17th May 2006 10:14
17 May 2006Notification of Share InterestSections 198 - 203 of the Companies Act 1985 (the `Act')We have received a notice dated 15th March 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 11th May 2006, Lehman Brothers International (Europe) had aninterest in 8,695,650 ordinary shares of Countrywide plc (the "Company")".They have decreased their holding from 10,552,212 shares reported on 27th March2006 to 8,695,650 shares, which equates to 4.96% of the issued share capital.Director/Company SecretaryCountrywide plcENDCOUNTRYWIDE PLCRelated Shares:
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