15th Jan 2007 10:53
Countrywide PLC15 January 2007 Not for release, publication or distribution in or into or from the UnitedStates, Australia, Canada, South Africa or Japan PRESS ANNOUNCEMENTFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE15 January 2007COUNTRYWIDE PLC ("COUNTRYWIDE") - ADJOURNMENT OF COURT MEETING AND EGM Further to the announcement earlier this morning that Christopher Sporborg,Chairman of Countrywide, would be seeking an adjournment of the Court Meetingand the EGM to be held this morning in relation to Charlie Holdco 4's offer forCountrywide, the Independent Directors of Countrywide confirm that the CourtMeeting and the EGM duly consented to such adjournments. Terms defined in the Scheme Document shall have the same meaning in thisannouncement. The availability of the Proposals and the release, publication or distributionof this Announcement to persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom maybe affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions in which they are located.Persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom should inform themselves of,and observe, any applicable requirements. Any failure to comply with suchapplicable requirements may constitute a violation of the securities laws of anysuch jurisdictions. Hawkpoint, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by theFinancial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Countrywide and theIndependent Directors and no one else in connection with the Proposals and willnot be responsible to anyone other than Countrywide and the IndependentDirectors for providing the protections afforded to clients of Hawkpoint nor forproviding advice in relation to the Proposals, the content of this Announcementor any matter referred to herein. Panmure Gordon, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by theFinancial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Countrywide and theIndependent Directors and no one else in connection with the Proposals and willnot be responsible to anyone other than Countrywide and the IndependentDirectors for providing the protections afforded to clients of Panmure Gordonnor for providing advice in relation to the Proposals, the content of thisAnnouncement or any matter referred to herein. Hoare Govett, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by theFinancial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Countrywide and theIndependent Directors and no one else in connection with the Proposals and willnot be responsible to anyone other than Countrywide and the IndependentDirectors for providing the protections afforded to clients of Hoare Govett norfor providing advice in relation to the Proposals, the content of thisAnnouncement or any matter referred to herein. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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