EPT Disclosure

27 Feb 2007 11:36

Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd27 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 INFORMATION Name 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 26-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 853 0(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 853 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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Buy 3806 5.805 (GBP)Buy 3217 5.825 (GBP)Buy 2885 5.825 (GBP)Buy 1750 5.815 (GBP)Buy 1676 5.82 (GBP)Buy 1447 5.805 (GBP)Buy 810 5.82 (GBP)Buy 530 5.805 (GBP)Buy 34 5.805 (GBP)Sell 7138 5.835 (GBP)Sell 4000 5.805 (GBP)Sell 3539 5.795 (GBP)Sell 2862 5.81 (GBP)Sell 536 5.81 (GBP)Sell 530 5.805 (GBP)Sell 513 5.825 (GBP)Sell 510 5.815 (GBP)Sell 234 5.825 (GBP)Sell 98 5.81 (GBP)Sell 6 5.805 (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 varying Product 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) Exercising Product 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 derivatives Full 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 27-Feb-2007 11:30:22Contact name Braham,EmmaTelephone number 44 20 7883 5798Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Apollo Management VI L.P.Nature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR Notes The 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