5th May 2005 13:36
5 May 2005Notification of Share InterestSections 198-203 of the Companies Act 1985We have received a notice dated 4 May 2005 from an official of SoutheasternAsset Management, Inc., the extract of which is as follows:"We hereby notify you that, as a result of purchases made on May 4 2005, theclients of Southeastern Asset Management, Inc., a U.S. registered investmentadvisor, have total aggregate ownership in the ordinary shares of Countrywideplc equalling 19.99% as of the date of this letter. Pursuant to Section 198 ofthe Companies Act 1985 (as amended), Southeastern hereby gives notice of theinterest held by its clients in the ordinary shares of Countrywide plc.The following schedule details the registered holders of the ordinary shares.Percentage holdings were calculated using an issued share capital of178,754,455 ordinary shares.Registered Holder Holding Percentage Nortrust Nominees Ltd 9,753,000 5.46 Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd 8,351,601 4.67 Harewood Nominees 3,368,000 1.88 The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd 3,819,001 2.14 Chase Nominees Ltd 4,341,000 2.43 JP Morgan Chase 624,000 0.35 State Street Nominees Ltd 5,105,000 2.86 Euroclear Nominees Ltd 372,000 0.20 Totals 35,733,602 19.99% " Company Secretary/DirectorCountrywide plcENDCOUNTRYWIDE PLCRelated Shares:
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