11th Aug 2006 16:06
11 August 2006Notification of Share InterestSections 198 - 203 of the Companies Act 1985 (the `Act')We have received a notice dated 11 august 2006 from an official of LehmanBrothers, the extract of which is as follows:-"We write to inform you, pursuant to s.198 of the Act, that as at the close ofbusiness on 9th August 2006, Lehman Brothers International (Europe) had aninterest in 7,196,262 ordinary shares of Countrywide plc (the "Company")".They have increased their holding from 7,006,091 shares reported on 23rd May2006 to 7,196,262 shares, which equates to 4.10% of the issued share capital.Director/Company SecretaryCountrywide plcENDCOUNTRYWIDE PLCRelated Shares:
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