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23 Apr 2007 10:48

Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd23 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 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 20-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 62715 0.037(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 62715 0.037 (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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Buy 719 6.26 (GBP)Buy 640 6.25 (GBP)Buy 486 6.255 (GBP)Buy 432 6.255 (GBP)Buy 311 6.255 (GBP)Buy 233 6.255 (GBP)Sell 1308 6.255 (GBP)Sell 1290 6.255 (GBP)Sell 1260 6.255 (GBP)Sell 1229 6.265 (GBP)Sell 1189 6.255 (GBP)Sell 1105 6.275 (GBP)Sell 800 6.265 (GBP)Sell 745 6.255 (GBP)Sell 677 6.275 (GBP)Sell 452 6.275 (GBP)Sell 319 6.265 (GBP)Sell 319 6.265 (GBP)Sell 319 6.26 (GBP)Sell 318 6.28 (GBP)Sell 318 6.275 (GBP)Sell 317 6.295 (GBP)Sell 317 6.255 (GBP)Sell 317 6.295 (GBP)Sell 312 6.295 (GBP)Sell 245 6.295 (GBP)Sell 240 6.295 (GBP)Sell 82 6.265 (GBP)Sell 77 6.295 (GBP)Sell 12 6.255 (GBP)Sell 9 6.255 (GBP)Sell 5 6.295 (GBP)Sell 2 6.255 (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 23-Apr-2007 09:37:56 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 Notes The 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