Rule 8.3 - COUNTRYWIDE PLC

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

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              COUNTRYWIDE PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.05
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               26 April 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 3)

                           Long                     Short

                     Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant        1,698,808    0.99%          16,356      0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives         8,246    0.00%         272,178      0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0    0.00%               0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              1,707,054     1.00%         288,534      0.17%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number            (%)   Number           (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Sale             15,347             Transfer
Sale             12,354             Transfer
Sale              8,863             Transfer
Sale            153,530             Transfer
Sale              9,668             Transfer
Sale             36,757             Transfer
Sale             26,097             Transfer
Sale            105,005             Transfer
Sale             37,642             Transfer
Sale             20,199             Transfer
Sale              1,946             Transfer
Sale             88,693             Transfer
Sale            159,612             Transfer
Sale             47,125             Transfer
Sale            150,780             Transfer
Sale             14,129             Transfer
Sale             69,681             Transfer
Sale            169,339             Transfer
Sale             58,180             Transfer
Sale             68,542             Transfer
Sale             16,675             Transfer
Sale              6,528             Transfer
Sale            154,599             Transfer
Sale             28,870             Transfer
Sale            309,925             Transfer
Sale            195,217             Transfer
Sale            120,138             Transfer
Sale                261             6.1888
Sale             45,709             Transfer
Sale             59,441             Transfer
Sale             47,331             Transfer
Sale             74,207             Transfer
Sale             43,756             Transfer
Sale             45,374             Transfer
Sale              6,120             6.1936
Sale            293,622             Transfer
Sale             38,841             Transfer
Sale             18,685             Transfer
Sale            297,620             Transfer
Sale             70,519             Transfer
Sale             14,620             Transfer
Sale             74,478             Transfer
Sale          1,378,677             Transfer
Sale             29,384             Transfer
Sale             49,946             Transfer
Sale            135,077             Transfer
Sale             52,514             Transfer
Sale             28,592             Transfer
Sale             68,929             Transfer
Sale            567,204             Transfer
Sale             30,506             Transfer
Sale             63,334             Transfer
Sale             72,500             Transfer
Sale            125,989             Transfer
Sale          1,482,432             Transfer
Sale             58,166             Transfer
Sale             85,546             Transfer
Sale             22,859             Transfer
Sale             23,797             Transfer
Sale            406,115             Transfer
Sale          3,228,238             Transfer
Sale             83,917             Transfer
Sale             97,279             Transfer
Sale            339,569             Transfer
Sale            252,862             Transfer
Sale             44,924             Transfer
Sale             18,351             Transfer
Sale             41,725             Transfer
Sale            198,589             Transfer
Sale            135,048             Transfer
Sale            176,157             Transfer
Sale             81,576             Transfer
Sale             30,890             Transfer
Sale              5,666             Transfer


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name  Long/Short Number of securities  Price per unit
CFD             Long             261            6.1887
CFD             Long            6120            6.1936


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)



4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

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 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.



Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         27 April 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           0207 116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk