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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd26 March 2007 FORM 38.5 (b) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERSWITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUSBUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY(Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader CSS (EUROPE) LTDCompany dealt in Countrywide PLCClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 23-Mar-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 80051 0.047(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 80051 0.047 (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/sellTotal (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 8000 5.97 (GBP)Buy 8000 5.985 (GBP)Buy 5840 5.98 (GBP)Buy 3443 5.98 (GBP)Buy 3430 5.985 (GBP)Buy 3414 5.975 (GBP)Buy 1949 5.975 (GBP)Buy 1529 5.98 (GBP)Buy 1400 5.93 (GBP)Buy 1147 5.995 (GBP)Buy 1000 5.955 (GBP)Buy 583 5.95 (GBP)Buy 299 5.97 (GBP)Buy 200 5.975 (GBP)Buy 147 5.97 (GBP)Buy 106 5.98 (GBP)Buy 73 5.98 (GBP)Buy 37 5.93 (GBP)Buy 28 5.975 (GBP)Sell 8000 5.955 (GBP)Sell 7821 5.94 (GBP)Sell 6760 5.98 (GBP)Sell 3287 5.955 (GBP)Sell 1949 5.975 (GBP)Sell 913 5.955 (GBP)Sell 699 5.955 (GBP)Sell 598 5.975 (GBP)Sell 395 5.985 (GBP)Sell 382 5.99 (GBP)Sell 336 5.95 (GBP)Sell 336 5.95 (GBP)Sell 336 5.94 (GBP)Sell 336 5.945 (GBP)Sell 335 5.955 (GBP)Sell 335 5.96 (GBP)Sell 335 5.965 (GBP)Sell 335 5.955 (GBP)Sell 317 5.99 (GBP)Sell 234 5.985 (GBP)Sell 202 5.96 (GBP)Sell 179 5.985 (GBP)Sell 179 5.995 (GBP)Sell 147 5.97 (GBP)Sell 138 5.98 (GBP)Sell 136 5.955 (GBP)Sell 133 5.96 (GBP)Sell 75 5.99 (GBP)Sell 27 5.99 (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 INFORMATIONAgreements, 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) NoDate of disclosure 26-Mar-2007 10:41:52Contact name Braham,EmmaTelephone number 44 20 7883 5798Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Apollo Management VI L.P.Nature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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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