17th Mar 2005 14:59
17 March 2005Notification of Share InterestSections 198-203 of the Companies Act 1985We have received a notice dated 16 March 2005 from an official of SoutheasternAsset Management, Inc., the extract of which is as follows:"We hereby notify you that, as a result of Countrywide plc's share placement of8,456,416 shares and the resulting increase to the total issued shared capital,the clients of Southeastern Asset Management, Inc., a U.S. registeredinvestment advisor, have total aggregate ownership in the ordinary shares ofCountrywide plc equalling 18.91% as of the date of this letter. Pursuant toSection 198 of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended), Southeastern hereby givesnotice of the interest held by its clients in the ordinary shares ofCountrywide plc.The following schedule details the registered holders of the ordinary shares.Percentage holdings were calculated using an issued share capital of175,754,455 ordinary shares.Registered Holder Holding Percentage Nortrust Nominees Ltd 9,166,000 5.13 Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd 7,851,601 4.39 Harewood Nominees 3,368,000 1.88 The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd 3,819.001 2.14 Chase Nominees Ltd 4,341,000 2.43 JP Morgan Chase 624,000 0.35 State Street Nominees Ltd 4,225,000 2.36 Euroclear Nominees Ltd 413,000 0.23 Totals 33,807,602 18.91 " Company Secretary/DirectorCountrywide plcENDCOUNTRYWIDE PLCRelated Shares:
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