CWD.L Regulatory News (CWD)

22 Feb 2007 12:00

Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd22 February 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 21-Feb-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 531 0(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 531 0 (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 8056 5.75 (GBP)Buy 6904 5.81 (GBP)Buy 5456 5.7 (GBP)Buy 5000 5.71 (GBP)Buy 4296 5.76 (GBP)Buy 3095 5.805 (GBP)Buy 2840 5.75 (GBP)Buy 2000 5.82 (GBP)Buy 1422 5.75 (GBP)Buy 974 5.71 (GBP)Buy 700 5.75 (GBP)Buy 582 5.685 (GBP)Buy 226 5.75 (GBP)Buy 138 5.805 (GBP)Buy 131 5.81 (GBP)Buy 6 5.82 (GBP)Sell 8505 5.8 (GBP)Sell 5300 5.785 (GBP)Sell 4398 5.74 (GBP)Sell 3800 5.74 (GBP)Sell 3365 5.705 (GBP)Sell 2400 5.775 (GBP)Sell 2384 5.75 (GBP)Sell 2352 5.73 (GBP)Sell 1896 5.74 (GBP)Sell 1892 5.74 (GBP)Sell 1100 5.74 (GBP)Sell 1100 5.74 (GBP)Sell 1000 5.74 (GBP)Sell 922 5.785 (GBP)Sell 700 5.75 (GBP)Sell 52 5.74 (GBP)Sell 35 5.74 (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 22-Feb-2007 11:33:51Contact name Murray,DuncanTelephone number 44 20 7883 5407Name 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