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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd15 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 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 14-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 -109459(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal -109459 (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 salesBuy 13 5.92 Buy 264 5.92 Buy 429 5.92 Buy 44 5.92 Buy 374 5.92 Buy 88 5.92 Buy 279 5.915 Buy 387 5.915 Buy 301 5.895 Buy 243 5.895 Buy 1043 5.89 Buy 1047 5.875 Buy 1113 5.88 Buy 1097 5.88 Buy 1106 5.87 Buy 1202 5.855 Buy 93 5.855 Buy 1361 5.875 Buy 144 5.89 Buy 146 5.89 Buy 166 5.905 Buy 161 5.9 Buy 6516 5.885 Buy 2636 5.91 Buy 1211 5.88 Buy 2455 5.94 Buy 3 5.94 Buy 343 5.93 Buy 4200 5.93 Buy 141 5.93 Buy 429 5.885 Buy 584 5.885 Buy 2091 5.875 Buy 1467 5.875 Buy 2723 5.865 Buy 1021 5.875 Buy 63 5.91 Buy 2375 5.91 Buy 783 5.95 Buy 15 5.905 Buy 200 5.9 Buy 56 5.9 Sell 5000 5.9 Sell 723 5.9 Sell 3020 5.9 Sell 5000 5.9 Sell 1980 5.9 Sell 5000 5.9 Sell 5000 5.9 Sell 3196 5.9 Sell 5000 5.9 Sell 5000 5.9 Sell 452 5.915 Sell 463 5.915 Sell 471 5.91 Sell 479 5.915 Sell 489 5.905 Sell 4049 5.9 Sell 143 5.9 Sell 4025 5.91 Sell 1405 5.925 Sell 649 5.925 Sell 3500 5.92 Sell 2924 5.92 Sell 4777 5.88 Sell 2970 5.9 Sell 56 5.9 (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 15-Mar-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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