18th Mar 2005 17:26
18 March 2005Notification of Share InterestSections 198 - 203 of the Companies Act 1985We have received a faxed notice, dated 18 March 2005 from an official ofPrudential plc, the extract of which is as follows:-In reply to your request and in accordance with Part VI of the Companies Act1985 (as amended) (the "Act"), we write to inform you that Prudential plc, andcertain of its subsidiary companies, have a notifiable interest in the issuedshare capital of your company as detailed in the attached schedule.For the purposes of s210 of the Act, the address for those companies identifiedin the attached schedule is Laurence Pountney Hill, London EC4R OHH".Director/Company SecretaryCountrywide plcPercentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 178,754,455ORD GBP0.05 sharesRegistered Holder Holding Percentage % Prudential plc Total notifiable interest 5,419,842 3.03 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC + 5,365,842 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC + 54,000 The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 5,419,984 3.03 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 5,365,842 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 54,000 + repeated in the columns belowENDCOUNTRYWIDE PLCRelated Shares:
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