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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd12 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 09-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 -62128 -0.036 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -62128 -0.036 (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/sell Total (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 3681 5.945 (GBP)Buy 3195 5.935 (GBP)Buy 3188 5.965 (GBP)Buy 2091 5.945 (GBP)Buy 1851 5.97 (GBP)Buy 926 5.98 (GBP)Buy 900 5.985 (GBP)Buy 863 5.965 (GBP)Buy 860 5.965 (GBP)Buy 819 5.98 (GBP)Buy 806 5.965 (GBP)Buy 787 5.965 (GBP)Buy 785 5.965 (GBP)Buy 405 5.995 (GBP)Buy 282 5.985 (GBP)Buy 157 5.98 (GBP)Buy 65 5.935 (GBP)Buy 29 5.985 (GBP)Buy 26 5.965 (GBP)Sell 9656 5.95 (GBP)Sell 3856 5.925 (GBP)Sell 3085 5.99 (GBP)Sell 2452 5.95 (GBP)Sell 2130 5.94 (GBP)Sell 1532 5.94 (GBP)Sell 1477 5.99 (GBP)Sell 1309 5.99 (GBP)Sell 1235 5.925 (GBP)Sell 977 5.94 (GBP)Sell 951 5.965 (GBP)Sell 900 5.99 (GBP)Sell 889 5.995 (GBP)Sell 883 5.955 (GBP)Sell 721 5.96 (GBP)Sell 705 5.955 (GBP)Sell 689 5.955 (GBP)Sell 574 5.95 (GBP)Sell 519 5.965 (GBP)Sell 405 5.995 (GBP)Sell 400 5.965 (GBP)Sell 369 5.965 (GBP)Sell 258 5.95 (GBP)Sell 208 5.955 (GBP)Sell 59 5.99 (GBP)Sell 41 5.99 (GBP)Sell 26 5.965 (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 12-Mar-2007 12:14:16 Contact name Braham,Emma Telephone number 44 20 7883 5798 Name 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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