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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd23 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 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 22-Mar-20072. 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 74681 0.044(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 74681 0.044 (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 19571 5.96 (GBP)Buy 8052 5.985 (GBP)Buy 4974 5.98 (GBP)Buy 3705 5.995 (GBP)Buy 3500 5.98 (GBP)Buy 3345 5.96 (GBP)Buy 3233 5.98 (GBP)Buy 2639 5.975 (GBP)Buy 1702 5.98 (GBP)Buy 1690 5.995 (GBP)Buy 1331 5.97 (GBP)Buy 1244 5.975 (GBP)Buy 1048 5.995 (GBP)Buy 1034 5.97 (GBP)Buy 1026 5.965 (GBP)Buy 1012 5.975 (GBP)Buy 958 5.97 (GBP)Buy 901 5.96 (GBP)Buy 887 5.975 (GBP)Buy 737 5.965 (GBP)Buy 595 5.96 (GBP)Buy 495 5.97 (GBP)Buy 443 5.97 (GBP)Buy 262 5.97 (GBP)Buy 200 5.96 (GBP)Buy 149 5.985 (GBP)Buy 110 5.98 (GBP)Buy 6 5.995 (GBP)Buy 2 5.985 (GBP)Buy 2 5.985 (GBP)Buy 2 5.985 (GBP)Buy 2 5.985 (GBP)Buy 2 5.985 (GBP)Sell 4777 5.97 (GBP)Sell 3425 5.97 (GBP)Sell 3233 5.98 (GBP)Sell 2781 5.975 (GBP)Sell 2407 5.97 (GBP)Sell 2150 5.97 (GBP)Sell 1894 5.97 (GBP)Sell 1547 5.965 (GBP)Sell 1507 5.97 (GBP)Sell 1167 5.975 (GBP)Sell 1005 5.97 (GBP)Sell 958 5.97 (GBP)Sell 902 5.985 (GBP)Sell 900 5.97 (GBP)Sell 894 5.985 (GBP)Sell 838 5.975 (GBP)Sell 829 5.985 (GBP)Sell 754 5.985 (GBP)Sell 732 5.985 (GBP)Sell 481 5.98 (GBP)Sell 335 5.985 (GBP)Sell 313 5.985 (GBP)Sell 269 5.985 (GBP)Sell 262 5.97 (GBP)Sell 228 5.97 (GBP)Sell 206 5.985 (GBP)Sell 89 5.97 (GBP)Sell 36 5.985 (GBP)Sell 6 5.995 (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 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) NoDate of disclosure 23-Mar-2007 11:45:10Contact name Murray,DuncanTelephone number 44 20 7883 5407Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Apollo Management VI L.P.Nature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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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