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9 May 2007 12:27

GoldmanSachs International09 May 2007 FORM 38.5 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS (Rule 38.5 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Goldman Sachs International Company dealt in COUNTRYWIDE PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 08 May 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 0 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 690763 6.2292 GBP 6.1896 GBP (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) e.g. CFDCFD Long 1177 6.1883 GBPCFD Long 3129 6.1883 GBPCFD Long 9980 6.1883 GBPCFD Long 10279 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 84991 6.1883 GBPCFD Long 13257 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 25726 6.1883 GBPCFD Long 17608 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 116240 6.1883 GBPCFD Long 80743 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 84804 6.1883 GBPCFD Long 15172 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 25322 6.1883 GBPCFD Long 15994 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 148631 6.1883 GBPCFD Long 106180 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 20117 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 1899 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 47889 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 2868 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 17062 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 24778 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 5247 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 30214 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 5069 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 14762 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 17062 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 24778 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 5247 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 2868 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 5069 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 30214 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 14762 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 30250 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 1093 6.1884 GBPCFD Long 103594 6.2631 GBPCFD Long 78308 6.2631 GBPCFD Short 200000 6.1972 GBP (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, which the option relates American,e.g. call varying etc. (Note 5) price European date paid/received peroption etc. unit (Note 3) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Date of disclosure 09 May 2007 Contact name Peter Highton Telephone number +44-207-774-1935 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Apollo Management VI L.P.Nature of connection (Note 6) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange