15th Feb 2007 14:37
15 February 2007
Transparency Obligations Directive
(Disclosure and Transparency Rules) Instrument 2006
We have today received the following notice dated 14 February 2007 from an official of Legal & General Investment Management.
In compliance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, they confirm that Legal & General Group plc, of Temple Court, 11 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4N 4TP have a notifiable interest in the ordinary shares of Countrywide plc and that such notifiable interest is held by the following holders:
Registered Holder Number of shares Percentage Legal & General Assurance 6,557,954 3.83% (Pension Management) Limited
The controlled undertakings through which the voting rights are held are listed below:
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) ( Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (6,557,954-3.83% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management Holdings Legal & General Insurance
Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (5,692,727-3.33% = PMC) Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society
Limited (PMC) (5,692,727-3.33% = PMC) Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
Legal & General Pensions Limited
(Direct) (LGPL)
This equates to 3.83% of the issued share capital of 170,859,518 shares. They have increased their holding from 5,301,716 shares, reported on 15 June 2004 to 6,557,954 shares.
Director/Secretary
Countrywide plc
COUNTRYWIDE PLCRelated Shares:
CWD.L