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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd02 April 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 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 30-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 87768 0.051(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 87768 0.051 (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 3652 5.945 (GBP)Buy 3500 5.945 (GBP)Buy 3500 5.95 (GBP)Buy 3342 5.95 (GBP)Buy 3290 5.94 (GBP)Buy 2508 5.95 (GBP)Buy 2401 5.93 (GBP)Buy 2348 5.945 (GBP)Buy 2198 5.935 (GBP)Buy 1888 5.945 (GBP)Buy 1542 5.945 (GBP)Buy 1405 5.95 (GBP)Buy 1353 5.95 (GBP)Buy 1300 5.95 (GBP)Buy 1251 5.96 (GBP)Buy 1200 5.96 (GBP)Buy 1119 5.945 (GBP)Buy 1096 5.93 (GBP)Buy 1077 5.96 (GBP)Buy 1016 5.95 (GBP)Buy 500 5.93 (GBP)Buy 219 5.945 (GBP)Buy 167 5.96 (GBP)Buy 162 5.95 (GBP)Buy 137 5.95 (GBP)Buy 108 5.94 (GBP)Sell 5000 5.94 (GBP)Sell 4935 5.94 (GBP)Sell 4528 5.925 (GBP)Sell 3227 5.94 (GBP)Sell 2828 5.94 (GBP)Sell 2351 5.94 (GBP)Sell 2250 5.94 (GBP)Sell 2144 5.935 (GBP)Sell 2000 5.93 (GBP)Sell 1998 5.95 (GBP)Sell 1500 5.935 (GBP)Sell 1063 5.94 (GBP)Sell 579 5.94 (GBP)Sell 250 5.925 (GBP)Sell 103 5.925 (GBP)Sell 64 5.94 (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NoDate of disclosure 02-Apr-2007 10:23:15Contact name Segal,DebraTelephone number 44 20 7883 4577Name 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 athttp://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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