27th Feb 2006 11:04
27 February 2006Notification of Share InterestSections 198 - 203 of the Companies Act 1985 (the `Act')We have received a notice dated 24 February 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 23rd February 2006, Lehman Brothers International (Europe) had aninterest in 7,412,001 ordinary shares of Countrywide plc (the "Company"). Thisrepresents 4.18% of the outstanding share capital of the Company at 177,434,369shares".They have increased their holding from 5,627,956 shares reported on 9 February2006 to 7,412,001 shares, which equates to 4.18% of the issued share capital.Director/Company SecretaryCountrywide plcENDCOUNTRYWIDE PLCRelated Shares:
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