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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd22 March 2007 FORM 38.5 (b) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERSWITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUSBUT 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 21-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 44747 0.026(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 44747 0.026 (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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Buy 8560 5.97 (GBP)Buy 8154 5.97 (GBP)Buy 7000 5.955 (GBP)Buy 4119 5.96 (GBP)Buy 3500 5.96 (GBP)Buy 3500 5.96 (GBP)Buy 2803 5.95 (GBP)Buy 2277 5.97 (GBP)Buy 1926 5.91 (GBP)Buy 1770 5.96 (GBP)Buy 1633 5.975 (GBP)Buy 1558 5.975 (GBP)Buy 1317 5.96 (GBP)Buy 1215 5.955 (GBP)Buy 806 5.96 (GBP)Buy 617 5.95 (GBP)Buy 460 5.975 (GBP)Buy 396 5.975 (GBP)Buy 395 5.975 (GBP)Buy 179 5.96 (GBP)Buy 63 5.97 (GBP)Buy 28 5.975 (GBP)Sell 7000 5.965 (GBP)Sell 6000 5.94 (GBP)Sell 4854 5.96 (GBP)Sell 4126 5.945 (GBP)Sell 3689 5.965 (GBP)Sell 3514 5.965 (GBP)Sell 3440 5.94 (GBP)Sell 2646 5.94 (GBP)Sell 2570 5.94 (GBP)Sell 2103 5.98 (GBP)Sell 2039 5.965 (GBP)Sell 1739 5.945 (GBP)Sell 1638 5.965 (GBP)Sell 1550 5.99 (GBP)Sell 1234 5.965 (GBP)Sell 1122 5.975 (GBP)Sell 1097 5.98 (GBP)Sell 1071 5.97 (GBP)Sell 1013 5.97 (GBP)Sell 900 5.965 (GBP)Sell 887 5.97 (GBP)Sell 631 5.975 (GBP)Sell 547 5.97 (GBP)Sell 524 5.965 (GBP)Sell 505 5.965 (GBP)Sell 500 5.96 (GBP)Sell 401 5.965 (GBP)Sell 356 5.97 (GBP)Sell 300 5.98 (GBP)Sell 180 5.94 (GBP)Sell 167 5.96 (GBP)Sell 100 5.965 (GBP)Sell 100 5.96 (GBP)Sell 75 5.945 (GBP)Sell 33 5.965 (GBP)Sell 29 5.97 (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 varying Product 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) 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 22-Mar-2007 11:32:55 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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