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30 Apr 2007 11:32

Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd30 April 2007 FORM 38.5 (b) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader CSS (EUROPE) LTD Company dealt in Countrywide PLC Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 27-Apr-2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 21809 0.013(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 21809 0.013 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)Class Of Relevant Security : Long Short(1) Relevant Securities(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3)(a) Purchases and salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Buy 2681 6.13 (GBP)Buy 575 6.13 (GBP)Sell 3086 6.115 (GBP)Sell 2168 6.11 (GBP)Sell 1214 6.12 (GBP)Sell 1200 6.115 (GBP)Sell 1073 6.12 (GBP)Sell 1051 6.16 (GBP)Sell 978 6.115 (GBP)Sell 950 6.115 (GBP)Sell 911 6.115 (GBP)Sell 911 6.115 (GBP)Sell 884 6.11 (GBP)Sell 859 6.13 (GBP)Sell 843 6.135 (GBP)Sell 842 6.115 (GBP)Sell 800 6.12 (GBP)Sell 779 6.14 (GBP)Sell 762 6.115 (GBP)Sell 730 6.12 (GBP)Sell 653 6.125 (GBP)Sell 498 6.115 (GBP)Sell 462 6.12 (GBP)Sell 395 6.115 (GBP)Sell 265 6.12 (GBP)Sell 244 6.11 (GBP)Sell 238 6.11 (GBP)Sell 237 6.185 (GBP)Sell 178 6.13 (GBP)Sell 51 6.13 (GBP) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varyingProduct Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. American, Option money paid/name,e.g. call purchasing, varying which the option relates price European etc.Expiry received per unitoption etc. (Note 6) date (Note 4) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesFull 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) No Date of disclosure 30-Apr-2007 09:57:26 Contact name Segal,Debra Telephone number 44 20 7883 4577 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Apollo Management VI L.P. Nature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR NotesThe Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange