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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd29 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 28-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 95342 0.056(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 95342 0.056 (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 5100 5.93 (GBP)Buy 2419 5.93 (GBP)Buy 2206 5.935 (GBP)Buy 2169 5.915 (GBP)Buy 1848 5.93 (GBP)Buy 1768 5.93 (GBP)Buy 1645 5.935 (GBP)Buy 1225 5.93 (GBP)Buy 998 5.925 (GBP)Buy 991 5.94 (GBP)Buy 947 5.92 (GBP)Buy 926 5.92 (GBP)Buy 889 5.92 (GBP)Buy 809 5.915 (GBP)Buy 791 5.93 (GBP)Buy 715 5.925 (GBP)Buy 501 5.935 (GBP)Buy 381 5.93 (GBP)Buy 304 5.93 (GBP)Buy 265 5.925 (GBP)Buy 83 5.915 (GBP)Sell 7587 5.925 (GBP)Sell 1120 5.95 (GBP)Sell 715 5.925 (GBP)Sell 328 5.945 (GBP)Sell 327 5.95 (GBP)Sell 298 5.935 (GBP)Sell 245 5.945 (GBP)Sell 207 5.945 (GBP)Sell 204 5.935 (GBP)Sell 198 5.935 (GBP)Sell 143 5.94 (GBP)Sell 126 5.93 (GBP)Sell 68 5.94 (GBP)Sell 29 5.935 (GBP)Sell 15 5.93 (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 29-Mar-2007 10:29:54Contact name Segal,DebraTelephone number 44 20 7883 4577Name 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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