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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd28 March 2007 ORM 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 27Mar-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 79,972 0.042(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 79,972 0.042 (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 93 5.95 Buy 76 5.955 Buy 216 5.95 Buy 381 5.945 Buy 100 5.935 Buy 32 5.94 Buy 3648 5.92 Buy 176 5.99 Buy 217 5.985 Buy 208 5.965 Buy 194 5.965 Buy 186 5.93 Buy 7399 5.91 Buy 387 5.99 Buy 2106 5.99 Buy 1178 5.99 Buy 1213 5.985 Buy 308 5.985 Sell 334 5.985 Sell 333 5.99 Sell 333 5.99 Sell 334 5.98 Sell 334 5.98 Sell 335 5.97 Sell 335 5.965 Sell 336 5.935 Sell 336 5.935 Sell 100 5.94 Sell 100 5.94 Sell 100 5.94 Sell 36 5.94 Sell 1 5.935 Sell 3045 5.91 Sell 306 5.91 Sell 1461 5.915 Sell 1150 5.915 (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. 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) 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) No Date of disclosure 28Mar-2007Contact name Braham,EmmaTelephone number 44 20 7883 5798Name 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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