5th Aug 2005 14:11
5 August 2005Notification of Share InterestSections 198-203 of the Companies Act 1985We have today received the following notice dated 4 August 2005 from anofficial of Deutsche Bank AG, the extract of which is as follows:"In accordance with Section 198-202 of the UK Companies Act 1985, we arewriting on behalf of Deutsche Bank AG to inform you that on the basis that therelevant issued share capital of your company is 178,757,547 ordinary shares,Deutsche Bank AG, and its subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest in6,894,540 ordinary shares of Countrywide Plc, amounting to 3.86%. Part of thisholding may relate to hedging arrangements for customer transactions.Deutsche Bank AG is a corporation domiciled in Frankfurt, Germany, of whichDeutsche Bank AG London is a branch".They previously notified on 8 March 2005 that they had no notifiable interestin the ordinary shares of the Company.Director/SecretaryCountrywide plcENDCOUNTRYWIDE PLCRelated Shares:
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