22nd Jan 2007 12:46
22 January 2007
Notification of Share Interest
Sections 198-203 of the Companies Act 1985
We have today received a notice dated 19th January 2007 from an official of Morgan Stanley Securities Limited (MSSL), the extract of which is as follows:
"This notification relates to the ordinary shares of the company (the "shares") and is given in fulfilment of the obligation imposed under Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985 (The 'Act').
We hereby notify you that on 17 January 2007 Morgan Stanley Securities Limited ("MSSL") acquired an interest in the shares that resulted in a total holding of 5,576,880 shares, being approximately 3.26% of the issued share capital of the company.
MSSL is a member of the Morgan Stanley group of companies. Those group companies which are direct or indirect holding companies of MSSL are, under the terms of section 203 of the Companies Act 1985, each interested by attribution in any shares in which MSSL is interested".
They previously had no disclosable interest in Countrywide plc shares, as reported on 19 January 2006. They now hold 5,576,880 shares which equates to 3.26% of the total issued share capital of 170,856,686 shares.
Director/Company Secretary
Countrywide plc
COUNTRYWIDE PLCRelated Shares:
CWD.L