CWD.L Regulatory News (CWD)

25 Jan 2007 07:00

FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION \* TName of person dealing (Note 1) Brahman Capital Corp.------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------Company dealt in Countrywide PLC------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------Class of relevant security to which the Common dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------Date of dealing January 23, 2007------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------\* T 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) \* T Long Short---------------------------- ------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)---------------------------- ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------(1) Relevant securities 5,159,800 3.02%---------------------------- ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options)---------------------------- ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell---------------------------- ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------Total 5,159,800 3.02%---------------------------- ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------\* T (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 3) \* TClass 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 (Note 3) \* TClass of relevant security: Details------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------\* T 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------Purchase 5,159,800 $5.23----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------\* T (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) \* TProduct name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)e.g. CFD-------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------Swap Sale 5,159,800 $5.23-------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* T (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying \* TProduct Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry date Option money name, purchasing, varying to which the option price American, paid/receivede.g. call etc. relates (Note 7) European per unit option etc. (Note 5)----------- -------------------- -------------------- ---------- ------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------- -------------------- -------------------- ---------- ------------- ---------------- --------------\* T (ii) Exercising \* TProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------\* T (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) \* TNature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------------\* 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? (Note 9) NO \* TDate of disclosure January 24, 2007------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------Contact name Richard Grossman, General Counsel------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------Telephone number 212-681-9797------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------\* 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