CWD.L Regulatory News (CWD)

4 May 2007 15:25

Please note: the date on this announcement should be 4 May 2007, not 5 May 2007.

4 May 2007

Notification of Transfer of Treasury Shares

a) Pursuant to sections 169A of the Companies Act 1985 and Listing rule 12.6.3, we write to advise you of the following transfer of shares from the Company's Treasury Account to satisfy share options exercised by ex-employees, who are also option holders of the Company, under the Countrywide Sharesave Plan.

No. of Date of No. of No. of Option Date Scheme shares Transfer Shares Options Price Options

held in Transferred Exercised per Granted Treasury from Share Treasury 8,315,937 03.05.2007 1,805 1,805 288p 23.09.2005 Countrywide Sharesave Plan

Following the above transfer, Countrywide plc now holds 8,314,132 treasury shares in total.

b) The Court sanctioned the Scheme of Arrangement on 3 May 2007 for the recommended acquisition of Countrywide plc by Castle Holdco 4 Limited. As a consequence, share options granted under the Company's various share option schemes/plans become exercisable. The following transfer of shares from the Company's Treasury Account have taken place to satisfy share options exercised by employees, who are also option holders of the Company, following the Court's sanction of the Scheme of Arrangement.

No. of Date of No. of No. of Option Date Scheme/Plan shares Transfer Shares Options Price Options held in Transferred Exercised per Granted Treasury from Share Treasury

8,314,132 03.05.2007 562,247 562,247 140.8p 11.10.2002 Savings

Related Share Option Scheme (1996) 03.05.2007 534,743 534,743 288p 23.09.2005 Countrywide Sharesave Plan 03.05.2007 4,550 4,550 121p 30.09.1997 Executive Share Option Scheme 1995 03.05.2007 23,625 23,625 200p 28.05.1999 Executive Share Option Scheme 1995 03.05.2007 352,660 352,660 460.25p 25.05.2006 Countrywide Approved Share Option Plan 03.05.2007 20,646 20,646 460.25p 23.08.2006 Countrywide Approved Share Option Plan 03.05.2007 28,125 28,125 200p 28.05.1999 Executive Share Option Scheme 1996 03.05.2007 1,212 1,212 nilp 25.05.2006 Countrywide 2006 Performance Plan

Following the above transfer, Countrywide plc now holds 6,786,324 treasury shares in total.

The issued share capital of the Company (excluding shares held in treasury) now stands at 172,480,747.

Director/Company Secretary

Countrywide plc