9th Feb 2006 17:11
9 February 2006Notification of Share InterestSections 198 - 203 of the Companies Act 1985 (the `Act')We have received a notice dated 8 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 6th February 2006, Lehman Brothers International (Europe) had aninterest in 5,627,956 ordinary shares of Countrywide plc (the "Company"). Thisrepresents 3.17% of the outstanding share capital of the Company at 177,434,369shares".This is the first notification we have receivedDirector/Company SecretaryCountrywide plcENDCOUNTRYWIDE PLCRelated Shares:
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