8th Mar 2006 14:50
8 March 2006Notification of Share InterestSections 198 - 203 of the Companies Act 1985 (the `Act')We have received a notice dated 8th 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 3rd March 2006, Lehman Brothers International (Europe) had aninterest in 8,981,910 ordinary shares of Countrywide plc (the "Company"). Thisrepresents 5.06% of the outstanding share capital of the Company at 177,436,319shares".They have increased their holding from 7,412,001 shares reported on 27 February2006 to 8,981,910 shares, which equates to 5.06% of the issued share capital.Director/Company SecretaryCountrywide plcENDCOUNTRYWIDE PLCRelated Shares:
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