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26 Apr 2007 15:25

Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd26 April 2007 FORM 38.5 (b)DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERSWITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUSBUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY(Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)1. KEY INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader CSS (EUROPE) LTDCompany dealt in Countrywide PLCClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 25-Apr-20072. 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 41731 0.024(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 41731 0.024 (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/sellTotal (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 1350 6.26 (GBP)Buy 1153 6.19 (GBP)Buy 1031 6.255 (GBP)Sell 4762 6.18 (GBP)Sell 1153 6.19 (GBP)Sell 1127 6.275 (GBP)Sell 1114 6.285 (GBP)Sell 1105 6.28 (GBP)Sell 900 6.285 (GBP)Sell 882 6.28 (GBP)Sell 814 6.2 (GBP)Sell 763 6.285 (GBP)Sell 754 6.28 (GBP)Sell 748 6.215 (GBP)Sell 720 6.255 (GBP)Sell 716 6.285 (GBP)Sell 700 6.28 (GBP)Sell 631 6.275 (GBP)Sell 519 6.285 (GBP)Sell 319 6.265 (GBP)Sell 319 6.255 (GBP)Sell 318 6.285 (GBP)Sell 318 6.28 (GBP)Sell 318 6.27 (GBP)Sell 304 6.285 (GBP)Sell 300 6.29 (GBP)Sell 299 6.295 (GBP)Sell 286 6.285 (GBP)Sell 184 6.285 (GBP)Sell 168 6.285 (GBP)Sell 124 6.275 (GBP)Sell 100 6.275 (GBP)Sell 96 6.285 (GBP)Sell 94 6.275 (GBP)Sell 76 6.265 (GBP)Sell 61 6.285 (GBP)Sell 50 6.285 (GBP)Sell 39 6.27 (GBP)Sell 32 6.285 (GBP)Sell 30 6.27 (GBP)Sell 18 6.295 (GBP)Sell 17 6.29 (GBP)Sell 14 6.285 (GBP)Sell 11 6.295 (GBP)Sell 1 6.295 (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 INFORMATIONAgreements, 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) NoDate of disclosure 26-Apr-2007 01:24:01Contact name Segal,DebraTelephone number 44 20 7883 4577Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Apollo Management VI L.P.Nature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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