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FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION \* TName of person dealing (Note 1) Artisan Partners Limited Partnership ("APLP")---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Company dealt in Countrywide plc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of dealing This form contains information with respect to dealings for the period September 14, 2006 through January 8, 2007, as more fully set forth in item 3(a) below. The dealings notified in this form were undertaken by APLP in respect of certain discretionary funds managed by APLP on behalf of its clients. On September 14, 2006, discretionary funds managed by APLP were interested in 12,092,743 ordinary shares of Countrywide plc. On January 8, 2007, discretionary funds managed by APLP were interested in 14,330,519 ordinary shares of Countrywide plc.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) \* T Long Short-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Relevant securities 14,330,519 (7.99%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 14,330,519 (see above - 'date of dealing')--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 3) \* T Class of relevant security: Long Short-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Relevant securities--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) \* TClass of relevant security: Details---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sale - September 15, 2006 1,000,000 USD 9.7891---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - September 21, 2006 237,809 USD 9.8073---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - October 2, 2006 289,471 USD 9.8766---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - October 3, 2006 44,721 USD 9.8838---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - October 4, 2006 19,449 USD 9.7977---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - October 4, 2006 69,642 USD 9.7647---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - October 11, 2006 164,875 USD 9.5269---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - October 18, 2006 7,883 USD 9.5244---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - October 19, 2006 8,750 USD 9.5387---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - October 24, 2006 18,000 USD 9.597---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - October 25, 2006 234,000 USD 9.6709---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - October 26, 2006 154,342 USD 9.723---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - November 1, 2006 32,869 USD 9.8114---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - November 2, 2006 330,453 USD 9.7736---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - November 13, 2006 131,917 USD 9.5206---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy -November 21, 2006 140,019 USD 9.4987---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - December 1, 2006 187,850 USD 10.2027---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - December 1, 2006 140,296 USD 10.2846---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - December 4, 2006 134,755 USD 10.2076---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - December 6, 2006 22,842 USD 10.1784---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - December 6, 2006 118,137 USD 10.2251---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sale - December 14, 2006 3,492 USD 10.5305---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - December 27, 2006 130,662 USD 10.6036---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - January 2, 2007 169,289 USD 10.6679---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - January 2, 2007 138,220 USD 10.6725---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - January 3, 2007 24,263 USD 10.5766---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - January 4, 2007 171,655 USD 10.4935---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Buy - January 8, 2007 119,099 USD 10.273---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) \* TProduct name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)e.g. CFD--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying \* TProduct name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneye.g. call option selling, securities to price American, date paid/received purchasing, which the option European per unit (Note varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc. 5)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (ii) Exercising \* TProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) \* TNature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives \* TFull details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------None.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO \* TDate of disclosure January 9, 2007---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Janet D. Olsen---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number 414-390-6100---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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