12th Jan 2007 16:57
12 January 2007
Notification of Share Interest
Sections 198-203 of the Companies Act 1985
We have today received the following notice dated 12 January 2007 from an official of JANA Partners LLC, the extract of which is as follows:
"In accordance with the provisions of Sections 198-202, Companies Act 1985, we hereby give notice that as of 11 January 2007, JANA Partners LLC, had a notifiable interest in 9,389,800 ordinary shares of five pence each in Countrywide plc (the "Company") amounting to 5.50% of the issued share capital of the Company, on the basis that its issued share capital is 170,851,990 ordinary shares".
This is the first notification we have received
Director/Secretary
Countrywide plc
COUNTRYWIDE PLCRelated Shares:
CWD.L