14th Mar 2007 09:57
14 March 2007
Transparency Obligations Directive
(Disclosure and Transparency Rules) Instrument 2006
We have today received the following notice dated 12 March 2007 from an official of Barclays Bank plc.
In compliance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, they confirm that as at 9 March 2007, Barclays plc, and its subsidiary companies named below, have a notifiable interest in and are the indirect holders of 6,062,925 ordinary shares in Countrywide plc.
Barclays Bank plc
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd
Barclays Global Investors Ltd
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd
Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd
Gerrard Ltd
This equates to 3.55% of the issued share capital of 170,862,067 shares.
This is the initial notification of shareholding under the Transparency Obligations Directive. Their holding, as reported on 22 December 2006, was 11,133,516 shares.
Director/Secretary
Countrywide plc
COUNTRYWIDE PLCRelated Shares:
CWD.L