CWD.L Regulatory News (CWD)

26 Mar 2007 13:51

FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION \* TName of person dealing OZ Management LLC---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Company dealt in Countrywide Plc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary 5p dealings being disclosed relate---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of dealing 23rd March 2007---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in \* T Long Short-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Relevant securities-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8,178,849 4.79--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 8,178,849 4.79--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in \* T Class of relevant security: Long Short-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Relevant securities--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (c) Rights to subscribe \* TClass of relevant security: Details---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 3. DEALINGS (a) Purchases and sales \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (pence)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) \* TProduct name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities Price per unite.g. CFD--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Swap Long 1,200,000 5.9589 GBP--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying \* TProduct name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneye.g. call option selling, securities to price American, date paid/received purchasing, which the option European per unit varying etc. relates etc.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (ii) Exercising \* TProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (d) Other dealings (including new securities) \* TNature of transaction) Details Price per unit (if applicable)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives \* TFull details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------None.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? No \* TDate of disclosure 26th March, 2007---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Robin Cotterill---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number 0207 758 4466---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected N/A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If a connected EFM, state nature of connection N/A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk Copyright Business Wire 2007