Rule 8.3

22nd Sep 2006 15:09

FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS GLOBAL EQUITY BUSINESS UNIT Company dealt in COUNTRYWIDE PLC Class of relevant security to which the dealings being ORDINARY SHARES disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 18 September 2006 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities ORDINARY SHARES 2,127,450 (1.25) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell TOTAL 2,127,450 (1.25) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) SELL 16,733 GBP 5.16 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneyname, selling, to which the option American, purchasing, relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/ e.g. varying etc. received percall unit (Note option 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full 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. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 22 September 2006 Contact name IRINA DANIEL / JAMES WALL Telephone number 020 7475 5617 / 020 7 475 2194 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk ENDDRESDNER KLEINWORT GROUP LIMITED

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