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               14 September 2006

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         17,416,623   10.19%     122,888       0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives       2,429,265    1.42%     697,211       0.41%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and               0    0.00%           0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                19,845,888   11.62%     820,099       0.48%


(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)
Purchase      50,000               5.0270
Purchase      50,000               5.0255
Purchase       3,865               5.1010
Purchase      28,700               5.0609
Sale           7,011               Transfer
Sale           4,509               5.0891
Sale          24,600               4.9727
Sale          35,700               4.9680
Sale             300               5.0625



(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name  Long/Short Number of securities  Price per unit
CFD           Short       35700                4.9679
CFD           Short       24600                4.9726
CFD           Short        4509                5.0891
CFD           Long        28700                5.0608
CFD           Long        75680                5.0979
CFD           Long         3865                5.1009
CFD           Long        12940                5.1271
CFD           Long         7011                5.1272



(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

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                         15 September 2006
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