17th Jan 2006 16:39
17 January 2006Notification of Share InterestSections 198-203 of the Companies Act 1985We have today received a notice dated 16 January 2006 from an official ofBingham McCutchen LLP on behalf of Abrams Capital International, Ltd, AbramsCapital Partners I, LP, Abrams Capital Partners II, LP and Whitecrest Partners,LP, the extract of which is as follows."This notice of disclosure of interests in the ordinary shares of the Company (the "Ordinary Shares") is made pursuant to Section 198 et seq., Part VI of theCompanies Act 1985, as amended (the "Act") on behalf of Abrams CapitalInternational Limited., Abrams Capital Partners I, LP, Abrams Capital PartnersII, LP, Whitecrest Partners, LP., Pamet Capital Management, LLC, Abrams CapitalLLC and David Abrams.Abrams Capital International, Ltd., Abrams Capital Partners I, LP, AbramsCapital Partners II, LP and Whitecrest Partners, LP have disposed of aninterest in the Ordinary Shares of the Company. Following the disposals, AbramsCapital International Limited., Abrams Capital Partners I, LP, Abrams CapitalPartners II, LP, Whitecrest Partners, LP., Pamet Capital Management, LLC,Abrams Capital LLC and David Abrams no longer have a notifiable interest in theOrdinary Shares of the Company".They previously held 5,401,906 shares reported on 18 April 2005Director/SecretaryCountrywide plcENDCOUNTRYWIDE PLCRelated Shares:
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