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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd23 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 22-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 5659 0.003(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5659 0.003 (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 4812 5.69 (GBP)Buy 4807 5.69 (GBP)Buy 3027 5.69 (GBP)Buy 2552 5.715 (GBP)Buy 2500 5.72 (GBP)Buy 2489 5.7 (GBP)Buy 2472 5.72 (GBP)Buy 2436 5.7 (GBP)Buy 2037 5.685 (GBP)Buy 1725 5.7 (GBP)Buy 1719 5.72 (GBP)Buy 1371 5.7 (GBP)Buy 1221 5.69 (GBP)Buy 1107 5.7 (GBP)Buy 721 5.69 (GBP)Buy 234 5.695 (GBP)Buy 198 5.72 (GBP)Buy 147 5.72 (GBP)Buy 145 5.715 (GBP)Buy 140 5.73 (GBP)Buy 84 5.685 (GBP)Buy 20 5.72 (GBP)Sell 6500 5.71 (GBP)Sell 4478 5.69 (GBP)Sell 3700 5.735 (GBP)Sell 2852 5.725 (GBP)Sell 2776 5.73 (GBP)Sell 2344 5.69 (GBP)Sell 2048 5.73 (GBP)Sell 1963 5.735 (GBP)Sell 1571 5.735 (GBP)Sell 1238 5.69 (GBP)Sell 1200 5.745 (GBP)Sell 82 5.73 (GBP)Sell 59 5.735 (GBP)Sell 25 5.745 (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 23-Feb-2007 11:21:07 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 NotesThe 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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