21st Mar 2007 11:34
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PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21 March 2007 RECOMMENDED OFFER for the acquisition of COUNTRYWIDE PLC by CASTLE HOLDCO 4, LTD. to be effected by means of a Scheme of Arrangement under section 425 of the Companies Act 1985 Posting of the Scheme Document Further to the announcement made by Castle HoldCo 4, Ltd. and the Company on 2 March 2007 of a recommended offer for the Company to be made by Castle HoldCo 4, Ltd., the Board of Countrywide is pleased to announce that the Scheme Document has been posted to Shareholders.
The Offer is being implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement under section 425 of the Companies Act 1985. The Court Meeting and the EGM to approve the
Scheme will both be held on 13 April 2007. Terms defined in the offer announcement dated 2 March 2007 shall have the same meaning in this announcement. Enquiries Countrywide Telephone: +44 (0) 1376 533 700 Christopher Sporborg Grenville Turner Harry Hill Hawkpoint (financial adviser to Countrywide) Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7665 4500 David Reid Scott David Renton Jonathan Coddington
Hawkpoint, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the
Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Countrywide and no-one else in connection with the Proposals and will not be responsible to anyone
other than Countrywide for providing the protections afforded to clients of
Hawkpoint nor for providing advice in relation to the Proposals, the content of this announcement or any matter referred to therein.
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