)Sell 718 5.81 (GBP)Sell 549 5.84 (GBP)Sell 454 5.84 (GBP)Sell 427 5.825 (GBP)Sell 345 5.77 (GBP)Sell 295 5.805 (GBP)Sell 272 5.73 (GBP)Sell 270 5.79 (GBP)Sell 262 5.81 (GBP)Sell 260 5.815 (GBP)Sell 234 5.82 (GBP)Sell 92 5.825 (GBP)Sell 74 5.805 (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 28-Feb-2007 11:34:03 Contact name Braham,Emma Telephone number 44 20 7883 5798 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Apollo Management VI L.P. Nature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR Notes The 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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