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26 Feb 2007 11:54

Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd26 February 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 23-Feb-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 4664 0.003(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 4664 0.003 (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 4155 5.7 (GBP)Buy 3835 5.71 (GBP)Buy 3566 5.84 (GBP)Buy 3351 5.71 (GBP)Buy 3308 5.72 (GBP)Buy 3041 5.7 (GBP)Buy 2917 5.81 (GBP)Buy 2500 5.7 (GBP)Buy 2467 5.7 (GBP)Buy 2015 5.7 (GBP)Buy 1824 5.71 (GBP)Buy 1690 5.71 (GBP)Buy 1650 5.71 (GBP)Buy 1566 5.81 (GBP)Buy 1440 5.7 (GBP)Buy 909 5.71 (GBP)Buy 799 5.8 (GBP)Buy 491 5.81 (GBP)Buy 460 5.71 (GBP)Buy 288 5.7 (GBP)Buy 91 5.71 (GBP)Buy 88 5.7 (GBP)Buy 33 5.7 (GBP)Sell 8348 5.8 (GBP)Sell 7874 5.8 (GBP)Sell 5000 5.7 (GBP)Sell 4963 5.705 (GBP)Sell 4691 5.7 (GBP)Sell 3701 5.705 (GBP)Sell 3471 5.7 (GBP)Sell 2658 5.7 (GBP)Sell 1921 5.705 (GBP)Sell 852 5.8 (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 26-Feb-2007 11:26:07 Contact name Murray,DuncanTelephone number 44 20 7883 5407Name 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