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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd08 March 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 07-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 -84990 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -84990 (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) Buy 1891 5.94Buy 97 5.945Buy 2185 5.945Buy 335 5.945Buy 1399 5.945Buy 1918 5.945Buy 1612 5.945Buy 61 5.945Buy 2408 5.95Buy 5906 5.95Buy 637 5.95Buy 113 5.95Buy 2299 5.95Buy 457 5.96Buy 5176 5.96Buy 4029 5.95Buy 1882 5.95Buy 3484 5.95Buy 881 5.95Buy 28 5.985Buy 73 5.985Buy 102 5.975Buy 105 5.945Buy 55 5.96Buy 60 5.96Buy 105 5.945Buy 8252 5.95 Sell 306 5.95Sell 256 5.96Sell 509 5.96Sell 1034 5.96Sell 2423 5.95Sell 953 5.95Sell 1868 5.95Sell 637 5.95Sell 567 5.945Sell 1223 5.95Sell 504 5.95Sell 761 5.95Sell 2014 5.95Sell 257 5.95Sell 881 5.95Sell 112 5.95Sell 1803 5.95Sell 1922 5.94Sell 1751 5.94Sell 1183 5.985Sell 1052 5.985Sell 28 5.985Sell 221 5.985Sell 942 5.985Sell 57 5.985Sell 1167 5.985Sell 806 5.985Sell 825 5.985Sell 4 5.985Sell 1148 5.985Sell 1111 5.985Sell 924 5.985Sell 2636 5.985Sell 3486 5.95Sell 169 5.95Sell 915 5.945Sell 4927 5.945Sell 73 5.945Sell 4200 5.945Sell 1200 5.945Sell 2845 5.945Sell 8087 5.94Sell 3459 5.945Sell 1743 5.945 (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 varying Product Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money paid/name,e.g. call purchasing, varying which the option relates price American, date received per unitoption etc. (Note 6) European etc. (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product 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 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) No Date of disclosure 08-Mar-2007 11:37:49 Contact name Murray,Duncan Telephone number 44 20 7883 5407 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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