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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd19 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 16-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 -12670 -0.007(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal -12670 -0.007 (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 3910 5.835 (GBP)Buy 3376 5.865 (GBP)Buy 3331 5.88 (GBP)Buy 2568 5.845 (GBP)Buy 2511 5.835 (GBP)Buy 2500 5.86 (GBP)Buy 2315 5.86 (GBP)Buy 2182 5.855 (GBP)Buy 1925 5.865 (GBP)Buy 1873 5.88 (GBP)Buy 1682 5.865 (GBP)Buy 1636 5.865 (GBP)Buy 1621 5.865 (GBP)Buy 1510 5.865 (GBP)Buy 1465 5.865 (GBP)Buy 1464 5.86 (GBP)Buy 1423 5.865 (GBP)Buy 1306 5.89 (GBP)Buy 1254 5.84 (GBP)Buy 1229 5.86 (GBP)Buy 1156 5.885 (GBP)Buy 1136 5.875 (GBP)Buy 1132 5.865 (GBP)Buy 1128 5.85 (GBP)Buy 1121 5.885 (GBP)Buy 1121 5.86 (GBP)Buy 1102 5.875 (GBP)Buy 1065 5.9 (GBP)Buy 1061 5.865 (GBP)Buy 1046 5.855 (GBP)Buy 1028 5.9 (GBP)Buy 1027 5.865 (GBP)Buy 1026 5.86 (GBP)Buy 1020 5.86 (GBP)Buy 1012 5.85 (GBP)Buy 994 5.855 (GBP)Buy 975 5.86 (GBP)Buy 963 5.89 (GBP)Buy 948 5.87 (GBP)Buy 947 5.865 (GBP)Buy 926 5.885 (GBP)Buy 926 5.865 (GBP)Buy 924 5.885 (GBP)Buy 872 5.86 (GBP)Buy 817 5.87 (GBP)Buy 770 5.895 (GBP)Buy 696 5.845 (GBP)Buy 668 5.86 (GBP)Buy 659 5.86 (GBP)Buy 613 5.87 (GBP)Buy 610 5.865 (GBP)Buy 588 5.885 (GBP)Buy 545 5.865 (GBP)Buy 502 5.855 (GBP)Buy 501 5.865 (GBP)Buy 488 5.86 (GBP)Buy 462 5.865 (GBP)Buy 401 5.875 (GBP)Buy 352 5.885 (GBP)Buy 341 5.865 (GBP)Buy 340 5.87 (GBP)Buy 340 5.875 (GBP)Buy 340 5.88 (GBP)Buy 340 5.87 (GBP)Buy 339 5.895 (GBP)Buy 339 5.89 (GBP)Buy 292 5.86 (GBP)Buy 291 5.865 (GBP)Buy 275 5.865 (GBP)Buy 273 5.895 (GBP)Buy 272 5.86 (GBP)Buy 266 5.88 (GBP)Buy 265 5.87 (GBP)Buy 260 5.885 (GBP)Buy 252 5.895 (GBP)Buy 247 5.88 (GBP)Buy 240 5.89 (GBP)Buy 239 5.855 (GBP)Buy 226 5.865 (GBP)Buy 186 5.875 (GBP)Buy 184 5.865 (GBP)Buy 146 5.87 (GBP)Buy 105 5.845 (GBP)Buy 96 5.855 (GBP)Buy 93 5.86 (GBP)Buy 79 5.885 (GBP)Buy 50 5.86 (GBP)Buy 50 5.865 (GBP)Buy 23 5.855 (GBP)Buy 11 5.89 (GBP)Sell 8931 5.86 (GBP)Sell 6978 5.895 (GBP)Sell 5000 5.85 (GBP)Sell 2495 5.875 (GBP)Sell 2023 5.89 (GBP)Sell 2001 5.85 (GBP)Sell 1681 5.875 (GBP)Sell 1631 5.89 (GBP)Sell 1000 5.89 (GBP)Sell 697 5.875 (GBP)Sell 543 5.875 (GBP)Sell 312 5.87 (GBP)Sell 275 5.875 (GBP)Sell 146 5.87 (GBP)Sell 100 5.875 (GBP)Sell 55 5.87 (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 19-Mar-2007 10:50:06Contact name Braham,EmmaTelephone number 44 20 7883 5798Name 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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