27th Dec 2006 07:00
22 December 2006
Notification of Share Interest
Sections 198-203 of the Companies Act 1985
We have today received the following notice dated 15 December 2006 from an official of Barclays plc, the extract of which is as follows.
"I hereby inform you that as at 14 December 2006, Barclays PLC through the legal entities listed on the attached schedule, has a notifiable interest in the capital of your Company of 6.52%
Details of this interest, together with a breakdown of registered holders (as required by Section 202 (3) of the Act), are enclosed".
They have decreased their holding from 17,221,954 shares notified on 27 November 2006 to 11,133,516 shares which equates to 6.52% of the issued share capital.
Director/SecretaryCountrywide plcLEGAL ENTITY COUNTRYWIDE SEDOL: REPORT B00FQ06
As at 14 December 2006 Barclays PLC through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 11,133,516 ORD GBP0.05
representing 6.52% of the issued share capital of 170,849,865 units. Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held Barclays Global 184,062 0.1077 Investors Australia Ltd Barclays Capital 931,085 0.545 Securities Ltd Barclays Life 605,124 0.3542 Assurance Co Ltd Barclays Global 412,126 0.2412 Investors Japan Ltd Barclays Global 5,789,255 3.3885 Investors Ltd Barclays Capital 60,000 0.0351 Inc Barclays Global 3,092,602 1.8101 Investors, N.A. Gerrard Ltd 59,262 0.0347 Group Holding 11,133,516 6.5165 REGISTERED HOLDERS COUNTRYWIDE SEDOL: REPORT B00FQ06
As at 14 December 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable interest in 11,133,516 ORD GBP0.05
representing 6.52% of the issued share capital of 170,849,865 units. Registered Holder Account Holding Designation BNP PARIBAS 33,938 BOISS NOMINEES LTD 4224361 197,162 Barclays Capital 60,000 Nominees Ltd Barclays Capital 751,770 Nominees Ltd CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 85,546 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 3,687,861 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 21359 348,266 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 110,680 CIBC MELLON GLOBAL 26,097 SECURITIES Durlacher Nominees Ltd 179,315 INVESTORS BANK AND 2,475,163 TRUST CO. JP MORGAN (BGI 16331 90,380 CUSTODY) JP MORGAN (BGI 16341 265,425 CUSTODY) JP MORGAN (BGI 16344 49,946 CUSTODY) JP MORGAN (BGI 16345 88,693 CUSTODY) JP MORGAN (BGI 16400 1,312,445 CUSTODY) JP MORGAN (BGI 18409 157,975 CUSTODY) JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 184,062 JPMorgan Chase Bank 179,415 MELLON TRUST OF NEW 35,376 ENGLAND Master Trust Bank 79,181 Mellon Trust - US 61,167 CUSTODIAN / NORTHERN TRUST BANK - 163,475 BGI SEPA R C Greig Nominees 56,262 Limited R C Greig Nominees 3,000 Limited a/c AK1 STATE STREET BANK & 101,299 TRUST - WI STATE STREET BOSTON 63,229 STATE STREET TRUST OF 62,263 CANADA - The Northern Trust 70,595 Company - U Trust & Custody 153,530 Services Bank Total 11,133,516
COUNTRYWIDE PLCRelated Shares:
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