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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd05 April 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 INFORMATION Name 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 04-Apr-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 99152 0.058(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 99152 0.058 (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 8980 5.95 (GBP)Buy 7522 5.97 (GBP)Buy 7000 5.96 (GBP)Buy 4554 5.95 (GBP)Buy 3837 5.975 (GBP)Buy 3252 5.955 (GBP)Buy 2090 5.95 (GBP)Buy 2044 5.96 (GBP)Buy 1931 5.98 (GBP)Buy 1289 5.96 (GBP)Buy 947 5.965 (GBP)Buy 907 5.97 (GBP)Buy 896 5.965 (GBP)Buy 891 5.975 (GBP)Buy 877 5.97 (GBP)Buy 845 5.98 (GBP)Buy 796 5.96 (GBP)Buy 757 5.96 (GBP)Buy 681 5.96 (GBP)Buy 664 5.975 (GBP)Buy 516 5.96 (GBP)Buy 499 5.965 (GBP)Buy 475 5.97 (GBP)Buy 474 5.975 (GBP)Buy 417 5.97 (GBP)Buy 399 5.97 (GBP)Buy 358 5.965 (GBP)Buy 332 5.975 (GBP)Buy 318 5.96 (GBP)Buy 311 5.97 (GBP)Buy 299 5.97 (GBP)Buy 299 5.975 (GBP)Buy 262 5.975 (GBP)Buy 253 5.97 (GBP)Buy 225 5.97 (GBP)Buy 202 5.965 (GBP)Buy 141 5.97 (GBP)Sell 6767 5.955 (GBP)Sell 2703 5.965 (GBP)Sell 2444 5.965 (GBP)Sell 1334 5.965 (GBP)Sell 1221 5.965 (GBP)Sell 830 5.98 (GBP)Sell 223 5.97 (GBP)Sell 100 5.955 (GBP)Sell 86 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 varyingProduct Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money paid/name,e.g. call purchasing, varying which the option relates price American, date received per unitoption etc. (Note 6) European etc. (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) No Date of disclosure 5-Apr-07Contact name Segal,DebraTelephone number 44 20 7883 4577Name 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 athttp://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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