16 Jan 2007 17:35
16 January 2007
Notification of Share Interest
Sections 198-203 of the Companies Act 1985
We have today received the following notice dated 16 January 2007 from an official of Deutsche Bank AG, the extract of which is as follows:
"Further to our letter of 9 January 2007 and in accordance with Section 198-202 of the UK Companies Act 1985, we are writing on behalf of Deutsche Bank AG to inform you that on the basis that the relevant issued share capital of your company is 170,851,990 ordinary shares, Deutsche Bank AG, and its subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest in 9,764,615 ordinary shares of Countrywide plc amounting to 5.72%. Part of this holding may relate to hedging arrangements for customer transactions.
Deutsche Bank AG is a corporation domiciled in Frankfurt, Germany, of which Deutsche Bank AG London is a branch".
They have increased their holding from 7,063,660 shares notified on10 January 2007 to 9,764,615 shares which equates to 5.72% of the issued share capital
Director/Secretary
Countrywide plc
COUNTRYWIDE PLC